Guadiana Spotted
(historical breed name)

(local/other name):
• Malhado de baixo Guadiana

‘Guadiana Spotted’ was a local name used as recently as 1995 for a color variety of the Mertolenga.

The town of Mértola is in the Parque Natural do Vale do Guadiana (Guadiana Valley Natural Park). Mertolenga with a spotted coat color can be found mostly on the left bank of the Guadiana River in Beja District (formerly Baixo Alentejo province).

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-17

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