Guzerat
(transboundary/brand name)

(most common name):
• Guzerá
(local/other name):
• Azulego
• Kankrej (Hindi)

The Guzerat began with the Kankrej of India. Here’s the story — a Kankrej is a bovine from the state of Gujarat in India. When they exported Kankrej bovines to Brazil, their name was changed to the Portuguese spelling of ‘Guzerá’.

‘Guzerat’ is the English spelling.

This page was last updated on: 2023-10-06

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