Leonese
(local/other name)

(most common name):
• Leonesa
(local/other name):
• Leonesa
• Mantequera
• Raza Mantequera leonesa

The Leonese is an authentic breed of mountain cattle whose milk has exceptional fat content.

The Leonese as a breed, because of crossbreeding with Brown Swiss, is now listed as unknown with a reported population of 481 in 2023.

(Catalan) mantequera = churn (verb)
(Spanish) mantequera = churn (verb and noun)

This page was last updated on: 2024-08-09

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