Negro Lojano
(most common name)
local/other name (English):
• Black Lojano
The Negro Lojano, considered to be a dual-purpose milk biotype of Ecuador Criollo, is found on higher ground in the middle-elevation (1500–1800 meters ASL) zone of the province of Loja.
The Negro Lojano is one of four biotypes that are genetically similar to each other in the Southern Region of Ecuador (SRE). The other three are:
• Cajamarca/Pintado (dual-purpose milk)
• Colorado (dual-purpose meat)
• Encerado (dual-purpose milk)
All four of these SRE biotypes show:
• a small stature
• light weight
• triangular head form
• longilinear body (long rather than broad)
• rump slightly longer than wide
The Negro Lojano coat color is entirely black or black with white patches on legs, udder and forehead.
The Negro Lojano is being conserved as a separate breed because experience elsewhere has shown that these four biotypes are highly likely to have genetic and other differences that are not revealed by microsatellite methods.
ASL = Above Sea Level
This page was last updated on: 2023-05-19
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