Nihon Tankaku Shu
日本短角種
(local/other name)

(most common name):
• Japanese Shorthorn

The Nihon Tankaku Shu was called ‘Tonkoku Brown’ (Tonkaku Washu) in the 1940s. The name ‘Japanese Shorthorn’ became official in 1957.

(Japanese) Nihon = Japan
(Japanese) tan = short
(Japanese) kaku = horn
(Japanese) shu = species

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-19

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