Tipo Carora
(local/other name)

(most common name):
• Carora
(local/other name):
• Caroreña

The Tipo Carora was developed as a dairy breed. Local Criollo cattle (known as Amarillo de Quebrada Arriba) were inseminated with Brown Swiss semen starting in the 1930s.

The Tipo Carora coat color is greyish white to a light fawn with darker shading on the head and feet. The breed also has black skin, mucosae and hoofs.

Over 90% of Tipo Carora have coat hairs that are short and glossy which contributes to heat tolerance. Heterozygous bulls are culled.

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-20

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