Bazadais Cattle
Bazadais Cattle
The Australian Bazadais Cattle Society Inc. is very proud to introduce this exciting European breed to the Australian cattle industry.
Our Vision and Mission Statement
Why you need Bazadais beef cattle: - Bazadais cattle are highly adaptable to any terrain and will extract the best from any type of country.
- The stature of these animals and their outstanding reaction to less than ideal grasslands is impressive.
- The breed has also gained a strong reputation for acquiring good carcass without having to heavily supplement typical grazing patterns.
Breed Origins:
A pure French breed, from Bazas and Landes, a region in the south of France, the Bazadais (pronounced BAZ-A-DAY) originates from crossing of local breeds such as the Marini (a small grey cow from Landes) and breeds from Spain. There are suggestions of a possible infusion as far back as the middle ages of Bos Indicus brought in by the invading Moors.
A herd book was established in France in 1895.
Characteristics:
Bazadais range in colour from Charcoal or dark grey to light grey. The calves are born a wheaten colour which gradually gives way to a light or dark charcoal colour just before weaning. The Bazadais has excellent conformation, exceptional length, a fine bone structure, good muscle development, a large back and a round rump. The eye, muzzle and mucous membranes are pigmented terra cotta while the hoof is small with a dark tough horn.
About The Breed:
Bazadais are a very hardy type of animal who fatten easily on grass, have a fine meat with an excellent flavour, a good proportion of marbling with an even fat cover and a high ratio of meat to bone. They have been bred to survive and are to be found grazing high in the alpine meadows in the extreme cold of the Pyrenees Mountains down to the hotter more arid regions of the Spanish border, with an endurance to the cold and the heat the Bazadais is proving to be a very adaptable breed. Bazadais are a breed with many exceptional qualities. They are fast becoming a breed of choice in Australia, with trials being run from the Northern Territory to Tasmania.
Information on Bazadais Breed Standards
Ease of Calving:
Having evolved through natural selection, the fertility rate and ease of calving is very high. Females have good maternal instincts and milking ability.
Full blood cattle on natural pasture have small calves from 35-42kg which are alert and mobile soon after birth and more than 70% of the cows have a calving interval of less than 380 days.
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