Bruna dels Pirineus

Not to be confused with Brune (cattle breed).

Bruna dels Pirineus
Cows in the comarca of Ripollès
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk
  • DAD-IS (2024): not at risk
Other namesSpanish: Bruna de los Pirineos
Country of originSpain
Distributionnorthern Catalonia
StandardDepartament d'Agricultura, Ramadería i Pesca (in Spanish)
Use
  • Formerly: triple-purpose, meat, milk and draught
  • Now: mainly meat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    1050 kg
  • Female:
    600 kg
Height
  • Male:
    142 cm
  • Female:
    140 cm
Coatgreyish-brown
Horn statushorned
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus

The Bruna dels Pirineus, Spanish: Bruna de los Pirineos, is a Spanish breed of cattle from the south-eastern Pyrenees, in the northern part of Catalonia. It derives from cross-breeding of local cattle with Swiss Braunvieh stock imported in the nineteenth century through France and through the Val d'Aran. It is distributed throughout the northern comarcas of Catalonia, Alta Ribagorça, Alt Urgell, Berguedà, Cerdanya, Pallars Jussà, Pallars Sobirà, Ripollès, Solsonès and Val d'Aran. The Bruna dels Pirineus constitutes about 80% of the beef herd of Catalonia.

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