Cachena

Cachena
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): endangered
  • DAD-IS (2025): not at risk
Country of origin
  • Portugal
  • Spain
Distribution
Useformerly draught work, now beef
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    • Portugal: average 550 kg
    • Spain: average 585 kg
  • Female:
    • Portugal: average 350 kg
    • Spain: average 380 kg
Height
  • Male:
    • Portugal: average 115 cm
    • Spain: average 122 cm
  • Female:
    • Portugal: average 105 cm
    • Spain: average 117 cm

The Cachena is an Iberian breed of small cattle, found both in northern Portugal and in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia to the north. It was formerly kept principally for draught work; in the twenty-first century it is reared mostly for beef.

In Portugal, there is also the similar but larger cattle breed known by the name, Barrosão or Barrosã. Cachena and Barrosã are sometimes considered variants of the same race.

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