Canadienne cattle

The Canadienne, also known as Black Canadienne, French Canadienne or Black Jersey, is a Canadian breed of dairy cattle. It is the only cattle breed originating in Canada. It derives from cattle brought by French settlers to New France in the seventeenth century, and was the most common breed of domestic cattle in Canada until the late nineteenth century, when other breeds such as the Hereford and Holstein began to displace it. It is still found on some farms and ranches, but is comparatively rare except in certain areas of the province of Quebec. Efforts by an active breed society and the Quebec government have been made in recent years to preserve the breed from extinction.