Rubia Gallega

Rubia Gallega
At Garita de Erbeira, near Cape Ortegal
Cow at Cumbraos, Mesía, in the province of A Coruña
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk
  • DAD-IS (2025): not at risk
Other names
Country of originSpain
DistributionGalicia, principally the province of Lugo
StandardMAGRAMA (in Spanish)
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    1000 kg
  • Female:
    700 kg
Height
  • Male:
    145 cm
  • Female:
    135 cm
Skin colourunpigmented
Coatred-blond, wheaten or cinnamon-coloured
Horn statushorned
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus

The Rubia Gallega, Galician: Rubia Galega, is a Spanish breed of cattle native to the autonomous community of Galicia in north-western Spain. It is raised mainly for meat. It is distributed throughout Galicia, with about 75% of the population concentrated in the province of Lugo. The coat may be red-blond, wheaten, or cinnamon-coloured.

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