Siboney de Cuba

Siboney de Cuba
Conservation status
Other namesSiboney
Country of originCuba
Distribution
  • Cuba
  • Colombia

The Siboney de Cuba is a Cuban breed of dairy cattle. It was developed from the 1960s through cross-breeding of Holstein Friesian and zebu stock, with a final genetic contribution of 5/8 from the former and 3/8 from the latter. It is one of several Cuban dairy hybrids of European (taurine) and zebuine cattle; others are the Mambi de Cuba (3/4 Holstein-Friesian, 1/4 zebu) and the Caribe (5/8 Holstein-Friesian, 3/8 Santa Gertrudis), which are grouped with the Siboney under the name Cebú Lechero.

In 2003 the Siboney was the principal dairy breed of Cuba.

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