Pasiega

Pasiega
Conservation status
Other names
  • Roja Pasiega
Country of originSpain
DistributionValles Pasiegos of Cantabria
StandardConsejería de Desarrollo Rural, Ganadería, Pesca y Biodiversidad, Cantabria (page 9723, in Spanish)
Usemilk
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    500 kg[2]
  • Female:
    335 kg[2]
Height
  • Male:
    148 cm[2]
  • Female:
    133 cm[2]
Coatred, varying from hazel to deep red
Horn statussmall horns in both sexes
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus

The Pasiega is a traditional Spanish breed of red dairy cattle from the autonomous community of Cantabria in northern Spain.[2][3][4] It originated in the Valles Pasiegos in south-eastern Cantabria. The name derives from that of the Pas River, which flows through that region.[5] Because of the colour of its coat it may also be known as the Roja Pasiega[6] or Rojina.[citation needed]

The Pasiega was believed to be extinct[1]: 106 [7] until the late twentieth century, when a surviving group was identified. The breed was officially recognised in 2007.[8]: 468 [9] It is one of only two autochthonous Spanish breeds of dairy cattle, the other being the Menorquina of Menorca in the Balearic Islands.[8]: 268 

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