Arouquesa

[1] The Arouquesa breed was granted protected geographical status of DOC (Denominação de Origem Controlada) from the European Commission The cows reach a height of 1.23 m (4.0 ft), the bulls 1.36 m (4.5 ft), so the Arouquesas can be described as small.

Their hair colour is light brown although the males may become a little darker than females.

In the past century oxen often were exported to Great Britain because of their beef.

Unfortunately this excellent, fine marbled beef today is only known in Portugal.

[1] The breed region is circumscribed almost exclusively to the Northern Portuguese districts of Viseu, Aveiro, Porto, and Braga.