Girolando

The Girolando is a breed of dairy cattle created in Brazil by crossing Gyr cattle from India, a Bos indicus (Indian humped cattle) breed which is resistant to hot temperatures and tropical diseases, with Holstein cows, a Bos taurus breed.

[1] Coat colors vary from black to black-and-white Approximately 80% of the milk production in Brazil is produced from Girolando cows.

[2] "A team of animal scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is set to deliver a potential game changer for subsistence farmers in Tanzania: cows that produce up to 20 times the milk of indigenous breeds.

"[3] The team plans to "implant 100 half-blood Holstein-Gyr or Jersey-Gyr embryos into indigenous cattle" to take to Tanzania.

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