Charolais
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Meaning
large white or cream-colored breed from France
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A Canchim bull The Canchim breed is a breed of beef cattle developed in Central Brazil by crossing European Charolais cattle with Indubrazil cattle already kept in Brazil where Asian Zebu type cattle are best suited to the tropical conditions.
American and French Charolais semen, from carefully selected bulls is also used and recommended by the ABCCAN to form new bloodlines.
The alternative crossbreeding programs initiated in 1940 by Dr. Antonio Teixeira Viana had the objective of obtaining first, crossbreeds 5/8 Charolais and 3/8 Zebu and second, 3/8 Charolais x 5/8 Zebu, to evaluate which of the two was the most successful.
The conclusion was that the 5/8 Charolais and 3/8 Zebu was the most suitable, presenting an excellent frame for meat, precocious, resistance to heat and parasites, and a uniform coat.
Formation of the breed The European breed used in the formation of Canchim cattle was Charolais.
He said of his champion: “As soon as the Charolais bull came in and walked around the ring, that was it.”