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Charolais cattle

Bos taurus

A breed of Cattle, from France

Charolais cattle

Breed of taurine beef cattle.

Family
Bovidae

Keeping

How it is kept

For Cattle generally

No keeping details are recorded for this breed yet, so these are the species’.

Kept for
  • Meat
  • Dairy
  • Draught work
Mature weight
400–1100 kg
Lifespan
15–20 years
Gestation
283 days
Temperament
Generally calm herd animals; bulls can be dangerous
Forage
Grazing ruminants that need plenty of good grass or hay, clean water and a mineral supplement. High-yielding dairy cows need extra feed on top.
Housing
Strong, stock-proof fencing and shelter from wind and wet, with dry lying areas or winter housing. A safe handling area makes routine care far easier.
Good to know
Cattle are herd animals and should not be kept alone. A cow needs to calve about once a year to keep giving milk, and a milking cow must be milked every day. Never treat a bull as a pet, because even quiet bulls can be dangerous.

The record

Breed facts

Status

Population
6,073 breeding females, 293 breeding males in GermanyBLE TGRDEU (Germany), 2024 (source, opens in a new tab)

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Name
Charolais cattle
Slug
charolais-cattle
Kingdom
Animalia
Family
Bovidae
Genus
Bos
Species
taurus
Cultivar
Charolais cattle
Wikidata QID
Q4971219
Origin country
France
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
52