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SUPERB TYPE Ol TliL (,LJ AKAT BREED 



"Ceylao," herd bull on the estate of Sr. Jose Caetano Borgcs at Uberaba, Minas Geraes, 

 Brazil, was imi)ortecl from India, and is considered to be almost a perfect specimen of this 

 variety, while the herd which he heads is reputedly the finest in Brazil, where zebu cattle 

 have become immensely popular in some districts during the last generation. (Fig. 1.) 



for these cattle. Most of the photo- 

 grajshs for this paper are from the herd 

 of this breeder. 



It has not been possible for me to 

 determine exactly the number of Indian 

 cattle that have been imported into 

 Brazil. The greatest activity in im- 

 portations direct from India seems to 

 have been during the period 1907-1910 

 when one firm alone in Rio de Janeiro 

 imjjorted over 1,200 head. In 1910 the 

 number imported* was 620, in 1911 

 only ninety-three, and since then even 

 less. 



What is known as the "Triangula 

 Mineira," a triangular section of the 

 state of Minas Geraes to the extreme 



' Foreign Commerce of Brazil, Ministro da Fazenda, Rio de Janeiro, 

 * For a good description of this region see Industria Pecuaria, pages 

 Bello Horizonte, 1912. 



western part of the State, extending 

 from the city of Uberaba to Araxa, is 

 the stronghold of the zebu in Brazil," 

 the \Aacc where the greatest numl)er of 

 pure bred zebus are to be found, and 

 where stockmen are enthusiasts for the 

 breed and long prices are paid for 

 exceptional animals. 



It is ])robable that throughout the 

 whole of the vast state of Minas Geraes 

 h\l)rids of the zebu will be found, so 

 largel\- have they been scattered dtiring 

 the last few years. No doubt Minas is 

 the State where they are most bred, 

 but they are also raised in the adjoining 

 States, Rio de Janeiro, Espirito Santo, 

 Goyaz, Bahia and to some extent in the 



1912. 

 pages 39-59, Imprensa Official, 



