LIMOUSIN CATTLE
CHARACTERISTICS
Country of origin:France
DistributionWorld-wide (about 70 countries)
Use:High yielding production of lean beef. Also crossbreeding.
Weight:
Male: 1,000–1,100kg
Female: 650-700kg
Coat: Light wheat to darker golden-red. Black Limousins also bred.
Horn status:Naturally horned but often dehorned as calves. Polled Limousins also breed.
Limousin cattle
are a breed of highly muscled beef cattle originating from the Limousin and Marche regions of France. The breed is known as Limousine in France. Limousins were first exported from France in significant numbers in the 1960s and are now present in about 70 countries. They are naturally horned and have a distinctive lighter wheat to darker golden-red colouring, although international breeders have now bred polled (do not have horns) and black Limousins.
Video of Limousin bulls in youtube https://youtu.be/ISEmHDFoueg