The Bazadais is a fine boned, heavily muscled animal that produces exceptional yields as both a pure and cross breed. Added to that, they have achieved marbling scores of one and two coupled with the advantage of being able to finish of grass as well as grain. Through comprehensive gene testing, Genestar determined the following: • Bazadaise are equal and better for the marbling gene compared with other breeds (with the exception of the wellknown extreme marbling of the Wagyu breed which can’t compete of the weight for age basis). • The Bazadaise breed has a clearly superior balance of feed efficiency with tenderness across all breeds. These merits in turn give confidence to producers and potential buyers that the Bazadaise breed improve turn-off weights in shorter intervals more economically, as well as offering an improved meat quality of superior tenderness for the consumer. Greater detail on the Bazadaise’s defing characteristics: HEAD: Their coat is short and smooth and can have the dappled appearance. Bull –steel to lighter grey with a silver sword through the shoulders. Cow – generally lighter in colour, grey and often slightly shaded with a wheat colour. Calf – it is born with a wheat coloured coat and in the months that follow takes on the typical colour of the breed. EYES: They are well hooded, pigmented,surrounded by a dominant silver circle with very light grey lashe EARS: They are low set, thick with black or grey hair inside. NECK: The neck is coupled neatly to a sloping shoulder. In bulls of 2 years old the neck becomes thick with a prominent hump. SHOULDERS: Neat sloping shoulders. Bulls’ shoulders develop to be prominent and muscular. FLANKS: They are round and large and come out horizontally from the spinal column.
It should be an extension of the line of the back showing a broad pelvis and slightly inclined. HEIGHT: On average between 1m 40 cm and 1m 47cm. COAT: Their coat is short and smooth and can have the dappled appearance. Bull – steel to lighter grey with silver sword through the shoulders. Cow – generally lighter in colour, grey and often slightly shaded with a wheat colour. Calf – it is born with a wheat coloured coat and in the months that follow takes on the typical colour of the breed. HIND QUARTER: They are round and muscular, well filled and come right down to the hocks. The flat part of the buttocks and the inside of the thighs take on quite a light and glossy shade. TESTICLES: They are well separated, without exaggerated development. The sack is flesh or grey coloured. The sheath is not very well pronounced. UDDERS: They are fleshy, medium volumed and covered with sparse very light hair. Having also internal mammary glands which milk on demand, a pendulous udder is not desirable. FRAME: Long and broad. LEGS: They are lean and slender, not showing excessive length. BALANCE: Perfectly balanced with a quick, swinging walk. HAIR: It is flat and soft to the touch. The hair, which covers the belly, is of a lighter shade then those on the other.
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