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Philippine Native cattle
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Philippine Native cattle

Place of Origin Mexico
Origin Philippine Native cattle are not pure Chinese Southern Yellow cattle, but show the input of cattle brought during Spanish rule from Mexico (the Philippines was part of New Spain along with Mexico from the Spanish conquest until Mexican independence).
Purpose Primarily for milk and as a draft (work) animal. They are also used for beef production
Appearance They vary in colour from the usual yellow to white or to a brownish orange, but are almost always all one colour. They always have humps, some quite large, others smaller.
Horns Small horns or polled (hornless)
Cows Average Weight 280 kg (617 lbs.)
Other Considerations Four breed types have been recognized, the Ilocano in northern Luzon, Batangas in southwestern Luzon, Iloilo on Panay and Batanes on the Batanes Islands between Luzon and Taiwan.
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