Global InformationLourdaise information
 Cow at the Salon international de l'agriculture de Paris, 2013 | |
| Conservation status | FAO (2007): critical-maintained[1]: 41 |
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| Country of origin | France |
| Distribution | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Use | formerly triple-purpose, meat, milk and draught; now mainly meat |
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| Skin colour | white |
| Coat | white or creamy white[4]: 233 |
| Horn status | lyre-shaped |
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The Lourdaise is an endangered French breed of domestic cattle. It is named for the town of Lourdes, in the Hautes-Pyrénées département of the region of Occitanie, and originated in the surrounding country, particularly in the cantons of Argelès, Bagnères-de-Bigorre and Ossun.[5] It was formerly a triple-purpose breed, kept for its milk, for its meat and for draught work. It was widely distributed in the Pyrénées of south-western France. It came close to extinction in the 1980s, but has since recovered following conservation efforts. It remains critically endangered.
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