Southern Yellow cattle and Philippine Native cattle
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'''Southern Yellow''' cattle are a breed of [[Zebu]] cattle found in Southern [[China]], [[Vietnam]], [[Taiwan]], etc. '''Philippine Native''' cattle are mainly derived from Southern Yellow cattle brought from [[Fujian]] to the [[Philippines]], they are usually very similar. Southern Yellow cattle are one of three breeds of '''Chinese Yellow''' cattle, the other two being the Central Plains Yellow and the Northern Yellow breeds. The Southern Yellow breed is clearly Zebu ([[Zebu|Bos taurus indicus]]), the Northern Yellow Breed is clearly taurine ([[Cattle|Bos taurus taurus]]), and the Central Plains Yellow Breed is intermediate. Which means at a glance that the Southern Yellow cattle have high, erect humps, the Northern Yellow cattle have no humps and the Central Plains Yellow cattle have small humps.
Southern Yellow cattle are small, sturdy animals with good heat tolerance and parasite resistance. They have been used primarily for draft animals, but are now being selected for meat production as well. In Vietnam, they are being selected for milk production, being crossbred with [[Red Sindhi]] for this purpose.
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). They vary in color from the usual yellow to white or to a brownish orange, but are almost always all one color. They always have humps, some quite large, others smaller. They are usually used for beef production, [[Carabao]]s being preferred as draft animals for their greater strength. 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.
==See also==
*[[List of breeds of cattle]]
== External links ==
* [http://www.fao.org/AG/againfo/resources/documents/WAR/war/V0600B/v0600b07.htm A survey of cattle production in China]
* [http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/philippinenative/ Philippine Native breed]
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