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{{Short description|Breed of cattle}}
[[File:Limia cattle.jpg|thumb|Limia cattle in the Netherlands, used by [[TaurOs Project]].]]▼
{{Infobox cattle breed
'''Limia''', [[Spanish language|Spanish]] Limiana or raza Limiá, is a primitive [[cattle]] breed from the [[Province of Ourense]] in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] in northwest [[Spain]], which in some features resembles the extinct [[aurochs]].▼
| name = Limia
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| country = [[Galicia (Spain)]]
| status = endangered
| image =
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| maleweight = 900 kg (2,000 lb)
| femaleweight = 650 kg (1,400 lb)
| maleheight = 148 cm
| femaleheight = 140 cm
| coat = [[Aurochs#Coat colour|Wild type]], i.e. reddish brown in cows, dark brown to black in bulls, with light [[dorsal stripe]]
| horn = Horned
| use =
| distribution =
| subspecies = taurus
}}
▲'''Limia''', [[Spanish language|Spanish]] Limiana or in [[Galician language|Galician]] raza Limiá, is a primitive [[cattle]] breed from the [[Province of Ourense]] in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]] in northwest [[Spain]], which in some features resembles the extinct [[aurochs]].
==Description==
The average weight is 900 kg for males and 650 kg for females and the average height at the withers is 148 cm for males and 140 cm for females. The colour of the cows is brown, darker on head, neck and legs<ref>{{cite web | url=http://xinzoinformacion.e.telefonica.net/raza_%20limia.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121212547/http://xinzoinformacion.e.telefonica.net/raza_%20limia.htm | archive-date=2007-11-21 | title=A LIMIA,xinzo de limia, A RAZA LIMIÁ }}</ref> like other [[wild type]] coloured cows. Bulls have a darker coat colour than the cows, ranging from very dark brown to black, with a light [[eel stripe]] and sometimes a light saddle. Both sexes share a lightly coloured mouth.
The primitive anatomy and ecology of this breed makes it valuable for [[Conservation biology|conservation]], it is used by [[TaurOs Project]] in
== Population ==
In 2002 the total population was 136 animals based on a studbook with high reliability. The
number of males used in reproduction was 59 and the number of breeding females was 66. The Percentage of females bred pure (mated with a male of the same race) was 100%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://xinzoinformacion.e.telefonica.net/raza_%20limia.htm |title=A LIMIA,xinzo de limia, A RAZA LIMIÁ |accessdate=2013-01-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130042653/http://xinzoinformacion.e.telefonica.net/raza_%20limia.htm |archivedate=2011-11-30 }}.</ref> There were 460 animals ind 2007 and 861 animals in 2011. The population is thus quickly increasing.
== See also ==
* [[Aurochs]]
* [[Pajuna Cattle]]
* [[Sayaguesa Cattle]]
== References ==
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[[Category:Cattle breeds originating in Spain]]
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