Charolais

Cha·ro·lais

C0254950 (shä′rə-lā′)n. pl. Charolais 1. Any of a breed of large white beef cattle developed in France.2. A semisoft French cheese made of a blend of cow's milk and goat's milk.

[French, after Charolles, a town in the Burgundy region of eastern France.]

Charolais

(ˈʃærəˌleɪ) n (Breeds) a breed of large white beef cattle that originated in France[C19: from French: named after Monts du Charollais, E France]

Cha•ro•lais

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also Cha•ro•laise

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n. one of a breed of large white or cream-colored beef cattle, orig. of France, often used in crossbreeding. [1890–95; < French: from the town of Charolles (Saône-et-Loire) and le Charolais its environs]

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Charolais - large white or cream-colored breed from Francebeef, beef cattle - cattle that are reared for their meat

Charolais

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Charolais

(shärôlā`), small region, Saône-et-Loire dept., E central France, in Burgundy, in the Massif Central, named after the town of Charolles. Cattle breeding is the chief occupation. The countship of Charolais was acquired by Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, in 1390. In 1477 the county passed to the Hapsburgs; from then on it shared the fortunes of Franche-ComtéFranche-Comté
or Free County of Burgundy,
former province and former administrative region, E France. It is coextensive with Haute-Saône, Doubs, and Jura depts.
..... Click the link for more information. until it was acquired from Spain by Louis XIV and was definitively united with France and incorporated into Burgundy in 1761.

Charolais

a breed of beef cattle developed in the 18th century in the Charolais region of France from spotted mountain cattle. In the 19th century the Charolais was crossed with the Shorthorn. Its coloration is creamy white.

Charolais bulls weigh 1,000–1,200 kg, cows 700–800 kg, and 18-month-old calves, 450–650 kg. The dressed yield is 60–65 percent. The animals are undemanding and adaptable, and they fatten rapidly. The breed is found in many countries of Europe and North and South America. In the USSR purebred Charolais are produced for commercial crossbreeding and for improving other beef breeds.

REFERENCES

Kravchenko, N. A. “Skot porody sharole.” Zhivotnovodstvo, 1967, no. 6.
Levantin, D. L., and D. A. Smirnov. “Miasnaia poroda sharole i perspektivy ee ispol’zovaniia.” Zhivotnovodstvo, 1969, no. 2.

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noun large white or cream-colored breed from France

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