• Characteristics:

Bazadais range in colour from Charcoal or dark grey to light grey. the calves are born a wheaten colour which gradually gives way to a light or dark charcoal colour just before weaning. The Bazadais has excellent conformation, exceptional length, a fine bone structure, good muscle development, a large back and a round rump. The eye, muzzle and mucous membranes are pigmented terra cotta while the hoof is small with a dark tough horn.

They are renowned for their grass finishing ability, mobility, extended muscle and ease of calving.

• The Breed:

Bazadais are a very hardy type of animal who fatten easily on grass, have a fine meat with an excellent flavour, a good proportion of marbling with an even fat cover and a high ratio of meat to bone. They have been bred to survive and are to be found grazing high in the alpine meadows in the extreme cold of the Pyrenees Mountains down to the hotter more arid regions of the Spanish border, with an endurance to the cold and the heat the Bazadais is proving to be a very adaptable breed. Bazadais are a breed with many exceptional qualities, with trials being run in the Northern Territory and Western Queensland

Bazadais cross cattle are proving themselves as an equal competitor in the outback with cross cattle being turned off at 12 months instead of 2 years. In the south cross bred calves are sought after in the vealer market for their rapid growth and high yields. They are very intelligent and alert, they are easy to manage and have much to offer most sections of the Australian cattle industry. They have small calves from 35-42kg which are alert and mobile soon after birth and more than 70% of the cows have a calving interval of less than 380 days. The Bazadais leaves its stamp on any breed they are crossed with, passing on sound genetics and good traits showing extreme length, a very fine coat, a good hindquarter and a tidy undercarriage.

• Carcase and Cut-Out :

The Bazadais is a fine boned heavily muscled (but smooth) which provides exceptional yields as a pure and cross bred. Extreme length provides excellent rib muscling, and has maximum eye muscle area. Being smooth muscled, the fat lay down is even with marbling scores 1 and 2 with the added bonus of being able to finish off grass as well as grain. Bazadais have furthered their value in carcase competitions as listed in our results section.

• Average Height: Bulls 145cm Cows 140cm
• Average Weight: Bulls 1100kg Cows 750kg