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		These cattle were chosen for their hardiness so they could survive the ocean crossing and adapt to a new land.
		Corriente are small, narrow, lean and agile cattle with medium-length curved horns.
		Today, Corriente cattle are bred for their sped and dexterity as excellent roping cattle, and are not raised for beef.
	www.slowfoodusa.org /ark/corriente_cattle.html (229 words)

	Cattle - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Cattle are domesticated ungulate s, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae.
		Male cattle bred for meat are castrated unless needed for breeding.
		Cattle are ruminant s, meaning that they have a unique digestive system that allows them to synthesize amino acid s.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /cattle.htm (1680 words)

	CORRIENTE CATTLE
		The Corriente Cattle are one of the first breeds to have been imported to the New World.
		The Corriente are particularly hardy, heat resistant, and not susceptible to diseases.
		Corriente Cattle are traditionally used for bull dogging and roping in rodeos.
	www.therayranch.com /aboutcattle.htm (492 words)

	CATTLE BREEDS -- CORRIENTE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		These cattle were hardy breeds chosen especially to withstand the ocean crossing and adapt to their new land.
		In parts of northern Mexico, they are often called "Corriente," although this term is frequently used for any small cattle of indiscriminate breeding and not just for the type of cattle recognized by the N.A.C.A. "Corriente" became the most common term used at the border to refer to the cattle purchased for rodeo use.
		All these terms, meaning "common cattle" or "cattle of the country" are applied to more or less pure descendants of the Spanish cattle, as well as to the indiscriminate mixtures of these and more recently introduced breeds.
	www.embryoplus.com /cattle_corriente.html (445 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - Corriente Cattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		These cattle were hardy breeds chosen especially to withstand the ocean crossing and adapt to their new land.
		All these terms, meaning "common cattle" or "cattle of the country" are applied to more or less pure descendants of the Spanish cattle, as well as to the indiscriminate mixtures of these and more recently introduced breeds.
		In Florida, the few remaining small, native cattle - cousins of the Mexican Corriente are called Scrub cattle or Cracker cattle, and similar cattle in Louisiana are called Swamp cattle.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/cattle/corriente (385 words)

	Corriente Cattle and Cattle Branding at Grand Canyon West Ranch
		Cattle drives, just like the one in the moving picture show called "City Slickers," were a sight to see for guests of the Ranch.
		These cattle were chosen because they were and are a hardy breed able to withstand the rigors of ocean crossing and adapting to different climates.
		Cattle branding scenes can be seen on Egyptian Tomb walls dating back as far as 2000 B.C. Until modern times, to prevent theft, livestock being driven across country were required to be “road branded.” The brands were painted on with pine tar or paint in early history.
	www.grandcanyonranch.com /corriente_cattle.htm (642 words)

	Definition of Cattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae.
		Cattle are ruminants, meaning that they have a unique digestive system that allows them to synthesize amino acids.
		In Latin America, Australia and the western North America cattle are grazed on large tracts of rangeland called ranchos or ranches.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Cattle (1497 words)

	Corriente cattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Corriente cow and calf Corriente cattle are descended from Spanish cattle brought to the Americas in the late 1400s.
		They are primarily used today as sport cattle for rodeo events such as team roping and bulldogging (steer wrestling), although some breeders raise them for their meat, which is significantly leaner than the meat from most modern beef cattle.
		Corrientes are also known as accomplished escape artists, as they can leap a standard barbed-wire fence and squeeze through fairly small openings.
	corriente-cattle.iqnaut.net (219 words)

	Mammals » Cattle » Corriente Main Page
		Corriente Cattle are one of the first breeds to have been imported to the New World, and Texas Longhorn and Florida Cracker Cattle are their close cousins!
		Corriente Cattle are traditionally used for doggers and ropers in rodeos.
		Corriente bulls are good to serve to heifers for their first calving, since Corriente calves weigh but 35 pounds at birth and are extremely hardy little creatures!
	www.centralpets.org /animals/mammals/cattle/cow5171.html (476 words)

	Corriente Cattle and Cattle Branding at Grand Canyon West Ranch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Cattle drives, just like the one in the moving picture show called "City Slickers," are a popular activity for guests of the Ranch.
		These cattle were chosen because they were and are a hardy breed able to withstand the rigors of ocean crossing and adapting to different climates.
		Cattle branding scenes can be seen on Egyptian Tomb walls dating back as far as 2000 B.C. Until modern times, to prevent theft, livestock being driven across country were required to be “road branded.” The brands were painted on with pine tar or paint in early history.
	wx9.registeredsite.com /user875508/corriente_cattle.htm (654 words)

	Articles - Corriente cattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Corriente cattle are descended from Spanish cattle brought to the Americas in the late 1400s.
		They are primarily used today as sport cattle for rodeo events such as team roping and bulldogging ( steer wrestling), although some breeders raise them for their meat, which is significantly leaner than the meat from most modern beef cattle.
		Corrientes are also known as accomplished escape artists, as they can leap a standard barbed-wire fence and squeeze through fairly small openings.
	www.cat-center.com /articles/Corriente_cattle (232 words)

	Corriente Cattle
		Corriente cattle are superior cattle for the rodeo industry.
		We began raising Corriente cattle in 1987 to provide roping steers and for use on the ranch.
		Cattle were selected and culled based on horn type, disposition, conformation, and how well they roped.
	www.atkins-ranch.com /cattle.htm (105 words)

	Cattle Terms, a glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Locoed: horses and cattle become addicted to the eating of Loco weed, thereby causing the victim to become thin; with injury to eyesight, muscular control and brain; causes an abnormal growth of hair on the mane and tail of horses - on cattle an extra increase of hair on flanks.
		To gather and work cattle out of a herd held by riders, such as in a fence corner where there is no corral.
		Watusi: African breed of cattle, dating their ancestry back 6000 years and called the "cattle of kings." Useful today in the United States, not only for their striking appearance, but for low birth-weight calves.
	www.cowboyshowcase.com /glossarycattle.htm (1281 words)

	Corriente cattle spur wide interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Cates and her husband, Jack, are among the oldest premier Corriente breeders in the country, as evidenced by the big shiny silver belt buckle she wears.
		What makes the Corriente special - and therefore profitable - is the fact it can be traced to the first cattle brought to the New World by Spanish settlers in the early 16th century.
		The hardy cattle were chosen for their ability to withstand the ocean crossing and adapt to their new homes.
	archive.chieftain.org /2000/jun/17/ni7.htm (477 words)

	CattleHome.Com Cattle Breeds
		The Steer Head Ranch cattle are located in the northern climates of Iowa and Missouri, and contain show winning animals and pedigrees.
		We breed only registered Corriente cattle with an emphasis on outstanding conformation small size horns consistent performance gentle disposition easy calving and a natural stamina.
		Corriente cattle are descendants of cattle brought to the America's in the 1400's from Spain.
	www.cattlehome.com /corri.html (132 words)

	Cattle in the Middle Ages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Cattle were raised principally in history for either milk production or for muscle.
		Most breeds of cattle can not be dated accurately before the 1700s, so it may be difficult to determine what breeds existed then.
		Although cattle similar to this have been mentioned in records since the 12th Century, and some scholars place them back to the Iron Age, they may only be 17th Century when the first solid records of them reach back to.
	www.personal.utulsa.edu /~marc-carlson/history/cattle.html (1212 words)

	Robson Ranch-Corriente Cattle and Qualify Alfalfa
		Our Corriente cattle are the original breed brought to the New World by the Cortez and the Spaniards.
		A few decades ago, wild Corrientes were discovered in the mountains of southern California and northern Mexico, and the breed was re-established.
		Corrientes are primarily used as sport cattle for roping and bulldogging today, but the meat has many fans because it is much leaner and healthier than what you get from traditional beef cattle.
	www.robson.org /ranch/cattle.html (165 words)

	Countryside & Small Stock Journal : Corriente cattle - heirloom of the Old West. @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Start / C / Countryside and Small Stock Journal / May 01, 1994 / Corriente cattle - heirloom of the Old West.
		The ancestors of Corriente cattle came from Spain.
		Some people realized the importance of the Corriente, and in 1980 the North American Corriente Association was started to help save the breed and safeguard the bloodline through association registration.
	static.highbeam.com /c/countrysideampsmallstockjournal/may011994/corrientecattleheirloomoftheoldwest/index.html (240 words)

	Puro Corriente
		The "Corriente" is a descendant of cattle introduced to the New World by the Spanish as early as 1493.
		These cattle are gentle, intelligent, easy to handle and reproduce into their twenties while requiring far less feed and maintenance than other breeds.
		These cattle are hardy, thrifty, resourceful and through natural selection over the centuries, require no improvement to fit the environment we are surrounded by in arid Arizona.
	www.purocorriente.com (855 words)

	Corriente Cattle
		The reason I picked corriente is that they look pretty easy to take care, they're pretty cheap, and it looks like there is a market out there for them.
		Well they are roping cattle and mostly used for sport and not beef, so therefore you can sell them to team ropers and rodeo people.
		I have about 30 head of Corriente cattle here now (a friends), and am breeding a couple heifers to a little Corriente bull.
	www.cattletoday.com /forum/post-90548.html (988 words)

	AMERICA'S EARLIEST COWBOY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		For one thing, sheep were far better suited than cattle to the mountainous terrain, and even though Indian raiders occasionally stole sheep - or slaughtered a flock to gall the Spaniards - the animals could not be stolen in large numbers because it was difficult to round them up and drive them away...
		Corriente cattle, the original cattle brought to the New World in 1494 and New Mexico in 1598 almost completely disappeared after the railroad eliminated the need for hardy cattle drive breeds.
		The Spanish Corriente cattle and horse were introduced to Saint Augustine, Florida in 1565 but the cattle did not fare well.
	www.unm.edu /~gabbriel/chap5.html (4191 words)

	DH Corriente Cattle
		The roping and bulldogging cattle at DH Corriente will have the horn shape,...
		Unlike the imported steers, the cattle at DH Corriente will be healthy and ready to be used from the first day you own them.
		The early demand for roping cattle limits the number of bulldogging steers, but some are usually available.
	www.dhcorriente.com /roping.asp (100 words)

	Corriente Cattle for team roping and steer wrestling / bulldogging.
		Corriente Cattle for team roping and steer wrestling / bulldogging.
		He was raised in the cattle business, his entire life lived around cattle and horses.
		He is also a lifetime member of the NACA and a member of the Central States Corriente Association.
	www.frickranch.com /dennisfrick.htm (125 words)

	Vocational: Agriculture: Cattle: Corriente
		Corriente Cattle - Double D Ranch - Located in New Mexico and offering top performance Corriente breeding stock.
		Corriente Cattle - Shalom Ranch LLC - Shalom Ranch cattle breeders; registered Corriente bulls.
		LC Ranch Corriente Cattle - Breeders of quality corriente team roping, bulldogging cattle and breeding stock.
	www.texaseducator.com /vocational/cattle/corriente.html (138 words)

	"JX Ranch, working cattle ranch and guest ranch in New Mexico"
		The JX Ranch is a 7,000-acres working cattle ranch and guest ranch, not a "dude ranch", located in northeastern New Mexico with an altitude of 4,000 to 5,000 feet.
		When it's time to move the cattle, you help gather and drive the cattle to a new pasture.
		Because the JX Ranch is a cattle ranch and not a dude ranch, we do require that you have some riding experience.
	www.jxranch.com (604 words)

	Cow
		Cattle are domesticated ungulates of the species Bos taurus, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae.
		Ordinarily male cattle are castrated unless needed for breeding.
		The last European wild cattle, called aurochs, were killed by poachers in Masovia, Poland, in 1627, though one breeder claims to have recreated the original gene pool by careful crossing of commercial breeds.
	www.websters-dictionary-online.net /definition/english/co/cow.html (3640 words)

	CentralPets.com - Search Results for: corriente criollo chinampo ... cow
		Elizabeth (hatchling) 06/16/01 01:26 AM 205.188.192.161 Corriente vs Chinampo Are Corriente and Chinampo Cattle the same...
		I have also heard Corriente Cattle called Criollo Cattle, although this seems to be a...
		Corriente Cattle have traditionally been used as rodeo cattle because...
	centralpets.com /pages/search.php?q=corriente+criollo+chinampo+...+cow (599 words)

	Corriente Roping Cattle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		We lease corriente cattle for team roping, bull dogging, calf roping, break-away roping, steer roping, cutting and team penning.
		Corriente cattle perform better than any other breed for these events.
		Our reputation for providing durable cattle and creating satisfied customers is the most important element of our business.
	www.corrienteropingcattle.com (82 words)

	Newsletter
		The ad stated "these are not just cattle out of Mexico, but these are true, pure Corrientes." I thought this was interesting due to the fact that the word Corriente means common or ordinary in Spanish.
		In Dobie's book he mentioned that the cattle coming from Spain by boat, were either all fl, or mostly all fl.
		At shows we see cattle that have a straight back, very correct straight legs and all of their body parts in all of the right places.
	www.texaslonghorn.com /newsletter/news/tradition.html (725 words)

	Corriente Cattle - CATTLE TODAY
		Corriente are small, narrow, lean, agile cattle with well attached medium length, curved horns.
		Cattle Today has the information you are looking for about Corriente cattle.
		You'll find a list of Corriente Breeders, how to contact the Corriente Association, information about the Corriente breed, a QandA Board where you can ask questions, hundreds of links to sites of interest to corriente breeders, and the USDA Market Report.
	www.cattle-today.com /Corriente.htm (221 words)

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