Vianesa
The Vianesa is a traditional Spanish list of [cattle breeds|breed] of cattle originating in the autonomous community of Galicia in north-western Spain. It is named either for the municipality of Viana do Bolo in the province of Ourense in south-eastern Galicia, close to the border with northern Portugal, or for the comarca of Viana in which that municipality lies. With the Cachena, the or Caldelá, the and the Limiana or Limiá, it forms part of the grouping of dark brown cattle known as the Morena Galega or Morenas [del Noroeste].
It is an endangered breed: in 2023 it was listed in DAD-IS as 'at risk/endangered-maintained'. The population in 2022 was just under head in 56 farms, almost all in Galicia; about 80 cattle were at a farm in Castilla y León.
History
The Vianesa is a traditional breed of the autonomous community of Galicia in north-western Spain. It is named either for the municipality of Viana do Bolo in the province of Ourense in south-eastern Galicia, close to the border with northern Portugal, or for the comarca of Viana in which that municipality lies. With the Cachena, the or Caldelá, the and the Limiana or Limiá, it forms part of the grouping of dark brown cattle known as the Morena Galega or Morenas del Noroeste, for which a conservation programme was launched by the Xunta de Galicia in 1990.In 2023 the conservation status of the breed was listed in DAD-IS as 'at risk/endangered-maintained'. The population in 2022 was just under head in 56 farms, almost all of them in Galicia; about 80 head were at a farm in Castilla y León.