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The Guzerá or Guzerat is a Brazilian breed of domestic cattle. It derives from cross-breeding of Indian Kankrej cattle, imported to Brazil from 1870 onwards, with local taurine Crioulo cattle of European origin.[3]:193 The name is a Portuguese spelling of that of the western Indian state of Gujarat.[3]:193

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The herd-book for the breed was started in 1938; in it, a dual-purpose (meat and dairy) line is distinguished from the beef type, and a polled variant is also distinguished. In 2010 there were approximately 92 000 head registered, constituting some 3.5% of the total number of indicine cattle in Brazil.[3]:193

The Guzerá was one of the principal breeds from which the American Brahman developed in the twentieth century.[3]:137

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