Nerole Cattle Breed Costs R75 Million Making It The Most Expensive
The cattle farming sector may be quite profitable, especially when it comes to sought-after species of animals and the Nelore breed cow reportedly earned the global record for the most expensive cow.
According to the “Casa Branca AgroPastoril” in Brazil, the four-year-old animal was recently priced at more over $4 million (about R75 million).
This company reported that 33 percent of the cow’s ownership was auctioned off for $1.44 million (about R26.3 million), increasing the total value to an astounding $4.3 million (approximately R80.8 million).
Furthermore, on June 18, the organisation sold a 33 percent ownership in the cow to a similar company, Nelore HRO.
According to “The Cattle Site,” the Nelore was first noticed in Brazil in 1868, when a ship carrying two of them landed in Salvador, Bahia, and the animals were auctioned off.
According to stories, ten years later, a breeder from Rio de Janeiro named Manoel Ubelhart Lemgruber acquired another couple from the Hamburg Zoo in Germany.
The breed then expanded steadily, first in Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, then in Minas Gerais, eventually reaching Uberaba in 1875.
Nelore cows are highly prized due to genetically desirable characteristics such as heat endurance and parasite resistance.
Also, the Nelore has an edge over other beef cattle breeds in terms of hardiness. Calves are awake, with active behaviour, standing up and feeding immediately after birth and do not require continual human involvement.
In South Africa, the most prized cattle include the Brahman and more recently, the Ankole, which have sparked some conversations in the country.
