Corriente cattle

The Corriente beef originates from Spanish cattle that were brought to America in the late 15th century.

Today they are used primarily as a rodeo cattle, if they are held by some growers because of its exceptionally delicate flesh.

Corrientes are fairly small cattle - cows weighing usually less than 450 kg. They are petite, athletic, and have long upward curved horns. The animals are known for their modesty, need hardly Obstetrics and eat much less than the large meat breeds. As the Texas Longhorns (which are supposedly descended from Corrientes ) they require little water and can be kept in barren, open landscapes. Corrientes are also known as escape artists because they can squeeze through the tiniest openings by rising through a standard mesh and tooth.

The names for the breed are different: The official breed registry of the United States calls them Corriente, which is also the name customary in northern Mexico. In the other parts of Mexico they are called Criollo or Chinampo.

Corrientes are closely related to two other cattle breeds from the Gulf Coast and Florida: the Pineywoods cattle and the Florida Cracker cattle.