Its homeland is France. It is known as feeder cattle for its meat. Charolais cattles race are known Charolais cattle in the world.
Growing of Charolais cattles race in the region Charolois of France causes to be called this name.
As well as there are called as Charolais cattle in our country in general it is known as its reading.
The milk efficiency is very low for Charolais cattles race. Charolais cattles race, a meater race, is not quite raised as brood in our country.
After proliferation artificial insemination it is began to be had frozen imported from abroad Charolais race sperm in our country. It is known that some breeds made bull seed to cows they had even they are minority.
The number of Charolais cow is minute amount in our country. It is known that some curious breeders grow even a little Charolais cow. However it is minority.
Outer view and other features of Charolais race:
1- Whole body of Charolais cattle race is dirty white or dark cream colured.
2- There are also horned and hornless one in Charolais race.
3- Charolais cattle is known with its applicable to all kinds of weather conditions.
4- It is observed that Charolais bulls have the body structure of getting fatter rapidly. Muscle structure of Charolais bulls are developed.
5- The oil rate in its meat is low as a feeder cattle. This is also a wanted feature for the meat.
6- The meat quality of Charolais bull is high.
7- Charolais cow has long life. 10-12 birth can be taken with good care and feeding during their lives.
It is known that adult Charolais cow is average 800 kg. as live weight sometimes it is extreme there are also passing 1000 kg.
As to for male 1.000 with 1.100 kg average. Again as in Charolais cow Charolais bull can reach to 1400 kg live weight eve it is extreme.
The efficiency for Charolais race cattle:
Due to Charolais race is meater as efficiency it is thought rather as feeder cattle. For Charolais cattle Charolais bull provides live weight increase 1.100 with 1.300 gr daily.
Charolais cow does not quite provide. The milk efficiency is minute amount. The sperm efficiency is lower than other cattle races. The efficiency for meat is %70. This feature is a sufficient situation for feeder cattle.
The raising of it is restricted due to the low of sperm efficiency in several countries of the world and not being too much milk efficiency of Charolais cow.
Charolais race cattle is rather a raising race cattle as a feeder cattle.