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Canadian cattle

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a breed of small cattle developed in Quebec from stock brought to Canada by early French settlers.

See: Black Jersey,Canadian ((n.))(def. 8b),Canadian breed(def. 2),Canadian cow,Canadian Jersey,French Canadian(def. 2b),Quebec Jersey

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1936

The Canadian Cattle Breeders' Association dates to 1895, and administers the publication of the Canadian Cattle Breeders' Herd Book.

1941

Jacques Cartier brought cattle to the St. Lawrence on his third voyage in 1541, and some were brought by Champlain in 1608. But of enduring importance were importations between 1660 and 1665 when Colbert sought to introduce some of the best cows from Normandy and Brittany. The Canadian or French Canadian cattle which have been propagated in Quebec province practically in pure form for nearly 300 years, are the direct descendants of those seventeenth century introductions.