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Quebec Jersey
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: Canadian cattle
Quotations
1936
. . . they [Canadian cattle] probably sprang from ancestors which also gave rise to the Channel Islands' breeds--Jersey and Guernsey. The Canadian has been dubbed the "Quebec Jersey."
1941
. . . such names as "Quebec Jersey" and "Black Jersey," sometimes heard with reference to the Canadian breed [of cattle] may have more significance than is usually supposed.
1958
Canadian (Quebec) Jerseys--said to be the same as French-Canadian [cattle].