Algarvia (cattle)

The Algarvia is a Portuguese breed of triple-purpose cattle originating in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. It is a historic breed of the region, documented as such from 1868.^[3]: 300 After a period of cross-breeding with imported Charolaise and Limousine stock in the second half of the twentieth century, the original breed came to be considered extinct.^{[4]: 10 [5]: 28 [6]: 3} It was re-established in the early twenty-first century from a small nucleus of surviving animals.^{[3]: 300 [7]: 103 [4]: 10}

The breed society is the Associação de Criadores de Gado do Algarve. In 2024 the breeding stock consisted of 25 cows and 2 bulls, in two herds.^[8]

The coat is red or chestnut in colour,^[4]: 10 darker than the golden yellow of the original breed.^[3]: 300 Body weights are greater than in the original breed, at about 600 kg for cows and 800 kg for bulls.^[7]: 103