A huge white cow has sold for the highest price ever, making it the most expensive cow in the world.
One-third of the ownership of the cow, a 4-and-a-half-year-old Nelore breed named Viatina-19 FIV Mara Imóveis, was sold for 6.99 million reals—the equivalent of $1.44 million—at an auction held in Arandú, Brazil.
This sale of Viatina-19 FIV Mara Imóveis earmarks the true value of purebred Nelore in Brazil, showing just how much some are willing to pay for high genetic quality specimens. This high price will also ripple across the international cattle market, highlighting the breed's value and strengthening its reputation worldwide.ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS
This breed originates from India and is named after the Indian district of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh state. It is now one of the most important breeds in Brazil, primarily due to its hardiness and its ability to thrive on poor-quality forage, due to itsIt also breeds easily, as the females have wider pelvic openings and larger birth canals, while calves need little interaction from humans to successfully grow to adulthood.
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