Mocho Nacional
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Mocho Nacional is beef cattle breed created in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 during the 20th Century. It is a polled cattle. In fact "Mocho Nacional" means "national polled" in Portuguese. Such as the Caracu
Caracu
Caracu is a Brazilian beef cattle breed. Such as Mocho Nacional, the Caracu is a tropical European breed created in Brazil. Its main use is as a crossing to beef cattle. Even so, less than 5% of Brazilian beef cattle is Caracu. The Nelore breed has complete hegemony, over Caracu or any other beef...

 it is of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

an origin race, not a zebu race. In Brazil, this race represents less than 2% of beef cattle. Even with low popularity, this race is one of the sources of Tabapuan
Tabapuan
Tabapuan is a Brazilian race of polled beef cattle. It is mainly a zebu race, but has some blood of Mocho Nacional another Brazilian cattle race. This cattle race is fast in growing, but even with its qualities, hasn't great numbers of breeders in Brazil. The main beef cattle race for Brazil is the...

, another polled beef cattle race of Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

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