Lourdais
The Lourdais, often written Lourdaise in French sources, is a historic local cattle breed from the Lourdes area of the Hautes-Pyrénées in southwestern France. It belonged to the old multipurpose cattle of the Pyrenean foothills, valued for milk, work, and beef rather than for a single specialized trait. Descriptions usually place it among pale wheaten or light blond cattle, with a sturdy frame and horns suited to mountain farm work.
Today the name is mainly of interest to livestock historians, conservation groups, and breeders studying regional French cattle. If living animals are claimed, identity should be checked carefully against local records, because many small French landraces were absorbed into larger beef populations or replaced by more productive dairy and beef breeds. Stewardship would focus on documenting ancestry, avoiding casual crossbreeding, and matching any surviving lines to low-intensity grazing rather than high-output production.
Colors: Belted, Black, Black and White, Blaze Faced, Blue Roan, Brindle, Brockle Faced, Brown, Brown and White, Dun, Gray, Grey, Highbelt, Highpark, Lineback, Mottled, Pied, Red, Red and White, Red Roan, Riggit, Roan, Silver, Solid Black, Solid Red, Solid White, Speckled, Spotted, White, White Faced, Yellow
