In a century, the number of bulls in the delta has tripled, from 3,000 in 1890 to around 10,000 in 2000. There are two black-coated breeds: • the Camargue bull itself, the "raço di biòu", which has always been present in the Camargue but was officially recognised only in 1999. It now has its own stud book. These bulls are used in the traditional Camargue "Cocarde" ("cockade") competitions, and other games (the "Abrivado", "Encierro" and "Bandido"). The "Manades" (herds) are more and more numerous (and small), totalling 15,000 head in 2001; Breed characteristics (french version)
the Camargue bull (raço di biòu)
• the Spanish fighting bull, which was introduced in 1869. It has had its own stud book since 1996. It provides animals for the corrida. The fighting bull manades, or "ganderias", are less numerous (around 6,000 head in 2001), and are mainly found in the east of the delta. Breed characteristics (french version)
The two breeds are raised in different ways in order to prepare them for the respective games in which they will participate. A large body of expert knowledge has grown up in this way. Animals that are to take part in games are subject to a stringent selection process, the result being that most of them end up on butchers' slabs. Since 1996, meat from Camargue bulls, fighting bulls and hybrids has had its own quality label, the PDO (Protected Designation of Origin). And at the end of 2001 it acquired a European accreditation, the PAO (Protected Appellation of Origin).
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