Carne Barrosã

Carne Barrosã is fresh beef — refrigerated carcasses or cuts from calves, bullocks, and cows — produced exclusively from animals of the Barrosã breed entered in the Zootechnical or Genealogical Register of that breed. Production is confined to a defined set of subdistricts in northern Portugal. Registered as a PDO on 2 July 1996 under file number PDO-PT-0239.

About this designation

Carne Barrosã holds PDO status, registered on 2 July 1996 under file number PDO-PT-0239, with eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013076. The designation covers refrigerated carcasses or pieces of calves, bullocks, and cows derived exclusively from animals of the Barrosã breed. Eligible animals must be entered in the Zootechnical Register or the Genealogical Register of the Barrosã breed, and their parents must likewise be entered in one of those two registers. The geographical area is restricted to the subdistricts of Amares, Braga, Cabeceiras de Basto, Celorico de Barca, Ponte de Lima, Paredes de Coura, Valença, Boticas, and Montalegre. The specification notes that animals are raised on small family farms and fed on by-products of the typical plant cultivation of the region, and that the methods of handling, the feeding, and the indigenous breed confer on the meat organoleptic characteristics distinct from other beef. The applicant group at the time of registration was CAPOLIB - Cooperativa Agrícola de Boticas, C.R.L., based in Boticas. The inspection and certification body named in the specification is Norte e Qualidade - Instituto de Certificação de Produtos Agro-Alimentares, Rua de S. Catarina, 741, Porto. Labelling must carry the denomination Carne Barrosã and the designation of origin.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 26, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PDO on 2 July 1996 under file number PDO-PT-0239 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013076).
• Only animals of the Barrosã breed entered in the Zootechnical or Genealogical Register of the Barrosã breed are eligible; no other breed is permitted.
• The production area is restricted to the subdistricts of Amares, Braga, Cabeceiras de Basto, Celorico de Barca, Ponte de Lima, Paredes de Coura, Valença, Boticas, and Montalegre.
• The product covers refrigerated carcasses or pieces of calves, bullocks, and cows — not a cured or processed product.

Tasting notes

Trás-os-Montes/Minho beef DOP from native Barrosã breed (Boticas-Montalegre area). Long-horned breed, characteristic mountain-grazed flavor.

HoReCa use

Barroso-Trás-os-Montes regional cuisine.

Packaging

• Same