Cordeiro Bragançano

Cordeiro Bragançano is fresh lamb produced from animals of both sexes, three to four months old, belonging to the Churra Galego Bragançano breed. The animals must be offspring of parents entered in the Genealogical Register of that breed, reared within the designated region, and fed exclusively on whole mother's milk.

About this designation

Registered as a PDO on 21 June 1996 under file number PDO-PT-0230 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013240), Cordeiro Bragançano designates fresh lamb carcasses of both sexes, three to four months old, produced within the Terra Fria tramontane region of the Bragança planalto in Portugal. The specification requires that animals be the young of parents entered in the Genealogical Register of the Churra Galego Bragançano breed, that they be reared within the delimited region, and that they be fed on whole mother's milk. No other feeding regime is permitted under the specification. The link between the product and its geographical area is attributed to the agro-ecological conditions of the Terra Fria tramontane region, which the specification identifies as contributing to the distinctiveness of the breed. Historical evidence cited in the specification notes that the Churra breed was known in the fourteenth century, with further references and studies relating to the Churra Galego Bragançano breed. The inspection structure responsible for oversight is ACOB — Associação Nacional dos Criadores de Ovinos da Raça Churra Galega Bragançana, based in Bragança. The applicant group at the time of registration was Agrupamento de Produtores de Cordeiros Bragançanos, Lda.

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

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PDO on 21 June 1996 under file number PDO-PT-0230, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000013240.
• Animals must be offspring of parents entered in the Genealogical Register of the Churra Galego Bragançano breed.
• The specification requires feeding exclusively on whole mother's milk; no other feeding regime is permitted.
• The Churra breed associated with this designation was documented in the fourteenth century, according to the specification.