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身价430万美元，全球最贵奶牛在巴西，以纯白毛发著称

A 4-and-a-half-year-old Nelore breed cow known as Viatina-19 FIV Mara Imóveis was recently priced at $4.3 million, making it the most expensive cow in the world by a large margin.

One-third of the ownership of the cow was recently sold at an auction in Arandú, Brazil for 6.99 million real ($1.44 million), putting its total value at a staggering $4.3 million. Viatina-19 FIV Mara Imóveis had already been named the world’s most expensive cow last year when half of its ownership was auctioned off for around $800,000, which was another record-breaking price at the time.

Viatina-19 FIV Mara Imóveis price is considered a new milestone for the Nelore, a cow breed highly valued all over the world for its qualities. Characterized by their bright white fur, loose skin, and a large bulbous hump above their shoulders, the Nelore is primarily known for their naturally high resistance to hot weather. Their white fur plays a big part in this, as it reflects most wavelengths of light, as does the fact that their sweat glands (腺) are twice as large and 30 percent more numerous than those of most European breeds.

Nelore cattle, named after the Indian district of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, also have a very efficient metabolism, which allows them to grow well even in low-quality situations. Incredibly hardy, the Nelore can resist a number of parasitic infections (寄生虫感染) and their tough skin is much harder for insects to get into. The breed also breeds very easily.

According to a report by the Guardian, sperm (精子) from the most valuable Nelore bulls can cost $5,000 per 0.55 ml dose. There are around 167,000,000 Nelore cows in Brazil, around 80 percent of the cattle in the South American country.