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The Guernsey is of medium size: cows weigh 450 to 500 kg, and bulls 600 to 700 kg. The coat is red or fawn (wheat-coloured), and may or may not be pied red-and-white or fawn-and-white. [3]: 192 The Guernsey produces rich and flavoursome milk. It traditionally had several other good qualities: it was long-lived, calved without difficulty, grazed ...
The American Brown Swiss descends from a total of 167 imported parent animals. [2]: 142 A breed society, the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders' Association, was formed in 1880; the first herd-book dates from 1889. By the end of the century breeding was directed towards dairy qualities; a production register for cows was opened in 1911.
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The Braunvieh is a uniform brown or grey-brown in colour; the nose is black and encircled by a pale ring. The horns are pale with dark points. Cows weigh some 650–700 kg, with a solid height at the withers in the range 140–152 cm; [15]: 22 bulls weigh some on average 1050 kg, with an average height of 152 cm. [1]
This is a list of some of the cattle breeds considered in Switzerland to be wholly or partly of Swiss origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Swiss. [1] Braunvieh or Swiss Brown [2]: 307 Hérens; Évolène; Fribourgeoise (extinct)
Guernsey: Guernsey [1] 19 5 4.51 [2] 3.37 [2] One of the Channel Islands cattle. Harzer Rotvieh: Germany: Hays Converter: Canada: Hérens: Switzerland: Holstein-Friesian: Netherlands [1] 53 14 3.65 [2] 3.06 [2] Known for producing the most milk of any cattle. Illawarra Shorthorn: Australia [1] 7.5 2 Irish Moiled: Ireland: 7.5 2 Rare breed and ...
A cow can produce 2,500 kg of milk per lactation period, which lasts for about 305 days. The butter fat content of the milk is around five percent. [6] Initial breeding, a government initiative led by Lecky, started with Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein Friesian, Jersey and Red Poll breeds. By a process of elimination, Ayrshire and ...
Traditional Simmental cow on alpine pasture (Engstligenalp) Purebred "Black Simmental" bull in North America The Simmental or Swiss Fleckvieh is a Swiss breed of dual-purpose cattle . It is named after the Simmental – the valley of the Simme river – in the Bernese Oberland , in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.