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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.
The Braunvieh is a uniform brown or grey-brown in color; 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 height at the withers in the range 140–152 cm; [15]: 22 bulls weigh on average 1050 kg, with an average height of 152 cm. [1]
They have contributed to the American Brown Swiss breed. ... Mature bulls weigh 1,000 to 1,100 kg (2,200 to 2,400 lb) and are 140 to 160 cm (55 to 63 in) tall at the ...
American Brown Swiss: Taurus: United States — Dairy — — American Milking Devon: Taurus: United States: Meat: Dairy: Draught — American White Park: Taurus: United States: Meat: Dairy — — Amerifax: Taurus: United States: Meat: Dairy — — Amrit Mahal: Indicus: India — — — Developed from Hallikar cattle for war purposes ...
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)
Brown Swiss [2] Chirikof Island [2] Corriente [2] Dutch Belted [2] Florida Cracker [2] Holstein [2] Pineywoods [2] Randall Lineback [2] Red Angus [2] Red Brangus [2 ...
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Breeding of the Tipo Carora began in the 1930s in the Venezuelan state of Lara, in western central Venezuela. Brown Swiss bulls from Europe and North America were used to live cover cows of the Amarillo de Quebrada Arriba, a local breed of Criollo cattle which was well adapted to the tropical conditions of the area, until about 85% of the genotype of the resulting stock derived from the Brown ...