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The breed was once popular as a draft and beef animal but in the 18th century was replaced by Murboden Cattle, Pinzgau Cattle, or Carinthian Blondvieh. The animals are fully developed after two years in the Alps, so they count as the earliest maturing alpine cattle breed. Although they do not become fat their beef is well marbled. [2]
The Bavarian Pinzgauer Cattle Breeding Association was founded in 1896. By December 1890, the Pinzgauer population had grown to 101,880 in Bavaria, but it eventually collapsed as a result of industrialization after World War I. Demand for the cattle decreased, and the breed was replaced by better milk-producing breeds such as Fleckvieh cattle ...
This is a list of some of the cattle breeds considered in Austria to be wholly or partly of Austrian origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Austrian. [1]
A full half of these enterprises are spare-time, that is, less than half of household labor is devoted to farming or forestry. [1] The remainder are part-time. [ 1 ] Farms up to ten hectares are more often tended by part-time and spare-time farmers rather than by full-time farmers. [ 1 ]
Cattle are not often kept solely for hides, and they are usually a by-product of beef production. Hides are used mainly for leather products such as shoes. In 2012, India was the world's largest producer of cattle hides. [114] Cattle hides account for around 65% of the world's leather production. [115] [116]
Tux-Zillertal cattle may be black or red. The Tux-Zillertal is of medium size, powerfully built with a strong neck and strong black-tipped horns. [5]: 77 The coat is black or red, with white markings on the pelvis, the root of the tail, the underbelly and on the udder. [1] The black colour derives from the Tux breed, and the red from the Zillertal.
Pages in category "Cattle breeds originating in Austria" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The period is thought to have been the result of atypical weather conditions in the Alps: high precipitation due to the meeting of an Atlantic warm front with a polar cold front resulted in 3–4.5 metres of snow being deposited in a two- to three-day period. More than 600 buildings were destroyed and over 40,000 people were buried under snow. [5]