Fleckvieh cattle
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q689155
Library of congress:
sh2009010234
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Erhebungen über Kälberverluste beim deutschen Fleckvieh, 1973.
- Cattle of North America, 1973:
- Wikipedia, Dec. 3, 2009
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Wikipedia description:
The Fleckvieh (German pronunciation: [ˈflɛkfiː] , lit. 'spotted cattle') is a breed of dual-purpose cattle suitable for both milk and meat production. It originated in Central Europe in the 19th century from cross-breeding of local stock with Simmental cattle imported from Switzerland. Today, the worldwide population is 41 million animals.
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