Fleckvieh cattle

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Name (Latin)
Fleckvieh cattle
Other forms of name
Fleckvieh Simmental cattle
German Simmental cattle
See Also From tracing topical name
Cattle breeds
MARC
MARC
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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