List of German cattle breeds
This is a list of the cattle breeds usually considered to be of German origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from Germany.
Name in German | English name if used | Notes | Image |
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Angler | Angeln | [1]: 48 [2] | |
Angler Rind alter Zuchtrichtung | extremely endangered[3] | ||
Ansbach-Triesdorfer | extremely endangered[1]: 48 [2][3] | ![]() | |
Berchtesgadener Katze | extinct | ||
Braunvieh | [2] | ||
Braunvieh alter Zuchtrichtung[1]: 48 [2] | Original Braunvieh | gravely endangered[3] | |
Deutsch Angus | German Angus | [4]: 183 | ![]() |
Deutsche Holstein Rotbunt | see Holstein Friesian[2] | ||
Deutsche Holstein Schwarzbunt | see Holstein Friesian[2] | ![]() | |
Deutsche Rotbunte | |||
Deutsches Schwarzbuntes Niederungsrind | German Black Pied | endangered[1]: 48 [2][3] | |
Deutsches Shorthorn | gravely endangered[1]: 48 [2][3] | ||
Doppelnutzung Rotbunt | conservation status: alert[1]: 48 [2][3] | ||
Fleckvieh | [2] | ![]() | |
Fleckvieh Fleischnutzung | [1]: 48 [2] | ||
Gelbvieh | endangered[2][3] | ![]() | |
Gelbvieh Fleischnutzung | [2] | ||
Glanrind | Glan | gravely endangered[1]: 48 [2][3] | ![]() |
Grauvieh | [2] | ||
Harzer Rotvieh | also Harzer Rote Höhenvieh | ![]() | |
Hinterwälder | Hinterwald | gravely endangered[2][3] | ![]() |
Hinterwälder Fleischnutzung | [2] | ||
Lakenvelder Rind | Lakenvelder | [2] | ![]() |
Limpurger | extremely endangered[1]: 48 [2] | ![]() | |
Murnau-Werdenfelser | Murnau-Werdenfels | extremely endangered[1]: 48 [2][3] | ![]() |
Murnau-Werdenfelser Fleischnutzung | [2] | ||
Pinzgauer | gravely endangered[2][3] | ||
Pinzgauer Fleischnutzung | [1]: 48 [2] | ||
Rotes Höhenvieh | endangered[1]: 49 [2][3] | ![]() | |
Rotvieh alter Angler Zuchtrichtung | [1]: 49 [2] | ||
Schwarzbuntes Milchrind | German Black Pied Dairy | ||
Uckermärker | [1]: 49 [2] | ![]() | |
Vogesen-Rind | [2] | ||
Vorderwälder | Vorderwald | conservation status: alert[1]: 49 [2][3] | ![]() |
Vorderwälder Fleischnutzung | [1]: 49 [2] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to: The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Germany: Cattle Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rote Liste der bedrohten Nutztierrassen in Deutschland (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Archived 11 February 2019.
- ^ Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding, sixth edition. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.