Dual purpose breeds

The Belgian Blue  is a breed of beef cattle from Belgium. Alternative names for this breed include Belgian Blue-White; Belgian White and Blue Pied; Belgian White Blue; Blue; and Blue Belgian. The Belgian Blue’s extremely lean, hyper-sculpted, ultra-muscular physique is termed “double-muscling”. The double-muscling phenotype is a heritable condition resulting in an increased …

The Romanian Baltata breed is characterized by a large variability through the prism: Variability of the maternal breed (Transylvanian steppe) Variability of the Simmental breed that was imported from 5 different countries Changing in time the features and focusing on milk and meat production. Live …

Holstein Cows are characterized by a large variability through the prism: A healthy Holstein cow has 40 kilograms at birth Holstein color is on its ancestors who lived in nomadic tribes in North America The average weight is 680 kg and is 1.5 meters tall …

Cattle weight is about 600-800 kg and bulls can weigh a ton. – Despite average size, body weight is high. – They have a very high capacity to give milk, average annual production of approximately 5,000 liters. – The amount of fat in milk is …

The Salers is a breed of cattle which originated in Cantal in the Massif Central of France. They have a thick mahogany red or black coat A small percentage are naturally born without horns (polled). Changing in time the features and focusing on milk and …

The Montbéliarde breed originates in the area between Switzerland and France, the Jura. At that time there were several local varieties, where the red white breed was important. The Montbéliarde is a milk and meat breed, which is easily maintained under elementary conditions. In total, …