Fleckvieh

Fleckvieh
brown and white cattle
Fleckvieh cows at Rettenbach, in Deutschlandsberg, Styria, Austria
Conservation statusnot at risk
Country of origin
  • Austria
  • Germany
Distributionworldwide
Use
  • dual-purpose, meat and milk
  • formerly triple-purpose: meat, milk, draught
  • cross-breeding
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    1100–1300 kg[1]
  • Female:
    700–800 kg[1]
Height
  • Male:
    150–165 cm[1]
  • Female:
    140–150 cm[1]
Coatred pied or solid red[2]
Horn statushorned or polled
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus
Fleckvieh cow near Oeschinen Lake, Switzerland
German White Fleckvieh cow

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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