Country
Specie
ISO3
POL
Language
pol.
Other name
Lowland Red and White Cattle, Polish red and White, Polish red and white
Breed classification (adaptedness)
Locally adapted
Breed classification (geographic)
Local
Other special qualities
This breed has a better beef-producing capacity as well as more developed musculature and a greater fattening ability than Black and White.
Color comments
multi coloured: red and white spotted
Efabis main colour
Multi-coloured, red and white, with dark hooves.
Number of horns males
0
Number of horns females
0
Wither height males
136
Wither height females
134
Weight males
850.00
Weight females
650.00
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1910
Domestication status
domestic
Description of origin
Red and White cattle predominated in the European cattle population until the 17th century. It was imported to Lower Silesia and the Opole region in the 19th century. It is widely distributed in the mountainous and submountainous regions.
Year of origin
0
Import
since 1950 from Red and White (Netherlands)
Location within country
This breed appears in the mountains and submountainous regions of the south-western Poland. Provinces: Lower Silesia, Silesia, Opole, Malopolska, Podkarpacie.
Local cryo conservation status
Not Sufficient
Local Risk
At Risk
Detailed local risk status
Vulnerable
