Country
Specie
ISO3
ZAF
Transboundary name
Holstein (black and white)
Other name
Fries, Friesland, Holstein Friesian, Holstein Friesland
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Special characteristic of product
Animals produce high milk yield of good quality.
Color comments
multi coloured: black, white
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
2
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1906
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
imported; The first Dutch cattle (maybe ancestors of the Friesland) have been imported in 1779-1784.
Year of origin
1779
Import
from 1992 25-30% AI with imported semen mainly from North America
Location within country
country-wide except in desert areas
Local cryo conservation status
Sufficient
Local Risk
Not at Risk
Detailed local risk status
Not at Risk
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
