Country
Specie
ISO3
ZAF
Language
eng.
Transboundary name
Simmental
Breed classification (geographic)
International
Color comments
uni coloured: dun-red or leather yellow and white, white face
Number of horns males
2
Number of horns females
2
Weight females
548.00
Herdbook
y
Herdbook established
1950
Domestication status
domestic
Taxonomic classification
Breed
Description of origin
imported in 1905 from Simmentaler (Germany) via Namibia by President M.T. Steyn. Large scale exports took place to neighbouring countries between 1880-1897.
Year of origin
1905
Location within country
Western Cape , Eastern Cape, North-west, Northern, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and northern KwaZulu-Natal Provinces
Local cryo conservation status
Sufficient
Local Risk
Not at Risk
Detailed local risk status
Not at Risk
International Transboundary Risk detailed
Not at Risk
