Lebedyn (cattle)

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Lebedyn or Lebedin cattle (Russian: Лeбeдинcкaя, Lebedinskaya) are a cattle breed from Ukraine.

The breed was formed by crossing Ukrainian Grey cattle with Brown Swiss bulls. Recognised as a breed in 1950 they were first bred in the Sumy region and are now used in the Sumy, Chernigov, and Kharkov regions[1]. American Brown Swiss bull have been used more recently to further improve the breed.

[edit] Characteristics

Lebedin cattle are similar in appearance to Swiss Brown with individuals varying from almost grey to dark brown. The muzzle, forequarters and sides are a darker shade. Cows weigh 500 to 650 kg, mature bulls 850 to 950 kg. Cows are around 130 to 136 cm tall. Butterfat levels are high averaging 3.76% with some cows giving over 5%.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Food and Agriculture Organisation genetic resources survey
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