Danish Red cattle
Danish Red cattle, also known as Red Danish or Red Dane, are a major dairy cattle breed in northern Europe.[1][2] The breed was developed in Denmark based on local breeds bred with Angeln cattle[3] from Angeln, Schleswig. Danish Red cattle (and, earlier, Angeln cattle) have been imported to many other countries and have been used to improve and form many local breeds,[4] such as Lithuanian Red, Estonian Red,[5] Latvian Red, Polish Red, Belarus Red,[6][7] Tambov Red (Russian Red), Bulgarian Red, etc.
The solid red color of these breeds has helped in making them popular for crossbreeding in tropical countries[8] with red Zebu dairy breeds like Sahiwal, Red Sindhi and Butana. They are good milk cows, yielding milk with higher butter fat and protein content than does the Holstein-Friesian.
Notes
- ↑ Oklahoma State University breeds of livestock
- ↑ Embryo Plus cattle breeds - Danish Red
- ↑ Oklahoma State University breeds of livestock- Angeln Cattle
- ↑ EAAP Similar central European breeds
- ↑ Embryo Plus cattle breeds - Estonian Red
- ↑ Embryo Plus cattle breeds - Belarus Red
- ↑ Oklahoma State University breeds of livestock- Belarus Red Cattle
- ↑ Food and agriculture organisation World Animal Review