Danish Red Explained

Danish Red cattle, also known as Red Danish or Red Dane, are a major dairy cattle breed in northern Europe.[1] [2] There are 42,599 pedigree cows in Denmark. They can be used as a beef breed once they finish their useful lifetime.[3]

The breed

The breed was developed in Denmark based on local breeds bred with Angeln cattle[4] 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,[5] such as Lithuanian Red, Estonian Red,[6] Latvian Red, Polish Red, Belarus Red,[7] [8] 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[9] 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 the Holstein Friesian does.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/danishred/ Oklahoma State University breeds of livestock
  2. Web site: Embryo Plus cattle breeds - Danish Red. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20030625015725/http://www.embryoplus.com/cattle_danish_red.html. 25 June 2003. 17 June 2006.
  3. Web site: Danish Red | Dairy Breeds . 2014-12-30 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304140413/http://www.vaex.nl/vv/int-eng/cattle/breeding-cattle/dairy-breeds/danish-red.aspx . dead .
  4. http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/angeln/ Oklahoma State University breeds of livestock- Angeln Cattle
  5. Web site: EAAP Similar central European breeds . 2006-06-17 . 2009-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090518121913/http://www.tiho-hannover.de/einricht/zucht/eaap/groups/c4_3.htm . dead .
  6. Web site: Embryo Plus cattle breeds - Estonian Red. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20030627165835/http://www.embryoplus.com/cattle_estonian_red.html. 27 June 2003. 17 June 2006.
  7. Web site: Embryo Plus cattle breeds - Belarus Red. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100827122610/http://www.embryoplus.com/cattle_belarus_red.html. 27 August 2010. 17 June 2006.
  8. http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/belarusred/ Oklahoma State University breeds of livestock- Belarus Red Cattle
  9. http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/004/X6500E/X6500E13.htm Food and agriculture organisation World Animal Review

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