Carpathian Brown Swiss cattle
The Carpathian Brown Cattle ( Russian : Бypaя кapпaтскaя , Buraja karpats'kaja ) is a dual-purpose cattle breed from Ukraine .
Breeding history
In the 19th century, local cattle were crossed with Brown-Swiss and other varieties of Brown Swiss in the Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine . In 1973 the Carpathian Brown Swiss was recognized as a breed. In 1980 the total was 203,000 animals. Local animal welfare organizations estimate the population to be less than 3000 animals in 2020. There are no state-approved conservation or breeding measures. The breed is considered critically endangered according to the criteria of the FAO.
Characteristics
- Breed not very homogeneous
- strong constitution, compact build, straight
- Color brown in many shades
- Chest deep
- Adaptation to the climate of the Carpathian Mountains
- Weight cows 489 kg, bulls 816 - 1,000 kg
- Milk production 4,000 kg with 3.7% fat
- good fattening performance
There are 7 main breeding lines.
literature
- LK Ernst, NG Dmitriez: Animal Genetic Resources of the USSR . Ed .: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (= Animal Production and Health Paper . No. 65 ). Rome 1989, ISBN 92-5102582-7 , Carpathian Brown (Buraya karpatskaya), pp. 71 f . (English, fao.org [accessed February 19, 2020]).
- Yu. V. Gyzieev, О. V. Sydorenko, LV Vishnevsky (2017): Characteristics of the genetic structure of the bulls of the Carpathian Brown breed by kappa-kasein (CSN3) gene. Animal Breeding and Genetics 54: 216-221. doi: 10.31073 / ab.54.28 .