Caucasian Brown Swiss

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Caucasian Brown Swiss cattle bred in Armenia

The Caucasian Brown Swiss ( Russian Кавказская бурая , Kawkasskaja buraja ) is a breed of cattle from the Caucasus ( Armenia , Georgia , Azerbaijan ) and Dagestan ( Russia ).

Breeding history

The breed was created by crossing local Caucasus cattle with Brown-Swiss , Kostromaer cattle and Lebedyner cattle . In 1980 the breed numbered 993,000 animals.

Characteristics

Race not homogeneous: three types ⇒ milk type, dual use type, meat type
Color brown in various shades
smaller than Brown-Swiss, more compact
Chest deep, medium wide
Croup broad and slightly sloping
Legs strong
Satisfactory udder, well developed teats and udder veins
Skin elastic
Weight cows 430 - 480 kg, bulls 700 - 800 kg
Milk yield, milk type 4,160 kg with 3.8% fat, dual use type 3,370 kg with 3.8% fat

There are 3 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 , Caucasian Brown (Kavkazskaya buraya), p. 73 ff . (English, online [PDF; 22.0 MB ; accessed on August 13, 2015]).