Kostroma beef
The Kostromaer cattle ( Russian Костромская порода крупного рогатого скота , transcribed Kostromskaja poroda kruplowo rogatowo skota ) is a breed of cattle from Russia and Belarus . It is a dual purpose breed .
Occurrence
The Kostroma cattle are mainly kept in the Oblasts of Ivanovo and Vladimir in Russia and Vitebsk and Mahiljou in Belarus . They are also found in Tatarstan and Mari El .
history
Breeding began at the end of the 19th century in the Kostroma Oblast in the Central Federal District in Russia . The local land races Miskow cattle and Babajew cattle formed the land for breeding . The breeds Yaroslavl , Cholmogory and Ayrshire were crossed into the Miskow cattle. In the Babajew cattle was Brown Swiss crossbreeding. From 1912 Brown-Swiss bulls were often crossed with Babayev cows. In 1920, a large number of Babayev and Swiss Brown cattle were kept in the Karawajewo state farm in Kostroma Oblast, where they had been crossbred since 1932. In 1934 the Kostroma breeding station was founded. In 1944 the breed was officially recognized.
number
In 1980 there were 838,100 animals. There are 7 breeding lines.
Characteristics
- similar to Brown-Swiss
- Color: light gray with a yellow or pale yellow eel line
- long head, narrow forehead
- straight, broad back and loin
- strong constitution, hardness, longevity
- Milk yield 3,900 to 5,000 kg with 3.7 to 3.9% fat
- good meat quality
Literature and web links
- 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. 75 f . (English, fao.org [PDF; 22.0 MB ; accessed on August 13, 2015]).
- The Kostroma beef (Russian)