Welsh Black

Welsh Black beef

The Welsh Black or Welsh Black Cattle is a breed of cattle from Wales in Great Britain . As the name suggests, the cattle are black. As a rule, they have horns, but there are also individual hornless lines. There are also individual red specimens of the breed.

Welsh-Black-Bull at the Green Week in Berlin

This breed of cattle is a breed of beef cattle that is kept outdoors all year round. Their particularly finely marbled meat with a high percentage of its own flavor is mainly used in upscale restaurants. At birth, an average weight of 35 kg, fully grown cows reach a weight of 650 to 800 kg, bulls 900 to 1250 kg.

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↑ Breed description cattle: Welsh-Black. In: Central Documentation of Animal Genetic Resources in Germany (TGRDEU). Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), accessed on July 17, 2015 .
↑ Ordinance on the protection against the spread of animal diseases in cattle traffic (Viehverkehrsverordnung - ViehVerkV), Annex 6 (to § 28 and § 32 paragraph 1), breed code. In: juris. Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, accessed on July 17, 2015 .

[genres-1] Breed description cattle: Welsh-Black. In: Central Documentation of Animal Genetic Resources in Germany (TGRDEU). Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), accessed on July 17, 2015 .

[juris-2] Ordinance on the protection against the spread of animal diseases in cattle traffic (Viehverkehrsverordnung - ViehVerkV), Annex 6 (to § 28 and § 32 paragraph 1), breed code. In: juris. Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, accessed on July 17, 2015 .