Results for "alpine"
10 breeds found.
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🇨🇭 Switzerland and 5 moreBraunvieh
A large Alpine brown dairy breed from Switzerland, known for its strength and high milk yield.Taurine · Dairy · Rich milk
🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreBrown Swiss
A medium-sized American dairy breed descended from the Alpine Braunvieh, kept for high milk yield and cheese-making.Composite · Dairy · Rich milk
🇫🇷 France and 2 moreAbondance
A red and white dairy breed from the French Alps, kept for milk and mountain grazing.Taurine · Dairy · Heat-tolerant
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandHérens
A small black or red Swiss alpine breed kept for cow fighting and mountain grazing.Taurine · Sport · Quick and strong
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreTarentaise
A French alpine breed from the Tarentaise valley, kept for cheese and for crossingTaurine · Dairy · Docile
🇮🇹 Italy and 3 morePustertaler SprinzenPustertaler Schecken
Rare colour-sided Alpine cattle from South Tyrol: white with brown or black flank patchesTaurine · Dual-purpose
🇦🇹 AustriaTux-ZillertalTux-Zillertaler
A stocky Alpine breed from Tirol, black or red, once bred for cow-fighting contests.Taurine · Beef · Spirited
🇦🇹 Austria and 1 moreTyrol GreyTiroler Grauvieh
An alpine dual-purpose breed of the Tyrol, milked and fattenedTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy
🇮🇹 ItalyAosta Black PiedValdostana Pezzata Nera
A short-horned, black-pied dual-purpose breed from the Aosta Valley in ItalyTaurine · Dual-purpose · Thrifty foragers
🇮🇹 ItalyRendena
A dual-purpose Alpine breed from the Val Rendena in Trentino, chestnut to near-black.Taurine · Dual-purpose
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Tarentaise: BlackSlash73, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tux-Zillertal: Böhringer Friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Braunvieh: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tyrol Grey: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Brown Swiss: No machine-readable author provided. Malcolm Morley~commonswiki assume, Public domain, source
- Abondance: Walpole, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aosta Black Pied: Lohen11, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hérens: Joe Byrne, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rendena: User:Rendena, CC0, source