The Carinthian Blondvieh is an old cattle breed that is native to Carinthia

Carinthia (state)

Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...

 in Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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Characteristics

The Carinthian Blondvieh is typically uniformly white or pale yellow, with a pale mouth, horns, and hooves. Cows weigh 500 kg (1,102.3 lb) to 600 kg (1,322.8 lb), bulls 800 kg (1,763.7 lb) to 850 kg (1,873.9 lb). The Blondvieh was once a draft animal as well as a milk and beef producer.

History

The breed's date of origin is unknown. Dr. Adolf Gstirner sees the Blondvieh as descendant of the Slovenian Cattle that came with Slavic people to Carinthia. They were crossed with the Gelbvieh

Gelbvieh

Gelbvieh is a dual-purpose cattle breed originating in Bavaria, Germany around the end of the 18th century. The breed is known as the "German Yellow" and "Einfarbiges gelbes Hohenvieh." In spite of the name, the breed is a honey gold to red color, but due to crossbreeding with Angus cattle, a...

to form a new breed.

Literature

• Prof. Dr. A. Gstirner: Entstehung der steirischen Rinderrassen
• Dr. Johann Burger: Die Lavanttaler Hornviehrasse
• Dr. H. Sommeregger: Beitrag zur Geschichte der Kärntner Blondviehzucht, 1944