Ringamåla Cattle
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Ringamåla Cattle is a breed
of dairy cattle
found primarily in southern Sweden
.
The Ringamåla cattle are an old Swedish farm breed originating in the village of Ringamåla in the southern Swedish county of Blekinge
. They are descended from Swedish Red Cattle
and Ayrshire cattle
.
Ringamåla cattle have been kept isolated from other dairy breeds for many years. Today, there are approximately 50 to 100 head of Ringamåla cattle and the small gene bank herds are strictly managed by the Peasant Cattle Society (Swedish: Föreningen allmogekon)
The Ringamåla cattle's approximate live weight is between 750 and 500 kg. The cattle are most commonly reddish in color, but spotted individuals do occur.
Presently, a small number of Ringamåla Cattle are kept at pasture at the Bokö Nature Reserve in the Östergötland
archipelago with the endangered Roslag sheep
.
Breed
A breed is a group of domestic animals or plants with a homogeneous appearance, behavior, and other characteristics that distinguish it from other animals or plants of the same species. Despite the centrality of the idea of "breeds" to animal husbandry, there is no scientifically accepted...
of dairy cattle
Dairy cattle
Dairy cattle are cattle cows bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made. Dairy cows generally are of the species Bos taurus....
found primarily in southern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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The Ringamåla cattle are an old Swedish farm breed originating in the village of Ringamåla in the southern Swedish county of Blekinge
Blekinge County
Blekinge County is a county or län in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona...
. They are descended from Swedish Red Cattle
Swedish Red Cattle
Swedish Red Cattle, also called Swedish Red-and-White Cattle, are a dairy cattle breed from Sweden that originated from English Milking Shorthorn dairy cattle and Scottish Ayrshire cattle. They are a robust and resilient, well known for their calving ease, fertility, udder health, and longevity...
and Ayrshire cattle
Ayrshire cattle
The Ayrshire cattle is a breed of dairy cattle originated from Ayrshire in Scotland. The average mature Ayrshire cow weighs 1,000-1,300 pounds . Ayrshires have red markings. The red can be an orange to a dark brown, with or without coloured legs. They are known for low somatic cell counts,...
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Ringamåla cattle have been kept isolated from other dairy breeds for many years. Today, there are approximately 50 to 100 head of Ringamåla cattle and the small gene bank herds are strictly managed by the Peasant Cattle Society (Swedish: Föreningen allmogekon)
The Ringamåla cattle's approximate live weight is between 750 and 500 kg. The cattle are most commonly reddish in color, but spotted individuals do occur.
Presently, a small number of Ringamåla Cattle are kept at pasture at the Bokö Nature Reserve in the Östergötland
Östergötland
Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden. It borders Småland, Västergötland, Närke, Södermanland, and the Baltic Sea. In older English literature, one might also encounter the Latinized version, Ostrogothia...
archipelago with the endangered Roslag sheep
Roslag sheep
The Roslag sheep is a breed of endangered domesticated sheep that originated in and is almost exclusively found in Sweden.Roslag sheep originate from the remnant populations of Swedish landrace breeds that used to be rather common all over the countryside, but are generally believed to have come...
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