Harzer rotvieh
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! bgcolor=" pink" colspan=" 2" | Name binominal Boss taurus
or Boss primigenius taurus,
or Boss primigenius F. taurus
Linnaeus, 1758
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| Origin
| Germany, solid mass of Harz
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| Diffusion
| Local, preserved race
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| Size
| Large/Average/Small
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| Dress
| Linked red
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| Use
| Mixed
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The harzer rotvieh is a bovine race German.
Origin
It would result from crossings between Celtic cattle come from France and Great Britain, bovines simmental, Tux-zillertal and Tiroler grauvieh. It is for a very long time high in the mountainous solid mass of the Harz, with the borders of the Lower Saxony, the Saxony-Anhalt and the Thuringe. It is hardly high but in its area of origin where it is adapted better than of the more productive races. Manpower are weak: 380 cows and 5 bulls in 1996.
Morphology
It wears a dark dress uniformly red. The boor is also red. The short horns are turned forwards the, clear ones at dark end.C' is a race of big size. The cow measures 135 cm with the garrot for 600 kg and the bull 150 cm for: 1100 kg.
Qualities
It is a mixed race which gives a rich milk: fat contents 5% and protein 3,8%.Elle is rustic and develops well the fodder of its soil.