German Black Pied Dairy
(most common name in English)

(most common name):
• Schwarzbuntes Milchrind (SMR)
local/other name (English):
• Black Pied Dairy Cattle

The German Black Pied Dairy is now a historical breed. Developed in East Germany during the 1950s and 1960s from local German Black Pied Lowland cattle, this was a dual-purpose breed mostly oriented towards milk.

Because of restraints on animal feed and a shortage of butter at that time, a smaller body with a high milk fat content was the priority. Danish Jersey and Holstein (USA) used in upgrading resulted in a breed of approximately 25% original German Black Pied Lowland, 25% Danish Jersey and 50% Holstein.

Although successful as a breed, German reunification brought about a rapid integration of the German Black Pied Dairy into the German Holstein population.

(German) Schwarzbuntes Milchrind = black and white dairy cattle

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-17

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