German Pinzgauer
(local/other name in English)

(most common name):
• Pinzgauer
(transboundary/brand name):
• Pinzgau

The German Pinzgauer started development in the early 19th century with imported white-backed cattle from the valleys of:
• Bressanone (Italy)
• Pongau (Austria)
• Pinzgau (Austria)

It was in southeast Bavaria that these imported white-backed cattle were then crossbred with the local Bavarian land-race cattle.

Today in Germany, two types of Pinzgauer are kept:
• Pinzgauer Fleischnutzung (Pinzgau Beef)
• Pinzgauer Doppelnutzung (Pinzgau Dual-Purpose)

The Pinzgauer Fleischnutzung is a conservation breed of the original type and free of introgression. In 2019 there was a population of 850 with 57 breeding bulls and 793 cows. There is a herdbook and also a cryoconservation program in place.

The Pinzgauer Doppelnutzung is considered ‘at risk’. In 2019 there was a population of 901 with 3 breeding bulls and 898 cows. There is a herdbook and also a cryoconservation program in place.

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

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