Tiroler Grauvieh
(most common name)

(transboundary/brand name):
• Tyrolean Grey
(local/other name):
• Alpina grigia (Italy)
• Grauvieh (Albania/Denmark/Germany/Italy)
• Grey Alpine
• Grigio alpina (Italy)
• Oberinntal (Albania)
• Oberinntaler Grauvieh (Austria)
• Tyrol Grey
• Valbona (Albania)

The Tiroler Grauvieh is a Grey Mountain breed.

The Tiroler Grauvieh is well adapted to its local environment and climate (consisting of mountains, semi-desert, and wetlands) and also assists in vegetation management on extremely steep mountain pastures.

The Tiroler Grauvieh coat is grey with a white muzzleband (known in German as rehmaul), black horn tips and hoofs; bulls have a white eel-stripe along the back.

Tiroler Grauvieh horns are shaped artificially into a lyre shape.

(German) rehmaul (or reh maul) = deer mouth

This page was last updated on: 2024-06-14

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