Ukrainian Simmental
(most common name in English)

(most common name):
• Simmental
(transboundary/brand name):
• Simmental
(local/other name):
• Symmentalska
local/other name (Russian):
• Ukrainskaya
• Ukrainski Simmentalskaya

The Ukrainian Simmental is a dual-purpose dairy/beef breed.

At the start of the 1800s, Simmental cattle from Germany were introduced to the Chernigiv region in northern Ukraine. They were crossed with Ukrainian Grey cattle.

By 1997, Ukrainian Simmental numbers were declining. (As of 2019, the population is only 9,777.)

However, in 2004, another Ukrainian breed called Simmental Beef was established and a herdbook opened. Both breeds go by the Ukrainian breed local name of ‘Symmentalska’.

Breeds developed using the Ukrainian Simmental include:
• Ukrainian Beef
• Ukrainian Red-and-White (Ukrainian Red Spotted) - dairy
• Znamensk (Znamenskaya) - beef

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-21

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