Zwartbont Fries-Hollands
(local/other name)

(most common name):
• Fries Hollands (FH), zwartbont
(transboundary/brand name):
• Dutch Friesian
(local/other name):
• Fries-Hollands Zwartbont
local/other name (English):
• Black Pied Dutch Friesian
• Dutch-Friesian

The Zwartbont Fries-Hollands is a dual-purpose dairy/beef breed that has no Holstein blood. (Holstein-Friesians are known for higher milk production, but lower muscling than the Zwartbont Fries-Hollands.)

(Dutch) zwart = black
(Dutch) bont = pied (when used as an adjective)
(Dutch) bont = fur (when used as a noun)

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

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