Archive for November 2009
Pinzgauer
Also Known By: Pinzgau, Jocherg Hummel
The Practical Breed
About 500 AD., Alpine herdsmen, who ran their cattle on small, widely scattered, rocky pastures, had begun to develop a breed of red and white cattle from the native red Bavarian cattle. Read the rest of this entry »
Piedmontese
ORIGINS OF THE BREED – ITALY
The Piemonte region of Northwest Italy (razza Piemontese) is a secluded pocket, naturally protected by the Alps mountains. Aurochs, Read the rest of this entry »
Ponwar
Origin
The Ponwar is small and compact with frequent white markings on the forehead, dewlap and limbs. Black and white color is often seen in the hill type of cattle and these features are also common in the Ponwar breed. However, the horns are inclined to be lyre-shaped, which may be due to some mixture of the nearby Read the rest of this entry »
Polled Hereford
The Origin and Growth of Polled Herefords
Polled Herefords represent the development of an idea – an idea spawned in the minds of a small number of Midwestern Hereford breeders in the late 1890s who realized that it was both possible and practical to develop “modern Herefords minus horns.” Read the rest of this entry »
Polish Red
Description:
In the 1880′s, red cattle from Denmark, Germany and Sweden were used to improve the various local strains of red Polish cattle. This mixture resulted in the formations of the Polish Red breed, for which a herdbook was established in 1895. Polish Red cattle are extremely robust dairy animals. They are however, rather late maturing; first calves are dropped at 3 years or later. Read the rest of this entry »
Philippine Native
Varieties: Batanes Black, Batangas, Ilocos, Iloilo
Originating from Chinese and Mexican cattle the Philippine Native is used primarily for milk and as a draft animal. The males of this breed will exhibit a small hump. The mature body weight in the females is 280 – 300 kg. Read the rest of this entry »
Parthenais (Par-Ten-A)
Origin
Parthenais existed in western Europe for hundreds of years with the official French herdbook being established in 1893. 100 years later the Canadian herdbook was established. Read the rest of this entry »
Ovambo
Description:
The Ovambo is of the Sanga type and is found in northern Namibia. They are similar to the Kaokoveld but smaller. The breed is usually dun or black. Read the rest of this entry »
Oropa
Also Known By: Pezzata rossa d’Oropa
The breed is found in the region of Biella, Piedmont in Italy. They are a dual-purpose breed, a larger version of the Aosta breed with Simmental breeding also introduced. Read the rest of this entry »
Orma Boran
Also Known By: Tanaland Boran
The Orma Boran is found in southeastern Kenya and if a variety of Boran cattle brought in by Oromo from Ethiopia in the 15th century. These cattle are more than the improved Boran. Read the rest of this entry »