Pinzgauer
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Els, Heleen C.
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COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Alpine area of Austria. Name from Pinzgauer area in Salzburg Province.
SIZE: Medium to large.
COLOUR: Mahogany red-brown with white topline, underline and tail.
PURPOSE: Dual purpose.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Used for beef and dairy production. Heifers calve early (most calve at 2.5 years old). Bulls exhibit masculine characteristics early in life but remain docile and easy to handle throughout breeding lives. Longevity is appararent, Pinzgauers breed up to 10/11 years of age.
SIZE: Medium to large.
COLOUR: Mahogany red-brown with white topline, underline and tail.
PURPOSE: Dual purpose.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Used for beef and dairy production. Heifers calve early (most calve at 2.5 years old). Bulls exhibit masculine characteristics early in life but remain docile and easy to handle throughout breeding lives. Longevity is appararent, Pinzgauers breed up to 10/11 years of age.
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The colour slides have been scanned with a HP ScanJet 5590 scanner; 24-bit true colour, 600 dpi, saved in JPEG-format. Downscaling was done with Adobe Photoshop.
Photo 1: Original scanned document size: (w)85.51 x (h)56.59 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)5.04 cm, 48.6 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 18 sec. @ 28.8 kbps.
Photo 1: Original scanned document size: (w)85.51 x (h)56.59 cm. Final web-ready size: (w)7.62 x(h)5.04 cm, 48.6 kb, 150 ppi. Estimated download time: 18 sec. @ 28.8 kbps.
Keywords
Cattle breeds
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Felius, M 1995, ‘Cattle breeds: an encyclopedia’, Misset, Doetinchem, pp.179-183.
Loubser, A, Schutte, N & Hofmeyer I 2007, ‘Cattle breeds of South Africa : an index of breeds and overview of industry’, Agriconnect, Pretoria, pp.172-175.
Loubser, A, Schutte, N & Hofmeyer I 2007, ‘Cattle breeds of South Africa : an index of breeds and overview of industry’, Agriconnect, Pretoria, pp.172-175.