Breed-specific information (Accordion)

Brown Swiss cattle are strong milk types, showing also good feet and legs and a good udder. Besides that, they are spread globally. Thanks to their longevity, adaptability, fertility, suitability for pasturing, favorable calving traits and frugality, they are very popular among customers all over the world.

High protein contents and good protein quality (mainly kappa-casein BB) are further strengths. Brown Swiss cattle consistently stand out for their milk performance in different production settings.

Swiss animals are renowned for their excellent morphology: in recent years, they have been basically dominating all European exhibitions. 

Characteristics

• Longevity, healthy udders, heat resistance
• Ideal milk for cheese production
• Functional conformation

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Original Braunvieh is a typical dual-purpose dairy and beef breed. There is no Brown Swiss blood in the  Swiss Original Braunvieh – it is an original Swiss breed. Staunch Braunvieh breeders insist on pure breeding and improve milk performance only through a rigorous selection within their OB population while strictly preserving its favorable beef attitude.

Swiss Original Braunvieh cattle can be bred everywhere thanks to their resilience, adaptability, fertility and outstanding longevity. Another strength are their healthy limbs and strong feet, which are helpful in topographically difficult regions.

Characteristics

• Swiss origin
• Dual purpose: Milk and beef
• Robust cows with high longevity

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Swiss Holstein cows stand out for their high milk performance and a milk content that is in line with the market. Other features are top milking speed and early maturity. Functional type has played an essential role in breeding for decades, resulting in tightly attached udders, correct feet and legs, big capacity and strength.

This is one of the reasons why Swiss Holstein cattle have taken over the lead in Europe in recent years. They have won or achieved top rankings at several European Championships, regardless of their population size. That is why they have become so popular worldwide despite of the large competition.

Characteristics

• High and reliable performance
• Excellent conformation and superior udders
• Functional, ideal milking ability

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Swiss Red Holstein is the right dairy cow to reach top economic performance under favorable, cost-effective production and management conditions. The population was selected from the world’s best-performing Red Holstein and Holstein sires and relies on deep, long-lasting cow families.

The combination of tightly attached udders, top feet and legs and excellent type makes the Swiss Red Holstein a popular breed worldwide. These traits have been pursued through a rigorous breeding program focusing on performance,type and functionality, thus allowing Swiss breeders in recent years to dominate European Championships!

Characeteristics

• Strong cows with high milk production
• High quality udder and feet and legs
• Rank in the top internationally forperformance and type

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Swiss Fleckvieh is a mid-size, well-balanced, high-yielding dairy cow, ideal for a durable and efficient production in a large variety of settings. Swiss Fleckvieh cattle combine the strengths of the two originating breeds, Simmental and Red Holstein.

Swiss Fleckvieh breeding relies on long-living cow families with good fitness traits and udders. The cows are ideally suitable for pasturing and organic farming. They stand out for their strong functional traits.

Characteristics

• Long-lived, milk focussed cows
• Ideal for pasture and organic farming
• Excellent functional traits

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Simmental is an unproblematic, long-living dual-purpose breed with good milk and beef performance. It is particularly suitable for extensive farming. Simmental cattle also stand out for their good adaptability to pasture and ability to perform even under difficult production and management conditions, achieving a really high protein yield.

Simmental cattle are known for their excellent metabolic stability. Simmental is a breed originating from Switzerland; thanks to a strong selection and to the region it comes from, the Berner Oberland (mountainous region), it has developed into a resilient dual-purpose breed with excellent fitness traits. From there, it has conquered the whole world since as far back as the mid 18th century.

Characteristics

• Swiss origin
• Good milk and beef performances
• Robust cows with excellent fitness traits

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