Kurgan (cattle)

Kurgan (cattle)

The Kurgan (or Kurganskaya) cattle breed originates in south-western Siberia and is a composite of Shorthorn, Simmental, German Black Pied Cattle, Bestuzhev, Tagil, Red Steppe, and local cattle. [ [ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/ah759e/ah759e07.pdf Food and Agriculture Organisation genetic resources study] ] [http://www.tiho-hannover.de/einricht/zucht/eaap/descript/151.htm Breed description: Kurgan ] ]

Its coat colorations are Red, red and white, or roan. Its primary domesticated uses are beef and dairy.

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