Scandinavian Red Cattle Breeds and Their Importance in the Cattle Industry
2023
Guloglu, Nejla | Gungor, Irfan | Ozbeyaz, Ceyhan
Scandinavian Red Cattle; It is the general name given to cattle that includes Norwegian Red, Swedish Red and Danish Red. Norwegian Reds are not a pure breed, but a breed that was formed by crossing Norwegian Red and White, Red Hornless Eastland Cattle and Ayrshire, including domestic and imported breeds. Later, Swedish Red and White, Fresian and Holstein were included in the gene pool. In this crossbreeding, it is aimed to develop a superior combined breed. Swedish Red; It is closely related to the Red Cattle Breed in eastern Norway. Swedish Red Cattle are similar to Norwegian Red cattle and Western Finnish cattle. Danish red was obtained by crossing Angeln cattle from Ballum, Tonder and Schleswig cattle in the 19th century. Holstein breed cattle used in crossbreeding practices with Scandinavian Red cattle are originated from the cattle raised in the lowlands of the North Sea coasts of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, and are the most common cattle breed in the world. Scandinavian Red cattle breeds are used effectively in the world to eliminate the deformations that occur in culture breeds and to regulate yields. It is thought that it would be appropriate to use Scandinavian Reds in crossbreeding studies in order to eliminate the reproductive and health problems seen in Holstein in Turkey as well as in the world. In addition to the fact that the bulls have superior characteristics in terms of the breeds to be used in crossbreeding studies, it is thought that care should be taken to ensure that they are complementary to each other in terms of the genetically emphasized characteristics.
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