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Fleckvieh cattle
Sign in to savethumb|Fleckvieh cow near Oeschinen Lake, Switzerland thumb|German White Fleckvieh cow
Key facts
- Cattle breed.name
- Fleckvieh
- Cattle breed.image
- Schecken in Rettenbach.JPG
- Cattle breed.image_alt
- brown and white cattle
- Cattle breed.image_caption
- Fleckvieh cows at Rettenbach, in Deutschlandsberg, Styria, Austria
- Cattle breed.status
- not at risk
- Cattle breed.distribution
- worldwide
- Cattle breed.maleweight
- 1100–1300 kg
- Cattle breed.femaleweight
- 700–800 kg
- Cattle breed.maleheight
- 150–165 cm
- Cattle breed.femaleheight
- 140–150 cm
- Cattle breed.coat
- red pied or solid red
- Cattle breed.horn
- horned or polled
- Cattle breed.subspecies
- taurus
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 1830
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- cattle
- Image
- Schecken in Rettenbach.JPG
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- P1889
- Simmental cattle
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Article
3 sectionsContents
- History
- Meat production
- References
thumb|Fleckvieh cow near Oeschinen Lake, Switzerland thumb|German White Fleckvieh cow
The Fleckvieh (, ) is a breed of dual-purpose cattle suitable for both milk and meat production. It originated in Central Europe in the 19th century from cross-breeding of local stock with Simmental cattle imported from Switzerland. Today, the worldwide population is 41 million animals.