Telemark cattle
Sign in to saveThe Telemarkfe or Telemark is a traditional Norwegian breed of dairy cattle. It originated in, and is named for, the county of Telemark in central southern Norway. In the second half of the nineteenth century it spread – with official encouragement – to most of the eastern and southern part of the country. In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed, with a total population of fewer than 600 head.
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The Telemarkfe or Telemark is a traditional Norwegian breed of dairy cattle. It originated in, and is named for, the county of Telemark in central southern Norway. In the second half of the nineteenth century it spread – with official encouragement – to most of the eastern and southern part of the country. In the twenty-first century it is an endangered breed, with a total population of fewer than 600 head.
== History == thumb|alt=A man in uniform standing between two horned cows which reach about to the height of his hip|Engraving from 1877 thumb|alt=black-and-white photograph of three colour-sided cattle on mountain pasture|In Nesland, 1958 The Telemarkfe is a traditional population of dairy cattle of the county of Telemark in central southern Norway. It was first characterised as a breed in 1856, when it was the subject of a cattle show organised in Kviteseid by Johan Lindeqvist, a Swede who had been appointed state agronomist for Norway. The cattle were shown again at the first national agricultural show in Seljord in 1866 – an event that developed into the annual Dyrsku'n.