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Cattle: Welsh-Black

Genetic Resource:
Welsh-Black
Type of genetic:
Breed

Recognized breeding operation

Associations or initiatives

Monitoring

Year Number of living female breeding animals Number of living male breeding animals
1997 853 85
1998 764 79
1999 634 62
2000 608 55
2001 607 45
2002 538 36
2003 519 35
2004 494 32
2005 474 31
2006 492 33
2007 513 80
2008 591 49
2009 607 38
2010 629 48
2011 656 51
2012 653 49
2013 680 56
2014 680 52
2015 692 62
2016 659 58
2017 707 61
2018 723 57
2019 743 69
2020 754 66
2021 785 71
2022 815 73

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

no Information

Description

Origin and distribution:
without regional focus
Purpose:
landscape preservation,single purpose meat
Sacrum height of female animals in m:
135 - 140 cm
Sacrum height of male animals in m:
145 - 150 cm
Colour:
black
Horn status:
horned and hornless
Weight of female animals in kg:
750 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
1.075 kg
Daily growth in g/d:
1000 g