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Cattle: Hereford

Genetic Resource:
Hereford
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 3488 208
1998 3195 191
1999 3037 196
2000 2554 143
2001 2571 143
2002 2346 111
2003 2194 115
2004 2090 98
2005 1824 91
2006 1533 92
2007 1870 90
2008 1792 96
2009 1718 103
2010 1804 106
2011 1823 102
2012 1701 93
2013 1641 89
2014 1646 94
2015 1606 88
2016 1686 85
2017 1631 88
2018 1614 97
2019 1658 88
2020 1552 72
2021 1154 501
2022 1678 76

Cryo reserves

no Information

Payments

no Information

Description

Origin and distribution:
without regional focus
Purpose:
single purpose meat
Sacrum height of female animals in m:
130 - 135 cm
Sacrum height of male animals in m:
130 - 135 cm
Colour:
red,white belly,white head
Horn status:
horned
Weight of female animals in kg:
650 kg
Weight of male animals in kg:
650 kg
Daily growth in g/d:
1100 g