Belarus Red ( be, Беларуская чырвоная, russian: Белорусская красная), also known as Byelorussian Red, Krasnaya belorusskaya, and Krasnobelorusskaya, is a

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

an dairy cattle breed. The breed has been improved by crossing with Angeln Red, German Red, Polish Red,

Danish Red Danish Red cattle, also known as Red Danish or Red Dane, are a major dairy cattle breed in northern Europe. There are 42,599 pedigree cows in Denmark. They can be used as a beef breed once they finish their useful lifetime. The breed The breed ...

, Estonian Red, and Latvian Brown. They are common in

, mostly around

Grodno Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...

and

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

. They are noted for their longevity and undemanding feeding requirements.

External links

* http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/belarusred/ * http://www.cnshb.ru/AKDiL/0044/base/k0030012.shtm {{cattle-stub Dairy cattle breeds Cattle breeds originating in Belarus Animal breeds originating in the Soviet Union Cattle breeds