The German Black Pied Dairy
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East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
, created through combination breeding.
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be crossed with German Black Pied
German Black Pied cattle are a breed of dairy cattle that originated in the North Sea coast regions of northern Germany and the Netherlands.
Until the 18th century, cattle of diverse colours were bred in these regions. After 1750, the black pied ...
cows. The descendants of this crossing were to be crossed with Holsteins.
The goal of this three-breed cross was to create a cattle breed with high milk production, high milk fat content, and also sufficient beef performance. With respect to the economic conditions in the former GDR, the breed SMR was very useful.both in milk production and in fecundity performances
This breeding was continued as an "interse breeding" until 1990.
After German reunification
German reunification (german: link=no, Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) was the process of re-establishing Germany as a united and fully sovereign state, which took place between 2 May 1989 and 15 March 1991. The day of 3 October 1990 when the Ge ...
the German Black Pied Dairy cattle were displaced by German Holstein cattle.
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Cattle breeds originating in Germany
Dairy cattle breeds
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