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The Latvian Brown is a cattle breed that began to be formed when Embryo Plus - LATVIAN BROWN
Oklahoma State University webpageEuropean Red Dairy Breed Association
Cattle breeds originating in Latvia Fauna of Latvia {{Latvia-stub
The Latvian Brown is a cattle breed that began to be formed when Angeln cattle
The Angeln is a breed of cattle originally from Angeln in Schleswig-Holstein where they are first mentioned around 1600. however some people think that they may have existed for over 5000 years. Breed management has been practiced since 1830. An ...
were imported into Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
to improve the local, low-productive cattle.
In 1947 the breed was given a new name - Red-Brown Latvian. By 1980, numbers had reached over one million.
These cattle vary in color from light-red to dark-red and the bulls can be as heavy as 1000 kilograms (2205 pounds).References
Further reading
Oklahoma State University webpage
Cattle breeds originating in Latvia Fauna of Latvia {{Latvia-stub