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Telemark cattle or Telemark cow is an old
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breed of
cow Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult ma ...
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Characteristics

Telemark cattle are red, with a white colour on the back in the shape of a cross. Sometimes, cows are also white on the underside. The face is usually mixed in colour. Most Telemark colour have horns. The Telemark is primarily a
milk Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. Immune factors and immune ...
ing breed, and does not grow very large. Animals do not usually weigh more than .


History

Telemark cattle were defined as a breed in 1865. The driving force behind the work was the state
agronomist An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.), is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the ...
Johan Lindeqvist Johan Lindeqvist (7 October 1823 – 31 July 1898) was a Swedish agronomist. He was born in Skaraborg, Sweden. He served as State Agronomist in Norway from 1855 to 1872. He organized the first exhibition of Telemark cattle in Seljord in 1866, ...
, originally from
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. After the war, Norwegian red cattle were introduced into Norway. Traditional cow breeds then suffered a major drop off in numbers. In the 1980s, there were steps put into place to protect rare breeds. In 2006, there were 400 animals of this breed in Norway.


See also

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Norwegian Red Norwegian Red (Norwegian: ''Norsk rødt fe'') is a breed of dairy cattle developed in Norway since 1935. Since the 1970s, breeders strongly emphasized functional and production traits resulting in excellent production combined with world-leading ...
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Dølafe The Dølafe is a rare breed of cattle. The breed originates from the Gudbrand Valley, Østerdalen and Hedmarken in Norway. These areas offered good conditions for livestock with easy access to rich mountain pastures. Most Dølafe cattle today cam ...
* Målselvfe * Sidet trønder- og nordlandsfe * Østlandsk rødkolle * Vestlandsk fjordfe * Vestlandsk raudkolle


References


Further reading

*Jan Erik Kjær. ''Bondens lykke, kongens gull''.


External links


About the race at NordGen
Overview of Nordic breeds

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