Montbéliarde
The Montbéliarde () is a list of cattle breeds, breed of red pied dairy cattle from the area of Montbéliard, in the département of Doubs (department), Doubs, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region of eastern France. It is used mainly for dairying and particularly for cheesemaking. History The name Montbéliarde was first used by Joseph Graber in 1872, when exhibiting a group of cattle at the Langres agricultural competition. Before this the local stock from indigenous multipurpose breeds such as Fémeline and Tourache (later known as Comtoise) had been improved by Mennonite farmers from Switzerland, and named Franco-Swiss. In 1889, the breed was accepted officially, and a stud book was founded. Since 1980, the breed has been selected for good roughage conversion. After 1900, many cattle were sold to the Le Midi, Midi region and Algeria. In the 1970s, Red Holstein was crossed into the breed. At the same time, they sporadically crossed with Fleckvieh cattle, ...
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