The Facts

Net daily gain, day 1–200
Around 1,000 grams in both males and females

Meat quality

• finely textured and marbled
• extremely tasty
• rich in OMEGA-3 fatty acids
• carcass yield up to 60 %

Excellent udder health

• high set udder with good udder fit
• low cell counts and therefore high milk quality
• the basis for specialty food production of cheese, butter and chocolate

> lowest insemination index
> unique fertility
> low stillbirth rate

Benefits in suckler cow herds

• good maternal instinct
• rich milk yield – due to its high milk production, this breed also makes good nurse cows
• Udder quality – high set udders
• allow the calf to drink comfortably
• suitable for pasture grazing in any terrain, frugal – Perfect for grazing on steep slopes and in rough terrain
• economic, highly vital
• Resilience – can be kept outdoors year-round
• fertile, healthy and long-lived – on average, an extra calf per cow
• easy calving without complications

The main distribution area of this breed is Tyrol and Vorarlberg. Meanwhile, this breed exists in almost all Austrian provinces.

Important export countries are: Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Southeastern Europe as well as Northern Europe.

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