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Conservation status | FAO (2007): endangered-maintained [1]: 111 |
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Country of origin | Sweden |
Use | milk |
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Coat | black, red and white |
Horn status | horned in both sexes |
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The Väneko is an endangered Swedish breed of dairy cattle. It is named for the village of Väne-Ryr in the landskap of Västergötland, in western Sweden. It is a traditional domestic Swedish breed, and derives from a group of cattle discovered in the 1990s, at a time when all traditional Swedish horned cattle were thought to have disappeared. [3]
The Väneko is a traditional domestic Swedish breed. [4] It is named for the village of Väne-Ryr in the Vänersborg Municipality of Västra Götaland, in the landskap of Västergötland in western Sweden.
It derives from a group of cattle discovered in the 1990s, at a time when all traditional Swedish horned cattle were thought to have disappeared. [3] There is a programme of recovery and conservation of the breed. [5] A herd-book for the breed was established in 1993. [6]
The Väneko is grouped with two other endangered indigenous cattle breeds, the Ringamålako and the Bohuskulla, as Allmogekor, or roughly "Swedish native cattle". [7]: 307 [5] Conservation and registration of these populations is managed by a society, the Föreningen Allmogekon. [3]
In 2014 the total Väneko population was reported to be 190. [6]
The coat of the Väneko is multi-coloured, black or red, sometimes with white; the cattle may be solid-coloured, red or black pied, or colour-sided. [2] [8] Bulls weigh approximately 775 kg, cows about 525 kg. [6]
The Väneko is a dairy breed, kept principally for its milk; [2] it is, however, not very productive. [5] The only breeding aim is preservation of the breed without contamination from other breeds. [3] It is maintained for social and cultural reasons, [3] and may be used in vegetation management. [2]
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Conservation status | FAO (2007): endangered-maintained [1]: 111 |
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Country of origin | Sweden |
Use | milk |
Traits | |
Weight | |
Coat | black, red and white |
Horn status | horned in both sexes |
|
The Väneko is an endangered Swedish breed of dairy cattle. It is named for the village of Väne-Ryr in the landskap of Västergötland, in western Sweden. It is a traditional domestic Swedish breed, and derives from a group of cattle discovered in the 1990s, at a time when all traditional Swedish horned cattle were thought to have disappeared. [3]
The Väneko is a traditional domestic Swedish breed. [4] It is named for the village of Väne-Ryr in the Vänersborg Municipality of Västra Götaland, in the landskap of Västergötland in western Sweden.
It derives from a group of cattle discovered in the 1990s, at a time when all traditional Swedish horned cattle were thought to have disappeared. [3] There is a programme of recovery and conservation of the breed. [5] A herd-book for the breed was established in 1993. [6]
The Väneko is grouped with two other endangered indigenous cattle breeds, the Ringamålako and the Bohuskulla, as Allmogekor, or roughly "Swedish native cattle". [7]: 307 [5] Conservation and registration of these populations is managed by a society, the Föreningen Allmogekon. [3]
In 2014 the total Väneko population was reported to be 190. [6]
The coat of the Väneko is multi-coloured, black or red, sometimes with white; the cattle may be solid-coloured, red or black pied, or colour-sided. [2] [8] Bulls weigh approximately 775 kg, cows about 525 kg. [6]
The Väneko is a dairy breed, kept principally for its milk; [2] it is, however, not very productive. [5] The only breeding aim is preservation of the breed without contamination from other breeds. [3] It is maintained for social and cultural reasons, [3] and may be used in vegetation management. [2]