!!!Mutterkuhhaltung

Suckler Cows, Keeping of, extensive, labour-saving form of cattle 
breeding for grassland use, which also reduces overproduction of milk 
products. In 1997 23% % (212,000 cows) of total livestock in 
Austria (900,000) were suckler or nurse cows, 80 % of the dams 
are Red Spotted Highland  Simmental cattle. The keeping of Suckler 
Cows has developed into a separate branch of the livestock industry 
since the setting of milk quotas introduced in 1978. Most companies 
began with Simmental Cattle, sometimes cross-breeding beef cattle, 
some companies focused on the production of beef cattle by importing 
animals (Angus, Limousin, Charolais and others). The Highland Cattle 
and Galloway breeds are especially robust  cattle breeds suitable for 
extensive husbandry.


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