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Bretonne pie noir After nearly disappearing in the 1970s, this little cow typically Breton took over the perks. Encounter with a cow that has on a roll!
The decline in renewal
Like many other French breeds, the Breton pie black (no e at the end of “black”) was saved from extinction by ranchers and passionate advocates of biodiversity. Present in Britain for several centuries, it appeared, in fact, to the late nineteenth century, among the largest French breeds. After the Second World War, in the context of intensification of livestock production, prices fell dangerously its workforce. In 1975, it was realized that the race would likely have disappeared in 1980. A backup program was therefore launched (the first in France). Paid off: in 2010 there were 1 600 Brittany piebald. Read the rest of this entry »
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Beautiful, cosmopolitan, sometimes decked out with a bell around the neck, this mixed-race straight from the mountains of Switzerland appears as a real cow Epinal, uh, Simmental!
Story of a cow in full revival
The French Simmental, part of widespread population “red pie” of mountains, is originally from Switzerland but is high in the east of France long ago. The Herd Book (genealogical record) was created in 1930 in Dijon, under the name “Red Spotted in the East”. The race then experienced a meteoric rise, and gained a dominant position in France. However, from the 1960s, it saw its workforce drop dramatically despite its name change to “Pie Rouge de l’Est”. Concerned, the abandonment of mixed race in favor of beefing or specialized dairy breeds. Read the rest of this entry »