Danish Red cattle, also known as Red Danish or Red Dane, are a major dairy cattle breed in northern Europe. [1] [2] There are 42,599 pedigree cows in Denmark. They can be used as a beef breed once they finish their useful lifetime. [3]
Danish Red cattle, also known as Red Danish or Red Dane, are a major dairy cattle breed in northern Europe. [1] [2] There are 42,599 pedigree cows in Denmark. They can be used as a beef breed once they finish their useful lifetime. [3]
The breed was developed in Denmark based on local breeds bred with Angeln cattle [4] from Angeln, Schleswig. Danish Red cattle (and, earlier, Angeln cattle) have been imported to many other countries and have been used to improve and form many local breeds, [5] such as Lithuanian Red, Estonian Red, [6] Latvian Red, Polish Red, Belarus Red, [7] [8] Tambov Red (Russian Red), Bulgarian Red, etc.
The solid red color of these breeds has helped in making them popular for crossbreeding in tropical countries [9] with red Zebu dairy breeds like Sahiwal, Red Sindhi and Butana. They are good milk cows, yielding milk with higher butter fat and protein content than the Holstein Friesian does.
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