List of Swedish cattle breeds

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This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in Sweden to be wholly or partly of Swedish origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Swedish.

Local nameEnglish name, if usedNotesImage
Allmogekor [3] grouping of traditional breeds
Bohuskulla [3] Bohuskulla.jpg
Fjällnära Boskap [1] Unique swedish mountain cattle (Fjallnara ko) at Skansen Sweden.JPG
Herrgård [1] extinct, merged into Swedish Red Pied between 1892 and 1928 [2]
Ringamålako [1] [2]
Rödbrokig Svensk Boskap [1] Swedish Red Pied extinct, merged into Swedish Red-and-White in 1927/1928 [2]
Skåne [1] extinct, merged into Swedish Red Pied between 1892 and 1928 [2]
Smålandsko  [ sv ] [1] extinct, merged into Swedish Red Pied between 1892 and 1928 [2]
Svensk Fjällras [1] [2] Fjallko.jpg
Svensk Jersey [1] [2] Swedish Jersey
Rödkulla [2] Swedish Red Polled Rodkull2.jpg
Svensk Kullig Boskap (SKB) [1] [2] Swedish Polled
Svensk Lågland [1] [2] Swedish Friesian Svensk Laglandsboskap.jpg
Svensk Röd och Vit Boskap (SRB) [1] [2] Swedish Red-and-White Svensk rod och vit boskap (SRB), cropped.jpg
Väneko [1] [2] Vaneko cow and bull.jpg


References

  1. Breeds reported by Sweden: Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved November 2016.
  2. [Swedish Board of Agriculture] (2002). Country report on animal genetic resources for food and agriculture in Sweden; annex to: The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN   9789251057629. Archived 7 September 2021.
  3. Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to: The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN   9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.