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List of Norwegian cattle breeds

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

Local name English name, if used Notes Image
Dølafe[1][4] Døla Cattle traditional breed, merged into Norwegian Red in 1963,[5]: 46  endangered-maintained[3]: 86 
Lyngdalsfe Lyngdal traditional breed, merged into the Sør og Vestlandsfe in 1947, extinct[5]: 108 
Norsk Rødt Fe[1][4] Norwegian Red modern composite breed, formed 1961 by merger of Østlansk Rødkolle and Norsk Rødt og Hvitt Fe
Norsk Rødt og Hvitt Fe[5]: 88  Norwegian Red-and-White composite, created 1939 from Swedish Red-and-White, Ayrshire, Hedmark and Red Troender; merged into Norwegian Red in 1961[5]: 88 
Østlandsk Rødkolle[1][4] Eastern Red Polled Cattle traditional breed, critical-maintained[3]: 86 
Sidet trønderfe og nordlandsfe[1][4] Sided Trønder and Nordland Cattle traditional breed, endangered-maintained[3]: 86 
Sør og Vestlandsfe[5]: 88  South and West Norwegian created in 1947 by merger of Vestlandsk Fjordfe, Vestlandsk Raudkolle and Lyngdal; merged into Norwegian Red in 1968; extinct[5]: 108  
Telemarkfe[1][4] Telemark traditional breed, endangered-maintained[3]: 86 
Vestlandsk Fjordfe[1][4] Western Fjord traditional breed, merged into the Sør og Vestlandsfe in 1947,[5]: 108  endangered-maintained[3]: 86 
Vestlandsk Raudkolle[1][4] Western Red Polled traditional breed, merged into the Sør og Vestlandsfe in 1947,[5]: 108  endangered-maintained[3]: 86 

References

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  1. Breeds reported by Norway: Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2024.
  2. [Norwegian Board of Agriculture] (2002). Country report on animal genetic resources for food and agriculture in Norway, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed September 2024.
  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.
  4. List of breeds in EAAP-AGDB: Cattle in Norway. Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. Archived 14 October 2007.
  5. Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties (fifth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 085199430X.


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