It is hard to imagine an evening in the village without a glass of warm fresh milk and a loaf of fresh bread with sour cream. More recently, in every village courtyard there were at least 2-3 cows. Now times have changed, but farmers have not gone anywhere and are actively supplying the whole world with delicious meat and milk.
For performance, only the best breeds are selected. In our article you will learn about the largest cows in the world, whose weight reaches up to 1,500 kilograms. Almost all breeds are actively bred in our country.
List
- 10. Tagil, 530-590 kg
- 9. Anglera, 550 kg
- 8. Black-and-white, 650 kg
- 7. Limousine, 700 kg
- 6. Holstein, 700 kg
- 5. Bestuzhevskaya, 800 kg
- 4. Kostroma, 800 kg
- 3. Montbeliard, 600-820 kg
- 2. Dutch, 600-1000 kg
- 1. Hereford, 800-1500 kg
10. Tagil, 530-590 kg
This breed was bred in the 18-19 century. In the Urals, local cattle were crossed with Dutch breeds, and they noticed that crossbreeding favorably affected the structure and mammary glands. So in several stages it was deduced Tagil breed. Its weight is from 500 kilograms with small growth.
Most often, black and black and white are found, but the color of this breed is different. The main advantage of this breed is its unpretentiousness to the environment. She gets along well in harsh climates and does not lose milk productivity. In addition, they are very easy to breed.
9. Anglera, 550 kg
This breed comes from Germany. Its characteristics include the characteristics of angels and shorthorns. The former have good milk production, and the latter are intended for meat production.
These animals have proven themselves in the production of milk and meat. They are bred not only in Germany, but also in America and Russia.
Their suit is red or cherry. Exactly angler cow considered the best in the world in terms of the quality of the skin The weight of a cow reaches 550 kilograms, and a bull weighs twice as much.
8. Black-and-white, 650 kg
It is this coloring that can most often be seen on TV or in illustrations of children's books. They are classified as purebred. Such cows are divided into two types: black and colorful Urals and black and motley Siberia. Milk productivity of the second type is several times greater than the Ural.
These cows are well acclimatized to any living conditions, besides they have excellent health, for which they are most valued. But despite all this, they are very demanding in the conditions of detention, so you need to take care of them more carefully and accurately.
7. Limousine, 700 kg
This breed takes a well-deserved place in the ratings of the largest cows. Meat limousine cow traditionally considered the most delicious. She comes from France and is still grown there. She got this name because of the area in France, where cattle were first bred.
Australians and Latin Americans also succeeded in raising the Limousine breed of cows. Cows can have several shades of golden brown and red. There is a single herd of Limousine cows that is painted black. Cows grow up to 700 kilograms, which puts them in a serious article in the export of meat products.
6. Holstein, 700 kg
Bred this breed back in the 19th century in the United States, but it gained popularity in many other countries. It is distinguished from others not only by its high milk productivity, but also by its large size. Also, many who breed cows as meat use it Holstein breedIts weight reaches 700 kilograms.
The ancestors of this cow were representatives of black-motley cattle. This breed is easy to distinguish by external features. Cows are black and white, and the ratio of white and black can be completely different.
These cows are very clean, but at the same time they adapt to different living conditions. In Israel, they have achieved maximum performance from this breed worldwide, all thanks to a balance of content.
5. Bestuzhevskaya, 800 kg
This is one of the oldest domestic breeds. She was taken back in 1780. The breed received this name due to the name of the breeder. The breed was approved only in 1869. They have several shades of red and cherry color. By constitution, they are very well developed. Weight from 500 to 800 kilograms.
Most Bestuzhev breed bred in the Samara and Ulyanovsk regions, as well as in Bashkiria. Such cows are very unpretentious both in living conditions and in food.
Due to their stamina, they are resistant to many diseases. This is a very popular breed of cows in Russia for both milk production and meat.
4. Kostroma, 800 kg
Compared to imported breeds, Kostroma less productive, but it is her most often chosen by Russian farmers because of their adaptability to the local climate.
In the 19th century, experiments were launched in the Kostroma region to increase the productivity of cattle. After long experiments, scientists were able to bring cows to acceptable indicators. And in 1940, the Kostroma breed began to be delivered outside the region.
The Kostroma breed has several features that are unique to it. Character can be any. Different farmers speak differently about this breed. Someone says that they are calm, and someone, on the contrary, considers them violent and restless.
3. Montbeliard, 600-820 kg
Very beautiful and graceful breed of cows. They give a high-quality dairy product for quite a long time and their weight can reach 820 kilograms.
Pastoralists in Switzerland and France set a goal - to make an unpretentious and hardy breed of cows with high productivity. They started in the 18th century, they managed to get a cow with all the necessary qualities only a century later.
In 1889, an official presentation was held at the World Exhibition in France Montbeliard Cow. Among all its relatives, this breed is considered the most elegant and therefore it is taken to act in films about milk.
2. Dutch, 600-1000 kg
This cow is considered one of the oldest and most productive. She has been over three hundred years old. She was bred in Holland and she is purebred. Thanks to her, new breeds of cows have improved and even formed.
Dutch breed It is located all over the world, it came to Russia during the reign of Peter the Great. It differs in its black and white color with a characteristic belt. It grows to 600 and even 1000 kilograms.
The advantages of this breed are not only that they quickly adapt to any climatic conditions, they are most productive in milk and meat. They also belong to precocious rocks.
But there are several disadvantages of keeping a Dutch cow, for example, they are susceptible to various infectious diseases.
1. Hereford, 800-1500 kg
Our heavyweight closes our list - Hereford Cow. Its weight can reach up to 1500 kilograms. Brought her in England in the 17-18 century. Hereford cattle are raised in New Zealand, Canada, USA, Australia, Kazakhstan.
For the first time, cows were brought to Russia in 1928-1932 from England and Uruguay. Now in the country, Hereford breed takes the second place among meat breeds. Their mother can only be dark red, so they can be easily distinguished from other breeds.
At birth, calves weigh up to 30 kilograms. The marbled and high-calorie meat is very expensive. Such cattle quickly ripens and easily adapts to any conditions. Hereford animal meat is considered one of the best for cooking steaks.