Ringamal cattle are an ancient breed of cattle. It is a dairy cattle breed mainly used for milk production. The breed originated in Sweden and is mainly found in southern Sweden. He is known as Ringamalako in Swedish
The Ringamala breed of cattle originated in the village of Ringamala in Blekinge county in southern Sweden.
The breed is named after the village. And the animals are descended from Ayrshire and Swedish red cows. They have been kept isolated from other breeds of dairy cattle for many years.
And today there are 50 to 100 head of cattle in Ringamal, and the small gene bank herds are strictly controlled Peasants Association (Peasant Livestock Breeding Company). Learn more about this breed of cattle below.
Characteristics of ringamal cattle
Ringamala cattle are medium and large sized cattle. Most often they are reddish in color. But sometimes there are spotted animals. Bulls and cows have horns. And their horns are forward, curved and of medium size.
Bulls weigh on average about 750 kg. And the average live weight of cows is about 500 kg. Photos and information from Wikipedia.
Advantages
Ringamal cattle are a dairy cattle breed. They are mainly used for milk production.
Special Notes
Ringamala cattle are good for milk production. And in the past they were popular for milk production, but today the breed is much smaller. It is one of the rare cattle breeds.
There are currently few numbers available and the small genebank herds are strictly managed by the Société Pastorale Paysanne. See the full profile of this breed of cattle below.
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| Breed name | Ringamala |
| another name | Known in Swedish as Ringamålako |
| Purpose of the breed | Milk |
| Special Notes | Suitable for milk production |
| Breed size | medium to large |
| Bulls | About 750kg |
| cows | About 500kg |
| climatic tolerance | All climates |
| coat color | Reddish |
| horned | Yes |
| milk production | Good |
| scarcity | Ordinary parts |
| Country/place of origin | Sweden |
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