I first came across a breed of cattle known as Fleckvieh when I was in vet school. It has several positive attributes but what stood out for me is the fact that it is a dual purpose breed. Though this ...

But Colac region farmer Luke McCarthy hopes to change that as a keen exponent of the red-and-white breed for the past decade. Pronounced ‘fleck-fee’, McCarthy family now joins 100 per cent of their ...

ELKADER, Iowa — Tucked into the hills on Gunder Road north of Elkader, Jerry and Wanda Brink and Jerry’s brothers, Jim and George, and their families raise purebred Fleckvieh Simmental and Hereford ...

The Fleckvieh is a breed of cattle that originated in the Alpine region. A robust animal, it is now found on every continent, with an estimated worldwide population of around 40 million. In Germany, ...

Scientists from Austria’s technical university of München (TUM) have identified the cause of a growth disorder that affects some cattle. DNA analysis has found the cause of the rare disorder that ...

Just the day before, Mary had delivered her first calf, a 90-pounder. Now, Mary and her calf were in one of the barns at Indian Creek Cattle, by the banks of Indian Creek. Mary and her calf are aming ...

Michael Cooper has expanded his enterprise by buying three blocks of land, building new sheds and a parlour, and importing Fleckviehs – after discovering the breed on YouTube while waiting on a cow to ...