The Fribourgeoise or Freiburger was a Swiss breed of cattle from the Canton of Fribourg in western Switzerland.

The Fribourgeoise was a traditional Swiss breed of cattle from the Canton of Fribourg in western Switzerland.

[3]: 308 In 1966 the restrictive regulations on artificial insemination were lifted, and frozen Holstein semen from Canada began to be imported in quantity.

[3]: 308  In the same year, the last remaining pure-bred Fribourgeois bull died,[4] and the breed became effectively extinct.

[5]: 88  The modern Swiss Holstein is considered to be partly descended from it;[6] it may also have influenced the development of the Italian Valdostana Pezzata Nera breed.