German Black Pied cattle

Since the 1960s these crossed animals have been dominant, and so the German black-and-white cattle breed was born.

[2] The original breeding type was conserved in East Germany as a genetic reserve.

Individual breeders in West Germany and in the Netherlands were also able to conserve the original type.

German Black Pieds are smaller than Holstein Friesians and with a lower milk volume, but they are more fertile and long-lived.

It was found that the Fleckvieh bulls had faster growth rates, the carcases had a smaller proportion of fat, especially abdominal fat, and the animals could be slaughtered at an earlier date when fed on similar diets.