Glan cattle

[1] The modern type of Glan multipurpose cattle was established by Duke Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, through an inspection decree of 12 September 1773 that demanded the improvement of the local small red breed through using Simmental and Berne Mountain bulls.

In the 19th century the two breeds mixed and became the "Glan-Donnersberg cattle" that were exported to the Hunsrück, the Westerwald and the Eifel.

One decade later they changed the breeding aim: the draught performance, once one of the advantages, became less important.

In 1967 the pure breed was abandoned, and in 1972 the Association of the Rhenish Glan Cattle Breeders closed.

Many associations breed Glan cattle today, with the main focus on the beef performance.