Carinthian Blondvieh

Blondviehs were once bred to be triple purpose cattle, a draft animal as well as a milk and beef producer.

Dr. Adolf Gstirner sees the Blondvieh as descendant of Slovene cattle that came to Carinthia during the early medieval Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps.

They were crossed with Franconian Gelbvieh to develop a new breed which was officially formed by 1890.

[2] First recorded in the Carinthian lordship of Eberstein, breeding became common in the Lavanttal and the area around Friesach.

Carinthian Blondvieh became a rare breed in the late 20th century, when the population decreased sharply to about 100 cattle by 1990.