[1] In Slovenia the breed is called Pomurska, and some small purebred herds have survived.
The breed is a mix of older local mountain breeds, including Murztal Cattle, living in the Mur Valley, Ennstal Mountain Pieds and Carinthian Blondvieh.
Breeding for a uniform type began in the early 19th century and a herdbook was established in 1869.
After World War II the population decreased greatly and there was crossing with other breeds.
Only at the beginning of the 1980s were Murboden cattle increasingly bred again, with the Austrian government running a conservation program.