Breeders did not accept the new classification, and continued to maintain separate bloodlines as before.

[3]: 12–13 [4] Of the two constituent breeds, the Swedish Red Polled received official recognition in 2004, while the Fjäll has divided into two sub-breeds, the Fjällnära Boskap and the Svensk Fjällras.

[5]: 307 [2] Breeders did not accept the new classification, and continued to maintain separate bloodlines as before.

[3]: 13  In 2004 the Rödkulla received official recognition: a breed number (40) was assigned to it by the Statens Jordbruksverk, the Swedish board of agriculture.

[6] Two different types of Fjäll cattle are reported to DAD-IS: the Fjällnära Boskap[7] and the Svensk Fjällras.