Belarus Red (, ), also known as Byelorussian Red, Krasnaya belorusskaya, and Krasnobelorusskaya, is a

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

dairy cattle Dairy cattle (also called dairy cows) are cattle bred with the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made. Dairy cattle generally are of the species '' Bos taurus''. Historically, little distinction was ...

breed. The breed has been improved by crossing with Angeln Red,

German Red German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ger ...

, Polish Red, Danish Red, Estonian Red, and Latvian Brown. They are common in

, mostly around

Grodno Grodno, or Hrodna, is a city in western Belarus. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. The city is located on the Neman, Neman River, from Minsk, about from the Belarus–Poland border, border with Poland, and from the Belarus–Lithua ...

and

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

. They are noted for their longevity and undemanding feeding requirements.

External links

* http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/belarusred/ * http://www.cnshb.ru/AKDiL/0044/base/k0030012.shtm {{cattle-stub Cattle breeds Dairy cattle breeds Cattle breeds originating in Belarus Animal breeds originating in the Soviet Union