The Swedish Red Pied (), sometimes abbreviated to RSB, was a Swedish

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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 ...

. It is now considered

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. It was merged in the 1920s with the Swedish Ayrshire breed to create the Swedish Red-and-White ( or SRB), which is one of the principal dairy breeds of Sweden.

History

The Swedish Red Pied originated in the nineteenth century from

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of local cattle with imported

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and

Shorthorn The Shorthorn breed of cattle originated in the North East of England in the late eighteenth century. The breed was developed as dual-purpose, suitable for both dairy and beef production; however, certain blood lines within the breed always em ...

stock. A

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was established in 1892. At some time between then and 1928, the traditional Herrgård, Skåne and Småland breeds were merged into the Swedish Red Pied; they are thus considered to be extinct. In the 1920s the Swedish Red Pied population was large; however, it suffered from competition from the Swedish Ayrshire. In either 1927 or 1928 the Swedish Red Pied and Swedish Ayrshire breeds were merged to create the new Swedish Red-and-White ( or SRB), which is one of the two principal dairy breeds of Sweden.

References

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