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Telemark cattle or Telemark cow is an old
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Telemark cattle or Telemark cow is an old Norwegian
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* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
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breed of cow
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.
Characteristics
Telemark cattle are red, with a white colour on the back in the shape of a cross. Sometimes, cows are also white on the underside. The face is usually mixed in colour. Most Telemark colour have horns. The Telemark is primarily amilk
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ing breed, and does not grow very large. Animals do not usually weigh more than .
History
Telemark cattle were defined as a breed in 1865. The driving force behind the work was the stateagronomist
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Johan Lindeqvist, originally from Sweden. After the war, Norwegian red cattle
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
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were introduced into Norway. Traditional cow breeds then suffered a major drop off in numbers. In the 1980s, there were steps put into place to protect rare breeds. In 2006, there were 400 animals of this breed in Norway.
See also
*Norwegian Red
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* Dølafe
* MÃ¥lselvfe
* Sidet trønder- og nordlandsfe
* Østlandsk rødkolle
*Vestlandsk fjordfe
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*Vestlandsk raudkolle
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References
Further reading
*Jan Erik Kjær. ''Bondens lykke, kongens gull''.External links
About the race at NordGen
Overview of Nordic breeds
with pictures {{DEFAULTSORT:Telemark Cattle Cattle breeds originating in Norway Cattle breeds