Ennstal Mountain Pied cattle

The Ennstaler Bergschecken are an almost extinct breed of cattle house.

Most small and lightweight Ennstaler Bergschecken have emerged from the Bavarian bald look. They were once almost entirely rufous before more and more white proportions were found in their fur. At the end of 75 to 80% of the coat were white, so that only fox red spots with the overlaid or verfranzten edges of loin and flank remained. While the ears are usually colored, horns, nails and mucous membranes usually remain free of pigment. Before the race was replaced in the 18th century by breeds such as the Murbodner or Pinzgauer and Blondvieh, it was popular as a draft animal and fattening cattle. The animals were fully developed after two years in the alpine altitudes and therefore were considered frühreifste Alpine race. Although they ansetzten little fat, their muscle meat was marbled with fat ( marbling ).

The supposedly last two cows were slaughtered in 1986. In the meantime, as of 2005, some remnants have yet been found. The conservation work is of the ark, Austria (Association for the preservation of rare breeds of farm animals ) and the Austrian National Association for gene reserves looked after. In 2004, Austria had at least succeeded in 65 animals in 6 companies.