Table 1 Information about the studied Swedish breeds. The number of individuals in each breed is för the year 2021 as reported in the DAD-IS database (https://www.fao.org/dad-is/en/)
Breed name in this manuscript | Other names that have been used for the breed | Number of animals | Coat colour | Horn/polled | Utilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fjällko | Fjällras, Svensk fjällras, Fjäll, Swedish mountain cattle, Swedish highland cattle | 7802 | Most are white with red or black and more rarely grey pattern, often colour-sided but sometimes speckled in other patterns. Some are solid red, black or grey | polled | Dairy breed, often used for production of local cheese due to favourable milk protein composition. Some are used as suckler cows |
Fjällnära | Fjall cattle, Unique Swedish mountain cattle | 300 | Similar as Fjällko, but with a larger proportion of non-white animals | polled | Milked for subsistence farming or used as suckler cows on natural pastures, but some are milked for subsistence farming |
Bohuskulla | Bohus poll | 136 | Similar as Fjällko | polled | Mainly used as suckler cows on natural pastures, but some are milked for subsistence farming |
Rödkulla | Swedish red polled | 944 | Most are solid red, but some have white markings | polled | Mainly used as suckler cows on natural pastures, but some are milked for subsistence farming |
Ringamålako | Ringamala cattle | 122 | Red with white markings | horn | Mainly used as suckler cows on natural pastures, but some are milked for subsistence farming |
Väneko | Vane cattle | 280 | Often red with white markings, some are colour-sided. Sometimes black colour | horn | Mainly used as suckler cows on natural pastures, but some are milked for subsistence farming |