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Dual-Purpose Belgian Blue
Herd-Book creation :1974
Nb. Breeding females (2006) :~ 4400
Trend :Increasing - stable
Location :
 
Belgium
(Regions Walloon (75%) / Flemish (25%))
Local name :
 
Blanc Bleu Mixte (BE)
Bleue du Nord (FR)
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Villard de Lans Breed
Herd-Book creation :1979
Nb. Breeding females (2006) :~ 340
Trend :Stable
Location :French Prélps
Local name :-
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Meuse-Rhine-Yssel cattle (MRY)
Photo: Veeteelt
Herd-Book creation :1905
Nb. Breeding females (2004) :~ 14.000
(pedigree >87,5% MRY)
Trend :Decreasing
(rapid decrease from 1999 till 2004; halved in number)
Location : Along the main rivers (Meuse, Rhine, Yssel)
in the Netherlands
Local name :MRIJ, Maas-Rijn-IJssel vee
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Pajuna
Herd-Book creation :2005
Nb. Breeding females (2007) :1125
Trend :Decreasing
Local name :Pajuna, Serrana
English name :Pajuna
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Eastern Finncattle
Photo: Tapio Tuomela/Copyright: MTT
Herd-Book creation :1898
Nb. Breeding females  :about 450
Trend :Upwards
Location :mainly Eastern Finland
Local name :itäuomenkarja, kyyttö
English name :Eastern Finncattle
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Kerry Cattle
Herd-Book creation :1887
Nb. Breeding females (2006) :about 1200
Trend :Upwards
Location :Ireland; mainly in the southwest
Local name :Kerry Cattle
English name :Kerry Cattle
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Polish Red
Herd-Book creation :1895
Nb. Breeding females  (2007):about 1450
Trend :Upwards
Location :Poland, mainly in the south
Local name :Polska Czerwona
English name :Polish Red
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Ferrandaise breed
Herd-Book creation :1905/ new : 1980
Nb. Breeding females  (2007):about 729
Trend :increasing
Location :Massif Central (Central Mountains)
English name :Ferrandaise breed
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Groningen White Headed
Photo: Zwanet Faber
Herd-Book creation :1905
Nb. Breeding females (2007):~ 1.500 (pedigree >87,5%)
Trend :Slowly increasing
Location :Provinces Groningen and South Holland near the "Leidse Rhine" and the "Old Rhine" in the Netherlands
Local name :Groninger Blaarkop
English name :Groningen White Headed
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Reggiana breed
Herd-Book creation :1986
Nb. Breeding females (2007) :1500
Trend :increasing
Location :95% of herds located in the Reggio Emilia province, Northern Italy
English name :Reggiana breed
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Alistana Sanabresa breed
Herd-Book creation :1998
Nb. Breeding females (2007): 1800-2000
Trend :increasing
Location :90% of animals are located in Zamora Province, being the rest distributed throughout the rest of Castilla y León
English name :Alistana Sanabresa breed
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Western Finncattle breed
Herd-Book creation :1906
Nb. Breeding females1300
Trend :declining
Location :all the country
Local name :LÃNSISUOMENKARJA, LSK
English name :Western Finncattle
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Dual Purpose Red and White
Herd-Book creation :1924
Nb. Breeding femalesFew data available:<br> In 2004 less the 3000 cows milk recorded in Flandres
Trend :declining
Location :Wallonia: Eastern Canton<br>Flandres: Kempen
Local name :La Pie Rouge de Type Mixte; Roodbont
English name :Dual Purpose Red and White
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