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Rinderzucht Austria

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The Federal Association of Austrian Cattle Breeders (ZAR) is the umbrella organisation of all Austrian Cattle Breeding Organisations. 22,000 farms in Austria with more than 400,000 cows in the herdbook are working together on the systematic improvement of the breeding population for individual breeds.

Austria’s primary cattle breeds are: Fleckvieh/Simmental, Brown Swiss, Holstein Friesian, Pinzgauer, Grauvieh Cattle as well as various special breeds for beef production and other special purposes.

Robust, healthy and high-yielding cattle breeds.

Products / services

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  • Export of breeding cattle: Fleckvieh/Simmental, Braunvieh (Brown Swiss), Holstein Friesian, Pinzgauer, Grauvieh, and various beef and special breeds through the export platform “GENETIC AUSTRIA” www.genetic-austria.at

  • Smart Farming Solutions for farmers, employees of the associations as well as for veterinarians (“My farm in RDV” as valuable support for a successful herd management, breeding value database for the selection of bulls, mating planner OptiBull)

  • Project Management and Development Planning: Targeted support for initiatives and projects that serve the improved marketing of Austrian breeding cattle

  • Herd book: jointly with performance recording and the breeding associations

  • Quality and performance control, processing performance data

  • Know how in the fields of herd management, breeding, optimal feeding for calf and cow

The Federal Association of Austrian Cattle Breeders is the umbrella organisation of all Austrian Cattle Breeding Organisations. Members are the Cattle Breeding Organisations, the Federal Recording Organisations, the Chambers of Agriculture, the Semen Collection and Semen Storage Centers as well as the Breed Organisations. These associations are joined together in study groups, according to the breed, which plan, set up and co-ordinate the breeding programmes.

22,000 farms in Austria with more than 400,000 cows in the herdbook are working on the systematic improvement of the breeding population for individual breeds. The herds are grouped together in 18 cattle breeding associations.

Milk production testing is performed in Austria in accordance with the guidelines of the International Agreement on Recording Practices. Testing is carried out by about 1500 employees working for independent provincial testing associations.

The estimation of the breeding values is done centrally for all breeds and traits by the Federation of Austrian Cattle Breeders in conformity in cooperation with Germany.

The animals in Austria are regularly inspected to ensure the highest standards of safety. Using the cattle data bank operated by Agrarmarkt Austria, trading with livestock is rigorously monitored.

The sale of breeding animals is organised by the cattle breeder's association and takes place in the form of 150 cattle auctions and on commission from the farm.

All of the breeding animals, semen and embryos from Austria originate from farms which are recognised by the authorities to be free of Tuberculosis in cattle (mycobacterium bovis), Brucellosis in cattle (brucella abortus), Enzootic leucosis in cattle (Bovines Leukosevirus, Retrovirus), Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (Bovines Herpesvirus type 1, BHV1). Austria has attained the lowest possible level of BSE risk status, namely that of "negligible BSE risk".

Facts and Figures

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General Statistics

  • Cattle farms: 61,765
  • Average cattle population per cattle farm: 31.6
  • Percentage cattle farms with more than 100 cattle: 5%
  • Cow farms: 53,310
  • Cattle stock in Austria: 1,957,610 heads
  • Cow stock: 758,446
  • Dairy cows: 533,899
  • Suckler cows: 224,547
  • Percentage dairy cow of total cow stock: approx. 70%
  • Percentage cows of cattle: 38.7%
  • Number of young cattle up to 1 year: 624,400 Number of young cattle 1 -2 years old: 439,081
  • Gross production beef per year: approx. 220,000 t
  • Production value of cattle: € 899 million
  • Production value cattle (including milk): € 2.2 billion
  • Percentage of production value cattle (including milk): approx. 63% of total animal production

Cattle Breeding

  • Recorded cows milk: 430,000
  • Recorded cows beef: 26,000
  • Registered cows milk: 405,000
  • Registered cows beef: 24,000
  • Number of different cattle breeds in the milk and beef recording: 35 (13 in the milk recording and 35 in the beef recording)
  • Cattle breeds: Angus, Aubrac, Blonde Aquitaine, Braunvieh, Charolais, Dahomey, Dexter, Ennstaler Bergschecken, Fleckvieh, Galloway, Gelbvieh, Grauvieh, Hereford, Hinterwälder, Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Kärntner Blondvieh, Limousin, Luing, Montbeliarde, Murbodner, Original Braunvieh, Piemonteser, Pinzgauer, Pustertaler Sprintzen, Salers, Schot. Hochlandrind, Shorthorn, Sonstige, Kreuzungen, Tuxer, Wagyu, Waldviertler Blondvieh, Weiß-blaue Belgier, Yak, Zebu, Zwerg-Zebus
  • Export of breeding cattle (average, 10 years): 26,000 heads
  • Export of breeding cattle 2016: 32,000 heads

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Contact info

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Martin Stegfellner

General Manager ZAR

Dresdner Straße 89/19
1200 Vienna, Austria

T +43 1 3341721-14

E stegfellner@zar.atE-MAIL

W www.zar.atWEBSITE

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