The breed in general

The Shorthorn cattle originate from England, more precisely from the area between Durham and York. In the 19^th century Shorthorns were crossbred with many cattle breeds in Europe. A small breeding area also developed in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where the German Shorthorn is still present today.

Color:

Shorthorn cattle can have the colors red, white and spotted red-grey and red-white. The muzzle is incarnadine.

Polled status:

The animals can have short horns; the predominant part of the population is genetically polled today.

Body:

The medium-sized to framy animals have a short head, long and box-shaped body, correct, dry feet & legs as well as strong hooves. They have good muscularity on shoulder, back, loin, rump and haunch.

Production traits:

Shorthorn cattle are known for calving ease and vital calves. The robust animals have good roughage feed intake capacity. They are early-maturing and have high carcase yield, and the meat is well-marbled.