The breed in general

The Uckermärker breed originates from the landscape in Brandenburg of the same name. They arose in the 1970s through systematical crossbreeding of the Fleckvieh and Charolais breeds. The breed is mainly located in the federal states Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.

Color:

Uckermärker cattle are of white color to cream-color as well as brindled from light yellow to red-brown with white base color.

Polled status:

There are horned and genetically polled animals.

Body:

Uckermärker cattle are framy animals of good length, width and depth with very good muscularity on shoulder, back, loin and haunch. They have a strong back, correct feet & legs and hooves.

Production traits:

The cattle meet the requirements of an economic suckler cow husbandry. Due to their adaptability and high roughage feed intake capacity, they are especially suitable for pasture grazing. The animals are really calm and bring calves with good growth vitality and show very good motherliness. Perseverative meat growth without value decreasing adiposis during final fattening is also positive.