Hinterwald

The Hinterwälder (literally "from the backwoods") adopted its name about 150 years ago, when they were distinguished from their somewhat larger sister breed, the Vorderwälder (literally "from the frontwoods").{{Cite web|title=Hinterwälder Rind|url=https://www.prospecierara.ch/tiere/rassenportraets/rinderportraets/hinterwaelder-rind.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=ProSpecieRara|language=de}}

The scientific name is Bos primigenius f. taurus.{{cite web|title=Hinterwald cattle|url=http://www.zootierliste.de/en/?klasse=6&ordnung=605&familie=60504&art=5050415|accessdate=30 March 2014|publisher=Zootierliste}}

The cattle is small. Hinterwald cows are {{Convert|115|to|125|cm}} tall and weigh {{Convert|350|to|450|kg|abbr=}}, while Hinterwald bulls are {{Convert|130|to|135|cm|abbr=}} tall and weigh {{Convert|700|to|800|kg|abbr=}}, making them the smallest breed of cattle still extant in Central Europe. The head is mostly white, the remainder of the coat being pied light yellow to dark red-brown. Having been bred to cope with extreme conditions, such as cold winters, steep pastures and a frugal diet, they are well adapted to the Alpine climate. They are used for both beef and milk production and are noted for their thriftiness, longevity and lack of calving difficulties.{{Cite web|title=Hinterwälder Rind|url=https://www.prospecierara.ch/tiere/rassenportraets/rinderportraets/hinterwaelder-rind.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=ProSpecieRara|language=de}}{{Cite web|last=e.V|first=ASR Arbeitsgemeinschaft Süddeutscher Rinderzucht-und Besamungsorganisationen|title=Hinterwälder|url=https://www.asr-rind.de/rinderrassen/hinterwaelder.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=www.asr-rind.de|date=18 December 2015 |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/hinterwald/index.htm |title=Oklahoma State University breed profile |access-date=2008-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204192720/http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/hinterwald/index.htm |archive-date=2007-12-04 |url-status=dead }}

These qualities have led to a significant rise in the number of Hinterwald cows in the Swiss Alps since the introduction of a breeding programme initiated by ProSpecieRara, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the preservation of endangered domestic species. However, the breed is still endangered. The government of Baden-Württemberg pays husbandry bonuses to conserve it.

The breed was "Domestic Animal of the Year" (Haustier des Jahres) in Germany in 1992.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hinterwälder|url=https://herz-fuer-tiere.de/landtiere/rinder/rinderrassen-von-a-bis-z/rinderrassen-mit-h/hinterwaelder|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=4 January 2021|website=Ein Herz für Tiere}}

File:Hinterwald Cattle Hinterzarten.jpg|Hinterwald heifer at Hinterzarten

File:Hinterwälderkuh - liegend.jpg|Hinterwald cow lying down

File:Cow suckling.jpg|Hinterwald cow suckling a calf

File:Hinterwälder Cow.jpg|Hinterwald cow and calf at Ballenberg, Switzerland

• Vorderwald (Vorderwälder Rind)
• Black Forest
• Black Forest Horse (Schwarzwälder Kaltblut)

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.prospecierara.ch/tiere/rassenportraets/rinderportraets/hinterwaelder-rind.html "Hinterwälder Rind" cattle profile by ProSpecieRara] (NPO from {{CHE|}})
• [https://www.asr-rind.de/rinderrassen/hinterwaelder.html "Hinterwälder" cattle profile by ASR] (breeding association from Southern {{DEU|#}})
• [http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/livestocksystems/nafplio/proceedings/luick/luick.htm Macaulay Institute study of Black Forest farming]
• [http://www.g-e-h.de/gef-rassen/ Gefährdete Nutztiere - Informationen der Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen e.V.]
• [http://www.iff-faes.ch/html/Hinterwaelder/Hinterwaelder.htm Information from a cattle farmer]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20061019133542/http://www.fotonatur.de/haustiere/hinterwaelderrind-xx.php Photos of the Hinterwald cattle]

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