Northern Finncattle
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Northern Finncattle are a dual breed of cattle from Finland, used in both dairy and beef production. These cattle are usually white with pigmented ears and muzzle, and naturally polled.{{Cite web |url=http://neurocad.lva.lt/Breeds/FinnishBreeds.htm |title=Finnish Cattle Breeds |access-date=2008-05-14 |archive-date=2008-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512032340/http://neurocad.lva.lt/Breeds/FinnishBreeds.htm |url-status=dead }}
Cows produce approximately 4000 kg of milk per lactation.[http://temp.nordgen.org/husdyrdatabase/en_visrase.asp?id=105 Northern Finncattle]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Breed conservation
Herds of Northern are kept at prison farms at Pelso and Sukeva.[https://web.archive.org/web/20081117044639/https://portal.mtt.fi/portal/pls/portal/!PORTAL.wwpob_page.show?_docname=1343156.PDF Genetic resources-securing biodiversity p9] Private farms are given conservation grants to keep Finncattle. The Nordic Gene Bank for Farm Animals (NGH), founded in 1984, co-ordinates the conservation of Nordic rare breeds. Genetic studies show common ancestry with Icelandic cattle, Swedish Mountain cattle and Western Fjord cattle.[http://pt.wkhealth.com/pt/re/agen/abstract.00000556-199904000-00001.htm;jsessionid=LrPFgWBX4pVQq695RFyshLP9QGGhBkjpL6TWFbSf0jBm1GCjjny1!-2123996546!181195629!8091!-1 Comparison of milk protein allele frequencies in Nordic cattle breeds] These breeds produce a quality of milk protein well suited to manufacturing.
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