Metadata

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last Record

The 1970s

Place of Breeding

Northern Hesse, Germany

Variety

variety of German Red

Synonym

Waldecker

Extinction Reason

No purpose of the use | Agricultural mechanization

References

Gerd BAUSCHMANN, W. (2001). Das Rote Höhenvieh - Zuchtgeschichte, aktuelle Situation und Einsatzmöglichkeit in der Landschaftspflege. CHIONEA, 16, 21–56. https://www.nabu-bingenheim.de/fileadmin/Dokumente/Rotes_Hoehenvieh.pdf (in German)

Porter, V., & Mason, I. L. (2002). Mason’s World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types and Varieties (5th ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI Publishing.

United States. Office of Experiment Stations. (1904). Experiment Station Record (Vol. 15). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Werner, H. (1912). Die Rinderzucht Körperbau, Schläge, Züchtung, Haltung und Nutzung des rindes: Praktisches Handbuch. Berlin, Germany: Parey. (in German)

Wikimedia Foundation. (2025, August 1). Waldecker Rind. Wikipedia. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldecker_Rind (in German)