Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia. Most of these countries use Simmental as a translation of their local name. Pezzata Rossa: Italy. Montbéliarde: A French dairy breed. Member of European Simmental Federation but not of the World Simmental-Fleckvieh Federation. Characteristics Traditional The Simmental has historically been used for dairy and beef, and as draught animals. They are particularly renowned for the rapid growth of their young, if given sufficient feed. Simmentals provide more combined weaning gain (growth) and milk yield than any other breed. Africa In contrast to countries which allow black and solid brown coloured Simmental in the herdbook, Namibia and South Africa only register Simmentaler with the typical colour i.e. from dark red or brown to yellow spread over the body in any pattern with at least some white on the forehead and the lower-leg area, solid black or solid red animals are non-existent because they are not registered. Types No other breed in the world has such a large within-breed-type variation as Simmental-Fleckvieh which is classifiable in the following types: Dairy type like specialised dairy breeds (referring to Swiss Fleckvieh (code SF) with over 55% Red Holstein blood and the French Montebeliard breed); Dual purpose but major emphasis on milk; Truly dual-purpose (all cows are milked and bulls excel in weight gain); Moderate beef type (suckler, extensive ranching with moderate to small frame size); Extreme beef type (suckler, comparable to specialised beef breeds like for example Charolais, large frame size). The traditional colouration of the Simmental has been described variously as "red and white spotted" or "gold and white", although there is no specific standard colouration, and the dominant shade varies from a pale yellow-gold all the way to very dark red (the latter being particularly popular in the United States). The face is normally white, and this characteristic is usually passed to crossbred calves. The white face is genetically distinct from the white head of the Hereford. See also French Simmental Fleckvieh cattle References External links Official website of the Danish Simmental Association Official website of the Canadian Simmental Association American Simmental Association – Official website of the American Simmental Association Simmental New Zealand – Official website of the New Zealand Simmental Cattle Breeders Association Simmental Breed Information – Cattle.com A History of the Simmental Breed – Oklahoma State University Official website of the Simmentaler in Southern Africa de:Fleckvieh Cattle breeds Cattle breeds