iry ▁bre ed ▁from ▁Upper ▁Bav aria , ▁the ▁southern most ▁part ▁of ▁Germany . ▁ ▁The ▁animals ▁are ▁brown - yellow , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁great ▁colour ▁variations ▁from ▁st raw - yellow ▁to ▁re dd ish ▁brown . ▁Ho ov es ▁and ▁horn ▁tips ▁are ▁black . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁white ▁rim ▁around ▁a ▁dark ▁m uzz le . ▁They ▁are ▁very ▁long - l ived ▁and ▁fert ile . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁bre ed ▁that ▁is ▁spe cially ▁adapted ▁to ▁a ▁husband ry ▁in ▁bog gy ▁land sc apes . ▁The ▁bre ed ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Ty rol , ▁Austria ▁and ▁is ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁Brown ▁Swiss , ▁Braun vie h ▁and ▁ ▁Ty ro les e ▁Grey ▁C attle . ▁Now ad ays ▁the ▁main ▁bre eding ▁region ▁is ▁around ▁G arm isch - Part enk ir chen ▁and ▁M urn au ▁that ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁" W er den f els ▁Country ". ▁The ▁bre ed ▁is ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁ext inction , ▁with ▁only ▁around ▁ 1 3 0 ▁females ▁in ▁the ▁her d book ▁and ▁fro zen ▁sem en ▁from ▁around ▁eleven ▁males . ▁the ▁bre ed ▁was ▁voted ▁End anger ed ▁Bre ed ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁Old ▁and ▁End anger ed ▁Liv est ock ▁Bre eds . ▁The ▁Federal ▁State ▁of ▁Bav aria ▁maintain s ▁a ▁su ck ler ▁her d ▁of ▁c ows ▁and ▁a ▁s perm ▁bank .