The Angeln or Angler is a German breed of cattle originally from Angeln in Schleswig-Holstein, formerly a part of Denmark. The coat is a uniform solid dark red, and the skin is pigmented (black).
Its history is closely linked to that of the Danish Red, which developed with Angeln influence in the nineteenth century, and was later used to improve the Angeln. Both fall within a group of red Central European breeds, many of which now form part of the modern European Red Dairy Breed group.
In the twenty-first century two types are recognised: the modern Angeln, which has substantial introgression from Finnish Ayrshire, Red Holstein and Swedish Red-and-White and is known as the Deutsches Rotvieh-Angler; and the endangered traditional type, the Angler Rind alter Zuchtrichtung or Rotvieh alter Angler Zuchtrichtung.
History
A breed society was formed in 1879, and a herd-book was started in 1885.
Characteristics
In the traditional type, body weights for cows are usually between and heights at the withers from ; bulls weigh on average and stand about . In the modern type, average weight for cows is about with a height of some ; bulls weigh approximately and stand about .
Use
In 2018 the milk yield per lactation was reported at about for the traditional type and about for the modern type, with a butter-fat content of and milk protein content of for both types. A higher yield is reported elsewhere for the modern type in 2007–2008: , with fat and protein.
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