Dairy
Rotbunt
B tier
Rotbunt refers to German red-pied dairy cattle (including German Red Pied / Rotbunt dairy types) selected for milk in Rhineland and northern German systems. Milk is clean and balanced, feeding both liquid markets and German cheese and yoghurt plants. Rotbunt milk is everyday German dairy quality—good for coffee, baking, and semi-hard cheese. Composition sits between extreme Holstein volume milk and high-fat island breeds. Regional pasture seasons influence aroma.
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Preparations
Butter MakingCheesemakingChilledCulturedFreshHomogenisedNon-HomogenisedPasteurisedSkimmedUHTWholeYoghurt
Traits
BalancedBalanced MilkCleanDairy Dual LinesGermanGerman Red PiedReliableRheinland
History
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Red-pied cattle were established in German dairy regions.
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Rotbunt dairy breeding organised under German herd books.
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Post-war dairying modernised Rotbunt milk production.
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Rotbunt lines continued alongside Holstein in mixed German herds.