List of domesticated animals from Hungary

The Hungarian breeds of domestic animals are often seen as national symbols in Hungary. Local national parks serve as "gene banks" to ensure their survival.

A Vizsla

Mammals

Livestock
  • Long-horn Hungarian Grey Cattle- traditionally kept in the open all year.[1][2]
  • Racka - a breed of sheep with distinctive horns.[3]
  • Mangalica - a breed of pigs, characterised by their long curly hair and relatively fatty meat which makes them ideal for making sausages and salami.[4]
  • Cikta sheep[5]
  • Nóniusz horse[6]

Dogs
  • Magyar Vizsla - one of the oldest hunting dogs of the world. The ancestors of this dog came into the Carpathian Basin with the nomadic Hungarian tribes.[7]
  • Hungarian Puli - small shepherd dog[8]
  • Hungarian Komondor - a very large livestock guardian and shepherd dog, was brought to Hungary a thousand years ago by nomadic Magyars.[9]
  • Hungarian Kuvasz - large shepherd dog.
  • Hungarian Pumi - small shepherd dog.
  • Hungarian Sighthound - already known in the 8th century, it is as old as the Vizsla.
  • Transylvanian Bloodhound - a hunting dog.
  • Hungarian Mudi - small shepherd dog.[10]
  • Sinka :The New’ Hungarian dog breed.

See also

References
  1. Breed data sheet: Magyar Szürke/Hungary. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2016
  2. FAO study; The state of agricultural biodiversity in the livestock sector p94 Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed April 2016
  3. "Breed description: Racka". Sheep in Hungary. EAAP Animal Genetic Database. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. Kohl, Wilhelm; Toth, Peter (2014). The Mangalitsa Pig: Royalty is Coming to America. Book Publishing Hungary. ISBN 6155417040.
  5. "Cikta/Hungary". Breed data sheet. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  6. "Horse Breeding". State Stud of Mezőhegyes. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  7. "Vizsla Club of America". Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  8. "Puli History". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  9. "Komondor". Vetary. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  10. "Mudi - Royal Canin". Royal Canin. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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