Longevidad

Swiss selection goals. Most of the type traits, typical of the breed have been selected and consolidated to give Brown Swiss cows a long productive and reproductive life. Scientific researches have confirmed that some type and functional traits that are typical of the breed are closely connected with longevity. For example: a quite high and well attached udder with neatly perpendicular teats, functional feet and legs as well as a rump sloping towards the back.

In all countries, the Brown Swiss breed has a high lifetime average production linked to a high average number of lactations. In Germany, the Brown Swiss cows remain in average one year longer in the herd than the other dairy breeds.

	Average Age	Age of leaving herd (milk recorded cows)	Lifetime production 2018 Milk (kg)	Lifetime production 2018 (Months)
Holstein	4,5	5,3	28.306	36,7
Simmental	4,9	5,6	24.836	38,6
Brown Swiss	5,6	6,4	29.779	47,0

The highest proportion of 100 000 kg‘s cows!

A high proportion of Brown Swiss cows reach the high lifetime production level of 100 000 kgs each year. Equal to 0, 18 % of the population to reach this level in Bavaria – Germany, it is the highest level all breeds!

	nb VL	90-100.000 kg	% (1)	> 100.000 kg	% (2)	% (1) + (2)
Fleckvieh	734.302	499	7	51	1	8
Brown Swiss	111.930	277	25	198	18	43
Holstein	82.401	152	18	133	16	34
Red Holstein	21.437	39	18	31	14	32

Copied from The European Brown Swiss Journal-European Brown Swiss Federation-Dec 2019