Hungarian Grey

Hungarian Grey
In the Mekszikópuszta in western Hungary
Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk: 55 
  • DAD-IS (2022): not at risk
Other names
  • Hungarian Steppe Cattle
  • Magyar Szürke
Country of originHungary
Distribution
Usedual-purpose, draught and beef
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    800 kg
  • Female:
    525 kg
Height
  • Male:
    150 cm
  • Female:
    136 cm
Skin colourslate-coloured, dark grey mucosa
Coatshades of grey, from silvery white to ash grey
Horn statuslong slender horns, round in cross-section
  • Cattle
  • Bos (primigenius) taurus

The Hungarian Grey (Hungarian: Magyar Szürke, pronounced [ˈmɒɟɒr ˈsyrkɛ] ⓘ), also known as the Hungarian Grey Steppe,: 334  is a Hungarian breed of beef cattle.: 96  It belongs to the group of Podolic cattle: 27 : 49  and is characterised by long lyre-shaped horns and a pale grey coat. It is well adapted to extensive pasture systems and was formerly raised in very large numbers in the Hungarian puszta. In the twentieth century it came close to extinction, but numbers have since risen.

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