List of domesticated animals from Hungary
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The Hungarian breeds of domestic animals are often seen as national symbols in Hungary.
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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[11]
See also
References
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