List of domesticated animals from Hungary explained

The Hungarian breeds of domestic animals are often seen as national symbols in Hungary.

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

• List of mammals of Hungary
• National symbols of Hungary

Notes and References

1. http://dad.fao.org/cgi-bin/EfabisWeb.cgi?sid=0b1613ebf16355cf65f6a05b9a65fe25,reportsreport8a_50001451 Breed data sheet: Magyar Szürke/Hungary
2. http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/programmes/en/genetics/documents/AH473e01.pdf FAO study; The state of agricultural biodiversity in the livestock sector p94
3. Web site: Breed description: Racka. EAAP Animal Genetic Database. Sheep in Hungary. 27 April 2016.
4. Book: Kohl . Wilhelm . Toth . Peter . 2014 . The Mangalitsa Pig: Royalty is Coming to America . Book Publishing Hungary . 6155417040.
5. Web site: Cikta/Hungary. Breed data sheet. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System. 27 April 2016.
6. Web site: Horse Breeding . State Stud of Mezőhegyes . 27 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070704165014/http://www.mamkft.hu/w_en_h_breed.php . 4 July 2007 . dead .
7. Web site: Vizsla Club of America. 27 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080417005637/http://clubs.akc.org/vizsla/history.htm. 17 April 2008.
8. Web site: Puli History . American Kennel Club. 22 January 2015.
9. Web site: Komondor. Vetary. 27 April 2016.
10. Web site: Mudi - Royal Canin. Royal Canin. 25 September 2015.
11. https://dailynewshungary.com/hungarian-dingo-sinka/ Get to know Sinka, the mysterious, “new” Hungarian dog breed