Bull, cow and calf in the Auerochsen Wildpark of Rheingönheim
Other names
Aurochs de Heck[1]: 41
Aurochs Reconstitué[2]: 29
Heckrind
Munich-Berlin[3]: 273
Country of origin
Germany
Distribution
France[4][5]
Germany
Netherlands[6]
United Kingdom[7]
Traits
Weight
Male:
600–900 kg
Female:
400–600 kg
Height
Male:
approximately 140 cm
Female:
approximately 130 cm
Coat
shades of red, brown, black
Horn status
horns of various shapes and sizes
Cattle
Bos (primigenius) taurus
The cattle show a range of colours and phenotypes.Bull in the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserveCow at Mannheim
The Heck or Munich-Berlin is a German breed or type of domestic cattle. It was bred in the 1920s by Heinz and Lutz Heck in an attempt to breed back the extinct aurochs (Bos primigenius).[8]: 196 Controversy revolves around methodology and success of the programme.[9] There are considerable differences between Heck cattle and the aurochs in build, height, and body proportions. Furthermore, there are other cattle breeds which resemble their wild ancestors at least as much as Heck cattle.[9][page needed]
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^ abvan Vuure, Cis (2005) Retracing the Aurochs - History, Morphology and Ecology of an extinct wild Ox. ISBN 954-642-235-5
The Heck or Munich-Berlin is a German breed or type of domestic cattle. It was bred in the 1920s by Heinz and Lutz Heck in an attempt to breed back the...
genetic heritage. Heckcattle and Heck horses are named for the resulting animal breeds. Lutz was the third child of Margarete and Ludwig Heck (1860–1951),...
domestic cattle, by cross-breeding Heckcattle (themselves bred in the 1920s and 1930s in an attempt to replicate the aurochs) with aurochs-like cattle, mostly...
used to breed the new lineage. As a result of this, some breeds, like Heckcattle, are at best a vague look-alike of the extinct wild type aurochs, according...
to breed back the aurochs using several cattle breeds; the result is called Heckcattle. Herds of these cattle were released to Oostvaardersplassen, a...
many breeders cross Heck horses with Thoroughbreds to produce hunters. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heck horse. Heckcattle Breeding back "Standard"...
Galloway, Scotland Heck, North Yorkshire, England HeckcattleHeck horse Heck reaction, a chemical reaction that forms a substituted alkene Heck v. Humphrey...
horse aimed to recreate the tarpan, and the Heckcattle, aimed to recreate the aurochs, the wild cattle of the European forest. This work has been criticised...
breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. Cattle breeds...
bison), red deer and aurochs (wild cattle). The tarpan and aurochs are extinct, but Konik ponies and Heckcattle are able to act as functional equivalents...
accumulate by selective breeding, or breeding back, led to breeds such as Heckcattle.[citation needed] This had been bred from ancient landraces with selected...
crossing traditional types of domesticated cattle, producing the Heck breed. A group of taurine-type cattle exist in Africa; they either represent an independent...
bred-back breeds are at best vague look-alikes of extinct wildtypes, as Heckcattle are of the aurochs. Purebred wild species evolved to a specific ecology...
reserve. Heckcattle and horses were introduced in 1999, European bison were introduced a few years later. In 2007 there were more than 80 heckcattle and...
Germany, Heckcattle are used, together with Galloways and Highland cattle. Heckcattle originated in the 1920s as an attempt by Lutz and Heinz Heck to breed...
elk, boar, and wisent. Konik ponies were reintroduced together with Heckcattle and red deer to keep the landscape open by natural grazing. This provided...
World War. This programme was related to the impulse which created the Heckcattle. The cross-bred individuals created at other zoos were eliminated from...
engaged in controversial back-breeding to "recreate" extinct animals like Heckcattle (to mimic the Aurochs) and the Tarpan. During World War II, the zoo sustained...
white storks, wildcats, and Eurasian beavers. He also imported the first Heckcattle to the UK. However, after aggressive behaviour could harm or even kill...
Hohenwestedt. Near Innien it unites with the Fuhlenau forming the Bünzau. Heckcattle are grazed in the valley of the Au near Aukrug-Homfeld. Wikimedia Commons...
Pajuna, Limia, Maronesa, Podolica, Tudanca and Highland cattle, while Heckcattle and Galloway cattle have already been used in grazing projects. Species...
marshals known as the Three Guardsmen (lawmen Bill Tilghman, Chris Madsen, and Heck Thomas), by the end of 1894, they had either captured or killed many of the...
year-round introduction of grazing animal species, such as sheep, goats, heckcattle or horses. Bush encroachment occurs in the Alps, where structural change...
Schleswig-Holstein are the wild-growing wolf's bane meadows. Since 2002 Heckcattle have been kept in order to control certain areas. In 2001 the Aukrug...
large once-native herbivores such as koniks, beavers, wild boar, and heckcattle (re-created aurochs). "Wilder Blean Bison Project | Kent Wildlife Trust"...
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