Simmental

American  

[zim-uhn-tahl] / ˈzɪm ənˌtɑl /

Also Simmenthal,

noun

1. one of a large breed of cattle, yellowish-brown to red and white, originally of Switzerland, used for milk and beef and as a draft animal.

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Etymology

Origin of Simmental

First recorded in 1905–10; after Simmental, the valley of the river Simme, Bern canton, Switzerland

Example Sentences

At home, Diehl and her family raise boer goats and Simmental cows.

From Washington Times

Listings on offer on Tudder on Monday included pedigree Welsh Black cows from a farm in Conwy, Holstein Friesian heifers from County Cork in Ireland and pedigree Simmental breeding heifers in Oxfordshire.

From BBC

His opposition comes even though he stands to benefit financially: He doesn't cut the horns of his own Simmental cows.

From Fox News

The class also includes Top Hand, a Simmental Charolais bull from Beach.

From Seattle Times

The scattered cattle — a motley assemblage of breeds, including creamy Charolais, hump-shouldered Brahman and Simmental — coalesced into a driven herd, lumbering old bulls and skittering calves, lining up along a rutted dirt road and heading toward what is usually a narrow creek, but which was now more than 150 feet across.

From New York Times