Blaarkop
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The Blaarkop or Groninger Blaarkop is a Dutch breed of dual-purpose cattle.
Blaarkop is Dutch for blister head. Its main breeding area is in the province of Groningen.
History
White-headed cattle in Holland have been mentioned as early as the fourteenth century.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Cattle showing some similarity to the modern Blaarkop appear in an Adoration by Pieter Aertsen dating from about 1560, and in a seventeenth-century Head of a Bellowing Ox by Jan Asselijn.Template:R From the nineteenth century, there are also Blaarkoppen in the Utrecht and Leiden regions.
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Characteristics
The Blaarkop breed is sturdily built with matching muscles, a horned head, and strong legs. Both red (60% of the population) and black (40%) Blaarkoppen exist. The body is solid red or black, while the head is white with a red or black ring (blister) around the eyes; the tail has a white tip.
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References
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Further reading
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