Blended Red and White Shorthorn (BRWS)
(most common name)

(local/other name):
• BRWS

The Blended Red and White Shorthorn (BRWS) began development in 1969 as a crossbreeding program with the goal being to improve both dairy and beef yields in a single new variety of Shorthorn.

The Blended Red and White Shorthorn is essentially a Dairy Shorthorn with 50–75% blood of any one of the following:
• Red Holstein
• Red Pied Friesian
• Danish Red
• Meuse-Rhine-Yssel
• Simmental

For the history of Shorthorns, see Beef Shorthorn.

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-14

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