Culture of Hungary - Hungarian Domestic Animals

Hungarian Domestic Animals

There are special Hungarian species of domestic animals which are seen as national symbols in Hungary.

  • Long-horn Hungarian Grey Cattle - Hungarian breed, traditionally kept in the open full year. Nowadays, they are raised for infant food due to natural, healthy meat.
  • Dogs
    • Hungarian Vizsla - one of the oldest hunting dogs in the world. The ancestors of this dog came into the Carpathian Basin with the nomadic Hungarian tribes.
    • Puli - small shepherd dog
    • Komondor - large shepherd dog, was brought to Hungary a thousand years ago by nomadic Magyars.
    • Kuvasz - large shepherd dog
    • Pumi - small shepherd dog
    • Magyar Agár (Hungarian Greyhound) was already known in the 8th century. It is as old as the Vizsla.
    • Transylvanian Bloodhound - Hungarian hound
    • Mudi - shepherd dog
  • Hungarian thoroughbred horses - a mid-19th century mixture of the best Arab and English race horse characteristics.
  • Mangalica, a breed of pig, characterised by their long curly hair and relatively fatty meat, which makes them ideal for making sausages and salami.

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