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.