Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of groups of Pinzgauer cattle
bred at lowland, highland, and alpine farms in the Carpathian Mountai
ns were studied, A high variation of the cattle with respect to blood
groups was revealed. It was found that the genetic structure of the hi
ghland group of Pinzgauer cattle was somewhat similar to that of Brown
Carpathian cattle with respect to biochemical genetic systems, mainly
transferrin and amylase-I loci. It is thought that the similarity fou
nd may be accounted for by close ecological and geographical breeding
conditions of the groups of cattle studied.