The Simmental or Swiss Fleckvieh is a Swiss breed of dual-purpose cattle. It is reddish in color with white markings, and is raised for both milk and meat.
Among the older and most widely distributed of all breeds of cattle in the world, and recorded since the Middle Ages, the Simmental breed has contributed to the creation of several other famous European breeds, including the Montbeliarde (France), the Pezzata Rossa d’Oropa (Italy), and the Fleckvieh (Germany and Austria).
