Desired highland cattle ensure nightly police operation in Kulmbach!

Desired highland cattle ensure nightly police operation in Kulmbach!

on Tuesday evening, June 10, 2025, an unexpected incident occurred in the Kulmbach district when some high -end cattle were spotted on the local connection between Wernstein and Schneilsdorf. Road users noticed the free -range animals around 10 p.m. and immediately informed the police. The law enforcement officers quickly moved out and blocked the road to prevent possible accidents. The cattle had freed themselves through a hole in the pasture fence, which made the situation possible. Thanks to the rapid intervention of the officials and the owner of the animals, the cattle could ultimately be driven back to the pasture, before there were serious dangerous situations.

But this acute situation in Kulmbach is not just a unique affair. Cattle keeping plays an important role in agriculture and has many facets. About half of the farmers in Germany thinks cattle, be it for milk, meat or both. The advancing mechanization in agriculture has reduced the importance of cattle as accessories, but its economic relevance remains unbroken. In 2019, the production value of cattle husbandry in Germany was 14.5 billion euros, a large part of it comes from milk production. In Bavaria, the state with most cattle, around 3 million animals live.

A tragic incident on the Fliegerberg

While some cattle in Kulmbach caused excitement, the same day was reported by another incident on the DBU nature of the field on the Fliegerberg. There, the pasture holder Richard solves his Scottish highland beef with the name Otis. Otis was broken through the pasture fence under unexplained circumstances and had caught in it. Despite the efforts of the owner, Otis could not be saved and ultimately had to be redeemed by a veterinarian. A tragic loss for Richard Löttert, who described Otis as good -natured and trusting, as well as for landscape maintenance, where this Robustrasse plays an important role.

Scottish highland cattle are not only kept as farm animals, but also used as landscape nurse. These animals actively contribute to the conservation of valuable habitats and create food for numerous insects with their manure. They are perfectly adapted to karges feed and changeable weather conditions, which makes them ideal for the extensive forms of husbandry in nature. The other two bulls on the Fliegerberg, Malcolm Junior and Markus, showed no abnormalities and remained unaffected by the incident.

The versatility of cattle husbandry

In cattle husbandry, there are various systems that are geared towards the production of milk and beef. The trend shows that the number of cattle holders in Germany has dropped by 25 % since 2010, while the number of holders is increasing and more and more animals are kept in large companies. Germany is the largest milk producer in the EU and takes second place in beef production. About three out of four cattle live in running stalls instead of connecting ties, which improves animal welfare and takes into account modern requirements.

Overall, cattle husbandry remains an important part of Bavarian and German agriculture, both economically and ecologically, and not only in crisis situations such as the latest incidents. The combination of traditional practice and modern standards is becoming increasingly important in order to meet the growing demand and at the same time to reconcile animal welfare and nature conservation.