GREY UKRAINIAN CATTLE BREED AS THE ANCESTOR OF PODOLIC (PODOLIAN) GROUP

Abstract

Since 19th century, there is an opinion in Europe that the Podolic cattle group was formed after the name and genetics of cattle that existed on the Podolic Upland. Currently, this position is being discussed in scientific circles of European countries, breeding animals of the Podolic group. Taking into account above-mentioned, in the article there is proved the background for the justification, that the Grey Ukrainian breed of cattle, which exists on Podolic Upland and in the whole Ukraine, belongs to the Podolic group and may be its ancestor.
 Podillya is the part of Ukraine and borders on the western regions of modern Ukraine, which at the time of the most intensive cattle trade were parts of foreign countries. That’s why the cattle from all over Ukraine were collected in Podillya and fattened by local landowners to be exported abroad. According to the written evidences, the cattle trade has been going on since the 15th century, but then it has been already developed, ie the beginning of trade should be sought earlier. The possibility of finding such evidences is significantly limited due to the lack of written sources. The remains of long-horned cattle are found in Podillya and all over the modern Ukraine from the 7th millennium BC.