Kostroma cattle

The Kostroma (Russian:костромская порода крупного рогатого скота, kostromskaya poroda krupnogo rogatogo skota, "Kostroma Cattle Breed") is a Russian cattle breed developed in the first half of the 20th century in the Kostroma Oblast of Russia's Upper Volga region, based mostly on crossbreeding local improved cattle with Brown Swiss, Allgau cattle and Ayrshire bulls. They are similar in appearance to Brown Swiss, but longer in head and body with a narrower forehead.