Editing Simmental cattle (section)

==Types==
No other breed in the world has such a large within-breed-type variation as Simmental-Fleckvieh which is classifiable in the following types: 
* Dairy type like specialised dairy breeds (referring to Swiss Fleckvieh (code SF) with over 55% Red Holstein blood and the French Montebeliard breed);
* Dual purpose but major emphasis on milk;
* Truly dual-purpose (all cows are milked and bulls excel in weight gain);
* Moderate beef type (suckler, extensive ranching with moderate to small frame size);
* Extreme beef type (suckler, comparable to specialised beef breeds like for example [[Charolais cattle|Charolais]], large frame size).<ref>{{cite book
|last = Massmann
|first = Peter
|year = 2014
|title = Visual evaluation of Simmental-Fleckvieh Cattle
|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=RJDMoAEACAAJ
|isbn = 978-3-934368-11-8
|publisher = Kohlmann, C., Druck und Verlag
|place = Munich}}</ref>

The traditional colouration of the Simmental has been described variously as "red and white spotted" or "gold and white", although there is no specific standard colouration, and the dominant shade varies from a pale yellow-gold all the way to very dark red (the latter being particularly popular in the United States).  The face is normally white, and this characteristic is usually passed to crossbred calves.  The white face is genetically distinct from the white head of the [[Hereford (cattle)|Hereford]].