Currently, this comprises one year in general surgical training and four years in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery; in the past it varied between two and three years of each. Otolaryngology is considered to be one of the most competitive residency fields to match into.
The Simmental breed comes from Switzerland, and is considered to be one of the oldest cattle types in the world! There are 41 million of these animals around the world, and theyâre popular for their excellent reputation in both milk and beef production.
The breed is known under the following names. 1  Fleckvieh Simmental: Argentina. 2  Simmental: Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, France (early 1990s name change from Pie Rouge), Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland (SI-division), United Kingdom, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Local names based on the breed-name used in the official breed association names which boil down to spotted cattle: Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia. 2  Most of these countries use Simmental as a translation of their local name.