List of cattle breeds

List of cattle breeds — Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses.^[1]

Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia. Bos taurus (or Bos taurus taurus), typically referred to as "taurine" cattle, are generally adapted to cooler climates and include almost all cattle breeds originating from Europe and northern Asia.

In some parts of the world further species of cattle are found (both as wild and domesticated animals), and some of these are related so closely to taurine and indicus cattle that interspecies hybrids have been bred. Examples include the Dwarf Lulu cattle of the mountains of Nepal with yak blood,^[2] the Beefalo of North America with bison genes, the Selembu breed of India and Bhutan with gayal genes. The Madura breed of Indonesia may have banteng in its parentage.^[3] In addition to these fertile hybrids, there are sterile hybrids such as the male Dzo of Nepal, a cattle-yak hybrid which is bred for agricultural work - like the mule and the hinny, they have to be continually bred from both of the parent species.

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Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Aberdeen Angus		Taurus	Scotland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Abergele		—	Ethiopia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Abigar		Taurus	Ethiopia	—	Dairy	—	—
Abondance		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu		Indicus	Ethiopia	—	—	Draught	—
Aceh	—	—	Indonesia	Meat	—	—	—
Achham		Indicus	Nepal	—	Dairy	—	—
Adamawa		Taurus	Nigeria	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Adaptaur		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Afar		—	Ethiopia	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Africangus		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	South Africa	Meat	—	—	—
Afrikaner		Indicus	South Africa	Meat	—	—	—
Agerolese		Taurus	Italy	—	Dairy	—	—
Alambadi		Indicus	India	—	—	—	—
Alatau		Taurus	Kazakhstan	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Albanian		Taurus	Albania	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Albera		Taurus	Spain, France	Meat	—	—	Semi-feral
Alderney		Taurus	Channel Islands	—	Dairy	—	—
Alentejana		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Aleutian wild cattle		—	United States	—	—	—	Feral
Aliad Dinka		—	South Sudan	—	—	—	—
Alistana-Sanabresa		—	Spain	—	—	—	—
Allmogekor		Taurus	Sweden	Meat	—	Draught	—
Alur		—	Democratic Republic of the Congo	—	—	—	—
American		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
American Angus		—	United States	—	—	—	—
American Beef Friesian		—	United States	—	—	—	—
American Brown Swiss		Taurus	United States	—	Dairy	—	—
American Milking Devon		Taurus	United States	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
American White Park		Taurus	United States	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Amerifax		Taurus	United States	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Amrit Mahal		Indicus	India	—	—	—	Developed from Hallikar cattle for war purposes
Amsterdam Island cattle		Taurus	Amsterdam Island	—	—	—	Feral
Anatolian Black		Taurus	Turkey	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Andalusian Black		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	—	Endangered
Andalusian Blond		—	Spain	—	—	—	—
Andalusian Grey		—	Spain	—	—	—	—
Angeln		Taurus	Germany	—	Dairy	—	—
Angoni		—	Malawi	—	—	—	—
Ankina		—	United States	—	—	—	—
Ankole		—	East Africa	meat	dairy	—	—
Ankole-Watusi		Indicus	United States				Show
Aracena		—	Spain	—	—	—	—
Arado		—	Ethiopia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Argentine Criollo		Taurus	Argentina	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Argentine Friesian		—	Argentina	—	Dairy	—	—
Armorican		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Arouquesa		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Arsi		—	Ethiopia	—	—	—	—
Asturian Mountain		Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Asturian Valley		Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Aubrac		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Aulie-Ata		Taurus	Kazakhstan	—	Dairy	—	—
Aure et Saint-Girons		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Australian Braford		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Australian Brangus		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Australian Charbray		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Australian Friesian Sahiwal		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	—	Dairy	—	—
Australian Lowline		Taurus	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Australian Milking Zebu		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	—	Dairy	—	—
Australian Shorthorn		—	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Austrian Simmental		—	Austria	—	—	—	—
Austrian Yellow		—	Austria	—	—	—	—
Avétonou		—	Togo	—	—	—	—
Avileña-Negra Ibérica		—	Spain	—	—	—	—
Aweil Dinka		—	South Sudan	—	—	—	—
Ayrshire		Taurus	Scotland	—	Dairy	—	—
Azaouak		—	Mali	—	—	—	—
Azebuado		—	Brazil	—	—	—	—
Azerbaijan Zebu		—	Azerbaijan	—	—	—	—
Azores		—	Portugal	—	—	—	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Bachaur cattle	Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Baherie cattle	Indicus	Eritrea	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Bakosi cattle	Taurus	Cameroon	Meat	—	—	Rituals
Balancer	Taurus	United States	Meat	Dairy	—	Gelbvieh/American Angus crossbreed
Baoule	Taurus	Ivory Coast	—	Dairy	—	—
Bargur cattle	Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	Semi-wild, native to Bargur forest region, bred and grazed by the local Lingayat community
Barrosã	Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Barzona	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Bazadaise	Taurus	France	Meat	—	—	—
Beef Freisian	Taurus	United States	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Beefalo	Taurus/American bison hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Beefmaker	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Beefmaster	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Begayt	—	Ethiopia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Belgian Blue	Taurus	Belgium	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Belgian Red	Taurus	Belgium, France	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Endangered breed
Belgian Red Pied	Taurus	Belgium	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Belgian White-and-Red	Taurus	Belgium	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Belmont Red	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Belted Galloway	Taurus	Scotland	Dairy	—	—	—
Bernese	—	Switzerland	—	—	—	—
Berrenda cattle	Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Sport
Betizu	Taurus	Spain, France	Meat	—	Draught	Semi-feral
Bianca Modenese	Taurus	Italy	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Blaarkop	Taurus	Netherlands	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Blanca Cacereña	Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Blanco Orejinegro BON	Taurus	Colombia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Blonde d'Aquitaine	Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Blue Albion	Taurus	Great Britain	Meat	—	—	—
Blue Grey	Taurus	Great Britain	Meat	—	—	—
Bohuskulla	—	Sweden	—	—	—	—
Bonsmara	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	South Africa	Meat	—	—	—
Boran	Indicus	eastern Africa	Meat	—	—	—
Boškarin	Taurus	Croatia, Slovenia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Braford	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Brahman	Indicus	India	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Brahmousin	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	Draught	—
Brangus	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Braunvieh	Taurus	Switzerland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Brava	—	Spain	—	—	—	—
Bretonne Pie Noir	Taurus	France	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
British White	Taurus	Great Britain	Meat	Dairy	—	—
British Friesian	Taurus	Great Britain	—	Dairy	—	—
Brown Carpathian	Taurus	Ukraine	—	—	—	—
Brown Caucasian	Taurus	Armenia	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Brown Swiss	Taurus	Switzerland	—	Dairy	—	—
Bue Lingo	Taurus	United States	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Burlina	Taurus	Italy	—	Dairy	—	—
Buša cattle	Taurus	former Yugoslavia - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia (Dinaric Alps)	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Butana cattle	Indicus	Sudan	—	Dairy	—	—
Bushuyev	Zebu	Uzbekistan	—	Dairy	—	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Cachena	Taurus	Portugal/Spain	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Caldelana	Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Camargue	Taurus	France	Meat	—	Draught	Sport, semi-feral
Campbell Island cattle	Taurus	New Zealand	—	—	—	Feral
Canadian Speckle Park	Taurus	Canada	Meat	—	—	—
Canadienne	Taurus	Canada	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Canaria	Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Canchim	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Brazil	Meat	—	—	—
Caracu	Taurus	Brazil	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Cárdena Andaluza	Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Carinthian Blondvieh	Taurus	Austria	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Carora	Taurus	Venezuelan	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Charbray	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Charolais	Taurus	France	Meat	—	Draught	—
Chateaubriand	—	—	—	—	—	—
Chiangus	Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Chianina	Taurus	Italy	Meat	—	Draught	—
Chillingham cattle	Taurus	England	—	—	—	Feral
Chinese Black Pied	Taurus	China	—	Dairy	—	—
Cholistani	Indicus	Pakistan	—	Dairy	—	—
Cika cattle	Taurus	Slovenia	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Coloursided White Back	Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Commercial	—	—	—	—	—	—
Corriente	Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Sport
Corsican cattle	Taurus	France	Meat	—	—	Often free-ranging, semi-feral
Costeño con Cuernos	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Colombia	Meat	—	Draught	—
Crioulo Lageano	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Dajal	Indicus	Pakistan	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Dangi cattle	Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Danish Black-Pied	—	Denmark	—	—	—	—
Danish Jersey	Taurus	Denmark	—	Dairy	—	—
Danish Red	Taurus	Denmark	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Deep Red cattle	Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Deoni	Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Devon	Taurus	England	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Dexter cattle	Taurus	Ireland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Dhanni	Indicus	Pakistan	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Doayo cattle	Taurus	Cameroon	—	—	—	—
Doela	—	—	—	—	—	—
Drakensberger	Taurus	South Africa	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Dølafe	Taurus	Norway	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Droughtmaster	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Dulong'	Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Dutch Friesian	Taurus	Netherlands	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Dwarf Lulu	Taurus/Indicus/Yak hybrid	—	—	—	—	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
East Anatolian Red	Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Eastern Finncattle	Taurus	Finland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Eastern Red Polled	—	—	—	—	—	—
Enderby Island cattle	Unknown	New Zealand	—	—	—	Feral
English Longhorn	Taurus	England	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Ennstaler Bergscheck	Taurus	Austria	Meat	—	Draught	—
Estonian Holstein	Taurus	Estonia	—	Dairy	—	—
Estonian Native	—	Estonia	—	—	—	—
Estonian Red cattle	Taurus	Estonia	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Évolène cattle	Taurus	Switzerland	—	Dairy	—	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Fēng Cattle	Indicus	China	Meat	Diary	Labor	—
Finnish Ayrshire	—	Finland	—	—	—
Finncattle	Taurus	Finland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Finnish Holstein-Friesian	—	Finland	—	—	—	—
Fjäll	Taurus	Sweden	Meat	Dairy	—	Also called Swedish Mountain
Fleckvieh	Taurus	Austria	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Florida Cracker cattle	Taurus	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Fogera	—	Ethiopia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
French Simmental	Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Fribourgeoise	—	Switzerland	—	—	—	—
Friesian Red and White	Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Fulani Sudanese	Indicus	—	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Galician Blond	Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Galloway cattle	Taurus	Scotland	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Gangatiri	Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Gaolao	Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Garvonesa	Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Gascon cattle	Taurus	France	Meat	—	Draught	—
Gelbvieh	Taurus	Germany	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Georgian Mountain cattle	Taurus	Georgia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
German Angus	Taurus	Germany	Meat	—	—	—
German Black Pied cattle	Taurus	Germany	—	Dairy	—	—
German Black Pied Dairy	Taurus	Germany	—	Dairy	—	—
German Red Pied	Taurus	Germany	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Gir	Indicus	India	—	Dairy	—	—
Glamorgan cattle	Taurus	England	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Glan cattle	Taurus	Germany	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Gloucester	Taurus	England	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Gobra	Indicus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Greek Shorthorn	Taurus	Greece	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Greek Steppe	Taurus	Greece	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Greyman cattle	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Gudali	Indicus	Iran/Persia	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Guernsey cattle	Taurus	Channel Islands	—	Dairy	—	—
Guzerá	Indicus	Brazil	Meat	—	Draught	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Hallikar^[4]	Indicus	India		—	Draught	Origin of Amrit Mahal cattle
Hanwoo	Taurus	Korea	Meat	—	Draught	Cow fighting
Hariana cattle	Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Hartón del Valle	Taurus	Colombia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Harzer Rotvieh	Taurus	Germany	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Hays Converter	Taurus	Canada	Meat	—	—	—
Heck cattle	Taurus	Germany	—	—	—	Science
Hereford	Taurus	England	Meat	—	—	—
Herens	Taurus	Switzerland, Italy, France	Meat	—	—	Cow fighting
Hybridmaster	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Highland cattle	Taurus	Scotland	Meat	—	—	—
Hinterwald	Taurus	Germany	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Holando-Argentino	Taurus	Argentina	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Holstein Friesian cattle	Taurus	Germany, the Netherlands	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Horro	Indicus	Ethiopia	Meat	—	Draught	—
Huáng Cattle	Taurus	China	Meat	Dairy	Draught
Hungarian Grey	Taurus	Hungary	Meat	—	Draught	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Iberian cattle	—	Spain	—	—	—	—
Icelandic	Taurus	Iceland	—	Dairy	—	—
Illawarra cattle	Taurus	Australia	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Improved Red and White	Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Indo-Brazilian	Indicus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Irish Moiled	Taurus	Ireland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Israeli Holstein	Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Israeli Red	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Istoben cattle	Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Istrian cattle	see Boškarin

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Jamaica Black	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Jamaica	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Jamaica Hope	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Jamaica	—	Dairy	—	—
Jamaica Red	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Jamaica	Meat	—	—	—
Japanese Brown	—	Japan	Meat	—	—	One of the four Kobe breeds
Jarmelista	Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Javari cattle	Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Jersey cattle	Taurus	Channel Islands	—	Dairy	—	—
Jutland cattle	Taurus	Denmark	Meat	Dairy	—	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Kabin Buri cattle	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Thailand	Meat	Dairy	—	Crossbreed between Brahman and Simmental
Kalmyk cattle	Taurus	Russia	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Kangayam	Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Kankrej	Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Kamphaeng Saen cattle	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Thailand	Meat	—	—	—
Karan Swiss	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Kasaragod Dwarf cattle	Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Kathiawadi	Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Kazakh Whiteheaded	Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Kenana cattle	Indicus	Sudan	—	Dairy	—	—
Kenkatha cattle	Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Kerry cattle	Taurus	Ireland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Kherigarh	Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Khillari cattle	Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Kholomogory	Taurus	Russia	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Korat Wagyu	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Thailand	Meat	—	—	—
Kostroma cattle	Taurus	Russia	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Krishna Valley cattle	Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Kuri	Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Kurgan cattle	Taurus	Russia	Meat	Dairy	—	—

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Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
La Reina cattle		Taurus	Nicaragua	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Lakenvelder cattle		Taurus	Netherlands	—	Dairy	—	—
Lampurger		—	—	—	—	—	—
Latvian Blue		—	—	—	—	—	—
Latvian Brown		Taurus	Latvia	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Latvian Danish Red		Taurus	Latvia	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Lebedyn		Taurus	Ukraine	—	—	—	—
Levantina		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Limia cattle	File:Limia cattle.jpg	Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Limousin		Taurus	France	Meat	—	Draught	—
Limpurger		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Lincoln Red		Taurus	England	Meat	—	—	—
Lynch Lineback		Taurus	Canada	—	Dairy	—	—
Lithuanian Black-and-White		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lithuanian Light Grey		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lithuanian Red		—	Lithuania	Meat	—	—	—
Lithuanian White-Backed		—	—	—	—	—	—
Lohani cattle		Indicus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Lourdais		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Lucerna cattle		Taurus	South America	—	—	—	—
Luing		Taurus	Scotland	Meat	—	—	—

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Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Madagascar Zebu		Indicus	—	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Madura		Banteng/Indicus hybrid	Indonesia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Racing
Maine-Anjou		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Malnad Gidda		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	Semi-dwarf breed
Malvi		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Mandalong Special		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Mantequera Leonesa		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Maramureş Brown		—	Romania	—	—	—	—
Marchigiana		Taurus	Italy	Meat	—	Draught	—
Maremmana		Taurus	Italy	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Marinhoa		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Maronesa		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Masai		Indicus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Mashona		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Menorquina		Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Mertolenga		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Meuse-Rhine-Issel		Taurus	Netherlands	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Mewati		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Milking Shorthorn		Taurus	Great Britain	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Minhota		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Mirandesa		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Mirkadim	File:A Mirkadim bull in a cattle farm in Dhaka.jpg	—	Bangladesh	Meat	—	—	—
Mocăniţă		—	Romania	—	—	—	—
Mollie		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Monchina		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Mongolian		Taurus	China	Meat	—	Draught	—
Montbéliarde		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Morucha		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	Fighting
Muturu		Taurus africanus	Nigeria	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Murboden		Taurus	Austria	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Murnau-Werdenfels		Taurus	Germany	—	Dairy	—	—
Murray Grey		Taurus	Australia	Meat	—	—	—

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Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Nagori		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
N'Dama		Taurus	Guinea	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Negra Andaluza		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Nelore		Indicus	Brazil	Meat	—	Draught	—
Nguni		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Southern Africa	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Nimari		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Normande		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—
North Bengal Grey	File:A grown North Bengal Grey Cattle in Dhaka.jpg		Bangladesh	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Northern Finncattle		Taurus	Finland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Northern Shorthorn		Taurus	Great Britain	—	Dairy	—	—
Norwegian Red		Taurus	Norway	Meat	Dairy	—	—

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Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Ongole		Indicus	India	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Original Simmental		Taurus	Switzerland	Meat	Dairy	—	—

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Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Pajuna	File:Pajuna bull1.jpg	Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Palmera		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	Sport
Pantaneiro		—	Brazil	—	—	—	—
Parda Alpina		Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Parthenaise		Taurus	France	Meat	—	Draught	—
Pasiega		Taurus	Spain	—	Dairy	—	—
Pembroke		Taurus	Wales	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Philippine Native		Taurus	Philippines	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Pie Rouge des Plaines		Taurus	France	—	Dairy	—	—
Piedmontese cattle		Taurus	Italy	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Pineywoods	File:Pineywoods Bull image available- www.pcrba.org.png	Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Pinzgauer		Taurus	Austria	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Pirenaica		Taurus	Spain, France	Meat	—	Draught	—
Podolac		Taurus	Croatia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Podolica	File:Podolica1.jpg	Taurus	Italy	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Polish Black-and-White		—	—	—	—	—	—
Polish Red		Taurus	Poland	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Polled Hereford		Taurus	England	Meat	—	—	—
Poll Shorthorn		Taurus	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Polled Shorthorn		Taurus	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Ponwar		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Preta		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Prim'Holstein		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—
Punganur		Indicus	India	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Pulikulam		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	Jallikattu
Pustertaler Sprinzen		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—

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Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Qinchaun		Taurus	China	Meat	—	Draught	—
Queensland Miniature Boran		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	Pets

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Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Ramo Grande		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Randall		Taurus	United States	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Raramuri Criollo		Taurus	Chihuahua, Mexico	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Rathi		Indicus	India ^[5]	—	Dairy	Draught	Domestic
Rätisches Grauvieh		taurus	Switzerland	meat	dairy	draught	—
Raya		—	Ethiopia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Red Angus		Taurus	Scotland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Red Brangus		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Red Chittagong	File:A grown Red Chittagong bull in Bangladesh.jpg	Indicus	Bangladesh^[6]	—	—	Draught	Good reproductive performance
Red Fulani		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	West Africa	Meat	—	—	—
Red Gorbatov		Taurus	Russia	—	Dairy	—	—
Red Holstein		Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Red Kandhari		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	Domestic
Red Mingrelian			Georgia	Meat	Dairy
Red Poll		Taurus	England	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Red Polled Østland		Taurus	Norway	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Red Sindhi		Indicus	India/Pakistan	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Retinta		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Riggit Galloway		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Ringamåla		Taurus	Sweden	—	Dairy	—	—
Rohjan		Indicus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Romagnola		Taurus	Italy	Meat	—	Draught	—
Romanian Bălţata		—	Romania	—	—	—	—
Romanian Steppe Gray		—	Romania	—	—	—	—
Romosinuano		Taurus	Colombia	Meat	—	—	—
Russian Black Pied		Taurus	Russia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
RX3		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—

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Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Sahiwal		Indicus	India/Pakistan	—	Dairy	—	—
Sibi bhagnari		Zebu	Sibi,Pakistan	Meat	—	Draught	Sibi Mela
Salers		Taurus	France	Meat	—	Draught	—
Salorn	—	Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Sanga		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Sanhe	—	Taurus/Mongolian hybrid	—	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Santa Cruz	—	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Santa Gertrudis		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Sayaguesa	File:Sayaguesa young bull.JPG	Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Schwyz	—	Switzerland	—	—	—	—	—
Selembu		Gaur/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Senepol		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Serbian Pied	—	Taurus	Serbia	—	Dairy	—	—
Serbian Steppe	—	Taurus	Serbia	—	—	Draught	—
Sheko		—	Ethiopia	—	—	—	—
Shetland		Taurus	Scotland	Meat	—	Draught	—
Shorthorn		Taurus	England	Meat	—	—	—
Siboney de Cuba		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Simbrah		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Simford		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Simmental		Taurus	Switzerland	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Siri		Zebu	Bhutan	—	Dairy	Draught	—
South Devon		Taurus	England	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Spanish Fighting Bull		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	—	Sport
Speckle Park		Taurus	Canada	Meat	—	—	—
Square Meater		Taurus	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Stabiliser		Taurus	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Sussex		Taurus	England	Meat	—	—	—
Swedish Friesian		Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Swedish Polled		Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Swedish Red Pied		Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Swedish Red Polled		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Swedish Red-and-White		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Tabapuã	Indicus	Brazil	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Tarentaise	Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Tasmanian Grey	Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Telemark	Taurus	Norway	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Texas Longhorn	Taurus	United States	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Texon	Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Thai Black	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Thailand	Meat	—	—	—
Thai Fighting Bull	Indicus	Thailand	—	—	—	Sport
Thai Friesian	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Thailand	—	Dairy	—	—
Thai Milking Zebu	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Thailand	—	Dairy	—	—
Tharparkar	Indicus	India/ Pakistan^[7]	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Tswana	Taurus	Botswana	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Tudanca	Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Grazing projects, rewilding
Tuli	Taurus	Zimbabwe	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Tulim	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Turkish Grey Steppe	Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Tux-Zillertal	Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Tyrol Grey	Taurus	Austria	Meat	Dairy	—	—

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Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Umblachery		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Ukrainian Grey		Taurus	Ukraine	—	—	—	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Valdostana Castana	—	Italy	—	—	—	—
Valdostana Pezzata Nera	—	Italy	—	—	—	—
Valdostana Pezzata Rossa	—	Italy	—	—	—	—
Väneko	—	Sweden	—	—	—	—
Vaynol	Taurus	Scotland	Meat	—	—	—
Vechur^[8]	Indicus	India	—	Dairy	—	Milk and ghee traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine. The protein content of the milk has anti-bacterial properties^[9]^[10]^{[unreliable source?]}^[11]
Vestland Fjord	Taurus	Norway	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Vestland Red Polled	Taurus	Norway	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Vianesa	Indicus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Volinian Beef	—	Ukraine	Meat	—	—	—
Vorderwald	Taurus	Germany	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Vosgienne	Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Wagyu	Taurus	Japan	Meat	—	Draught	—
Waguli	Taurus	USA	Meat	—	—	—
Wangus	Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Welsh Black	Taurus	Wales	Meat	—	—	—
Western Finncattle	Taurus	Finland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
White Cáceres	Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
White Fulani	Indicus	—	Meat	—	—	—
White Lamphun	Indicus	Thailand	—	—	Draught	—
White Park	Taurus	Great Britain	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Whitebred Shorthorn	Taurus	Great Britain	Meat	—	—	—

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Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Xingjiang Brown		Taurus/Mongolian hybrid	—	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—

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Breed	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Yakutian	Taurus	Russia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Yanbian	Taurus	China	—	—	Draught	—
Yanhuang	Taurus/Zebu	China
Yurino	Taurus	Ukraine	—	—	—	—

Z[edit | edit source]


Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Żubroń		Taurus/European bison hybrid	Poland	Meat	—	—	Science
Zebu		Indicus	—	Meat	Dairy	Draft	—

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Marleen Felius (September 2007). Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia. Trafalgar Square Publishing. ISBN 978-1-57076-381-6.
↑ Takeda, K.; Satoh M.; Neopane S.P.; Kuwar B.S.; Joshi H.D.; Shrestha N.P.; Fujise H.; Tasai M.; Tagami T.; Hanada H. (April 2004). "Mitochondrial DNA analysis of Nepalese domestic dwarf cattle Lulu". Animal Science Journal. 75 (2): 103–110(8). doi:10.1111/j.1740-0929.2004.00163.x.
↑ Lenstra, J.A.; D.G. Bradley (June 1999). Systematics and Phylogeny of Cattle. ISBN 978-0-85199-258-7.
↑ "Native cow varieties of India - Biodiversity of India: A Wiki Resource for Indian Biodiversity". www.biodiversityofindia.org.
↑ "Rathi - India: Suratgarh Rajasthan
↑ "A.K. Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan, Department of Animal Breeding & Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, BANGLADESH"
↑ Sharma, Amit Kumar; et al. (2004). "Molecular Characterization of Rathi and Tharparkar Indigenous Cattle (Bos indicus) Breeds by RAPD-PCR". Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 17 (9): 1204–1209. doi:10.5713/ajas.2004.1204.
↑ Nair, Madhavan (31 July 2010). "Milk of the indigenous Vechur cow beneficial to health". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
↑ Pillai, R. Ramabhadran (8 January 2012). "Study points to medicinal value of Vechur cow milk". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
↑ Shashidharan, A; Singh, R; Bhasker, S; Mohankumar, C (2011). "Physicochemical characterization and functional site analysis of lactoferrin gene of Vechur cow". Bioinformation. 6 (7): 275–8. doi:10.6026/97320630006275. PMC 3124693. PMID 21738329.
↑ "Medicinal property of Vechur cow milk confirmed". News18. 5 January 2012.

External links[edit | edit source]

Breeds of Cattle – Oklahoma State University
Breeds of Cattle – Cattle.com
Breeds of Cattle – Cow World
Cattle Breeds – Embryoplus.com
Breeds of Cattle – Official 2nd Edition
Cattle Breeds of the World
Portuguese Cattle Breeds
EuReCa - Towards self-sustainable EUropean, REgional CAttle breeds
Native cow varieties of India

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[Felius2007-1] Marleen Felius (September 2007). Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia. Trafalgar Square Publishing. ISBN 978-1-57076-381-6.

[2] Takeda, K.; Satoh M.; Neopane S.P.; Kuwar B.S.; Joshi H.D.; Shrestha N.P.; Fujise H.; Tasai M.; Tagami T.; Hanada H. (April 2004). "Mitochondrial DNA analysis of Nepalese domestic dwarf cattle Lulu". Animal Science Journal. 75 (2): 103–110(8). doi:10.1111/j.1740-0929.2004.00163.x.

[3] Lenstra, J.A.; D.G. Bradley (June 1999). Systematics and Phylogeny of Cattle. ISBN 978-0-85199-258-7.

[4] "Native cow varieties of India - Biodiversity of India: A Wiki Resource for Indian Biodiversity". www.biodiversityofindia.org.

[5] "Rathi - India: Suratgarh Rajasthan

[6] "A.K. Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan, Department of Animal Breeding & Genetics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, BANGLADESH"

[7] Sharma, Amit Kumar; et al. (2004). "Molecular Characterization of Rathi and Tharparkar Indigenous Cattle (Bos indicus) Breeds by RAPD-PCR". Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences. 17 (9): 1204–1209. doi:10.5713/ajas.2004.1204.

[8] Nair, Madhavan (31 July 2010). "Milk of the indigenous Vechur cow beneficial to health". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.

[9] Pillai, R. Ramabhadran (8 January 2012). "Study points to medicinal value of Vechur cow milk". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.

[10] Shashidharan, A; Singh, R; Bhasker, S; Mohankumar, C (2011). "Physicochemical characterization and functional site analysis of lactoferrin gene of Vechur cow". Bioinformation. 6 (7): 275–8. doi:10.6026/97320630006275. PMC 3124693. PMID 21738329.

[11] "Medicinal property of Vechur cow milk confirmed". News18. 5 January 2012.

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