List of cattle breeds

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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.

A[edit]

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 Albera cattle grazing 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 Meat
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

B[edit]

Breed Image 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
Bali cattle Banteng Indonesia Meat
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 Several female cattle (heifers) of the Beefmaster breed 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 A bull of the Bianca Modenese breed of cattle stands in the center of the frame. 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 A Bonsmara bull in Namibia 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

C[edit]

Breed Image 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 Cattle 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

D[edit]

Breed Image Subspecies Country/region of origin Meat Dairy Draught Other
Dajal cattle Indicus Pakistan Meat Dairy Draught
Dangi cattle Indicus India Draught
Danish Black-Pied Denmark
Danish Jersey A cow of the Danish Jersey breed lying down in a field. 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

E[edit]

Breed Image 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 A cow of the Estonian Red breed has her nose close to the camera, investigating the lens. Taurus Estonia Meat Dairy
Évolène cattle Taurus Switzerland Dairy

F[edit]

Breed Image Subspecies Country/region of origin Meat Dairy Draught Other
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 An engraving of a Fribourgeoise cow, in color. It is black and white and standing in a field. Switzerland
Friesian Red and White Taurus Meat Dairy
Fulani Sudanese Indicus Meat Dairy Draught

G[edit]

Breed Image 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

H[edit]

Breed Image 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 A cow of the Heck breed stands. It is black with horns. 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

I[edit]

Breed Image 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 Israel Dairy
Israeli Red Taurus/Indicus hybrid Israel Meat Dairy
Istoben cattle Taurus Meat Dairy
Istrian cattle   see Boškarin

J[edit]

Breed Image 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 Black Taurus Japan Meat One of the four wagyu breeds
Japanese Brown Taurus Japan Meat One of the four wagyu breeds
Japanese Polled Taurus Japan Meat One of the four wagyu breeds
Japanese Shorthorn Taurus Japan Meat One of the four wagyu breeds
Jarmelista Taurus Portugal Meat Draught
Javari cattle Indicus India Draught
Jersey cattle Taurus Channel Islands Dairy
Jutland cattle Taurus Denmark Meat Dairy

K[edit]

Breed Image 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 Dairy 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

L[edit]

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 Taurus Spain Meat Dairy Draught
Limousin Taurus France Meat Draught
Limpurger Taurus Meat Dairy
Lincoln Red Taurus England Meat
Linda the cow Taurus Canada Dairy
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

M[edit]

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
Maraîchine Taurus France meat
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
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
Munshiganj Cattle Bangladesh Meat
Muturu Taurus africanus Nigeria Meat Dairy
Murboden Taurus Austria Meat Dairy Draught
Murnau-Werdenfels Taurus Germany Dairy
Murray Grey Taurus Australia Meat

N[edit]

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 Bangladesh Meat Dairy
Northern Finncattle Taurus Finland Meat Dairy
Northern Shorthorn Taurus Great Britain Dairy
Norwegian Red Taurus Norway Meat Dairy

O[edit]

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

P[edit]

Breed Image Subspecies Country/region of origin Meat Dairy Draught Other
Pajuna 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 Philippine cow and calf Taurus Philippines Meat Dairy Draught
Pie Rouge des Plaines Taurus France Dairy
Piedmontese cattle Taurus Italy Meat Dairy
Pineywoods Taurus Meat Dairy Draught
Pinzgauer Taurus Austria Meat Dairy
Pirenaica Taurus Spain, France Meat Draught
Podolac Taurus Croatia Meat Dairy Draught
Podolica 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[note 1] Taurus France Meat Dairy
Punganur Indicus India Meat Dairy Draught
Pulikulam Indicus India Dairy Draught Jallikattu
Pustertaler Sprinzen Taurus Meat

Q[edit]

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

R[edit]

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 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 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

S[edit]

Breed Image Subspecies Country/region of origin Meat Dairy Draught Other
Sahiwal Indicus Pakistan Meat 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 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

T[edit]

Breed Image 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 Austria Meat
Tyrol Grey Taurus Austria Meat Dairy

U[edit]

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

V[edit]

Breed Image Subspecies Country/region of origin Meat Dairy Draught Other
Valdostana Castana Italy
Valdostana Pezzata Nera Italy
Valdostana Pezzata Rossa Italy
Väneko Sweden
Vaynol Taurus Wales 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]
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

W[edit]

Breed Image Subspecies Country/region of origin Meat Dairy Draught Other
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

X[edit]

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

Y[edit]

Breed Image 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]

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

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Holstein Friesian subtype

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marleen Felius (September 2007). Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia. Trafalgar Square Publishing. ISBN 978-1-57076-381-6.
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  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.
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  10. ^ "Medicinal property of Vechur cow milk confirmed". News18. 5 January 2012.

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