List of French cattle breeds
This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in France to be wholly or partly of French origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively French. The list includes breeds from the overseas territories of France.
Indigenous breeds[]
Local name(s) | English name, if used | Notes | Image |
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Abondance[1][2] | |||
[2] | |||
Armoricaine[1][2] | Armorican | ||
Aubrac[1][2] | |||
Bazadaise[1][2] | |||
Béarnaise[1][2] | |||
Betizu[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
Bleue du Nord[1][2] | |||
Blonde d'Aquitaine[1][2] | |||
(extinct)[2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
Bretonne Pie Noir[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | French Brown | ||
Casta or Aure et Saint-Girons[1][2] | |||
Charolaise[1][2] | Charolais | ||
[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
Ferrandaise[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
Froment du Léon[1][2] | |||
Gasconne[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
Limousine[1][2] | Limousin | ||
Lourdaise[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
Maine-Anjou – see Rouge des Prés | |||
Mirandaise[1][2] | |||
Montbéliarde[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
Normande[1][2] | |||
Parthenaise[1][2] | |||
Pie Rouge des Plaines[1][2] | |||
Raço di Biou[1][2] | |||
Rouge des Prés[1][2] or Maine-Anjou | |||
[1] | |||
[1][2] | |||
Salers[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
Tarentaise[1][2] | |||
[1][2] | |||
[1][2] |
Imported breeds[]
- [1][2]
- Blanc-Bleu or Belgian Blue[1][2]
- Brahman[1][2]
- Canadienne[1][2]
- [1][2]
- Hereford[1][2]
- Hérens[1][2]
- Jersiaise or Jersey[1][2]
- Prim' Holstein or Holstein[1][2]
- Simmental Française or Pie Rouge de l'Est[1][2]
References[]
- Interrogation de la base bovine (in French). Paris: Bureau des Ressources Génétiques. Accessed May 2015.
- Breeds reported by France: Cattle Rome: Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed May 2015.
Categories:
- Cattle breeds originating in France
- Lists of French domestic animal breeds