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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.
A [ ]
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
—
South Sudan
—
—
—
—
—
Spain
—
—
—
—
Allmogekor
Taurus
Sweden
Meat
—
Draught
—
—
Democratic Republic of the Congo
—
—
—
—
American
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
United States
Meat
—
—
—
American Angus
—
United States
—
—
—
—
—
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
—
Spain
—
—
—
—
—
Spain
—
—
—
—
Angeln
Taurus
Germany
—
Dairy
—
—
—
Malawi
—
—
—
—
—
United States
—
—
—
—
Ankole
—
East Africa
meat
dairy
—
—
Ankole-Watusi
Indicus
United States
Show
—
Spain
—
—
—
—
Arado
—
Ethiopia
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Argentine Criollo
Taurus
Argentina
Meat
Dairy
—
—
—
Argentina
—
Dairy
—
—
Armorican
Taurus
France
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Arouquesa
Taurus
Portugal
Meat
Dairy
—
—
—
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
—
—
—
Australia
Meat
—
—
—
—
Austria
—
—
—
—
—
Austria
—
—
—
—
—
Togo
—
—
—
—
—
Spain
—
—
—
—
—
South Sudan
—
—
—
—
Ayrshire
Taurus
Scotland
—
Dairy
—
—
—
Mali
—
—
—
—
—
Brazil
—
—
—
—
—
Azerbaijan
—
—
—
—
—
Portugal
—
—
—
—
B [ ]
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
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
—
—
—
Taurus
United States
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Beefalo
Taurus/American bison hybrid
United States
Meat
—
—
—
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
Taurus
Belgium
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Taurus
Belgium
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Belmont Red
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
Australia
Meat
—
—
—
Belted Galloway
Taurus
Scotland
Dairy
—
—
—
—
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
—
—
Black Baldy
Taurus
Australia
Meat
—
—
—
Black Hereford
Taurus
England
Meat
—
—
—
Taurus
Spain
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
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
—
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 [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Cachena
Taurus
Portugal/Spain
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
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
—
—
Taurus
Spain
Meat
—
Draught
—
Canchim
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
Brazil
Meat
—
—
—
Caracu
Taurus
Brazil
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Taurus
Spain
Meat
—
Draught
—
Carinthian Blondvieh
Taurus
Austria
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Carora
Taurus
Venezuelan
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
United States
Meat
—
—
—
Charolais
Taurus
France
Meat
—
Draught
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Taurus
—
Meat
—
—
—
Chianina
Taurus
Italy
Meat
—
Draught
—
Chillingham cattle
Taurus
England
—
—
—
Feral
Chinese Black Pied
Taurus
China
—
Dairy
—
—
Indicus
Pakistan
—
Dairy
—
—
Cika cattle
Taurus
Slovenia
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Taurus
—
Meat
Dairy
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Corriente
Taurus
Spain
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Sport
Corsican cattle
Taurus
France
Meat
—
—
Often free-ranging, semi-feral
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
Colombia
Meat
—
Draught
—
Crioulo Lageano
—
—
—
—
—
—
D [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Indicus
Pakistan
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Dangi cattle
Indicus
India
—
—
Draught
—
—
Denmark
—
—
—
—
Danish Jersey
Taurus
Denmark
—
Dairy
—
—
Danish Red
Taurus
Denmark
Meat
Dairy
—
—
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
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Drakensberger
Taurus
South Africa
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Dølafe
Taurus
Norway
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Droughtmaster
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
Australia
Meat
—
—
—
Taurus
—
Meat
—
Draught
—
Taurus
Netherlands
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Dwarf Lulu
Taurus/Indicus/Yak hybrid
—
—
—
—
—
E [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Taurus
—
—
Dairy
—
—
Eastern Finncattle
Taurus
Finland
Meat
Dairy
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Enderby Island cattle
Unknown
New Zealand
—
—
—
Feral
English Longhorn
Taurus
England
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Ennstaler Bergscheck
Taurus
Austria
Meat
—
Draught
—
Taurus
Estonia
—
Dairy
—
—
—
Estonia
—
—
—
—
Estonian Red cattle
Taurus
Estonia
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Évolène cattle
Taurus
Switzerland
—
Dairy
—
—
F [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Fēng Cattle
Indicus
China
Meat
Diary
Labor
—
Finnish Ayrshire
—
Finland
—
—
—
Finncattle
Taurus
Finland
Meat
Dairy
—
—
—
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
—
—
—
—
Taurus
—
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Indicus
—
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
G [ ]
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
—
Indicus
—
Meat
—
Draught
—
Greek Shorthorn
Taurus
Greece
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Taurus
Greece
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Greyman cattle
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
Australia
Meat
—
—
—
Indicus
Iran/Persia
—
Dairy
Draught
—
Guernsey cattle
Taurus
Channel Islands
—
Dairy
—
—
Guzerá
Indicus
Brazil
Meat
—
Draught
—
H [ ]
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
—
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
—
Taurus
China
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Hungarian Grey
Taurus
Hungary
Meat
—
Draught
—
I [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Iberian cattle
—
Spain
—
—
—
—
Icelandic
Taurus
Iceland
—
Dairy
—
—
Illawarra cattle
Taurus
Australia
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Taurus
—
Meat
—
—
—
Indo-Brazilian
Indicus
—
Meat
—
—
—
Irish Moiled
Taurus
Ireland
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Taurus
—
—
Dairy
—
—
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
—
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Istoben cattle
Taurus
—
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Istrian cattle
see Boškarin
J [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
Jamaica
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Jamaica Hope
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
Jamaica
—
Dairy
—
—
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
—
—
K [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
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
—
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
Thailand
Meat
—
—
—
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
—
Taurus
Russia
Meat
Dairy
—
—
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 [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
La Reina cattle
Taurus
Nicaragua
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Lakenvelder cattle
Taurus
Netherlands
—
Dairy
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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
—
Taurus
—
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Lincoln Red
Taurus
England
Meat
—
—
—
Lineback
Taurus
Canada
—
Dairy
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Lithuanian Red
—
Lithuania
Meat
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Lohani cattle
Indicus
—
Meat
—
Draught
—
Lourdais
Taurus
France
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Lucerna cattle
Taurus
South America
—
—
—
—
Luing
Taurus
Scotland
Meat
—
—
—
M [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
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
—
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
—
Meat
—
—
—
Taurus
—
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
—
Romania
—
—
—
—
Marchigiana
Taurus
Italy
Meat
—
Draught
—
Maremmana
Taurus
Italy
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Marinhoa
Taurus
Portugal
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Maronesa
Taurus
Portugal
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Indicus
—
Meat
—
Draught
—
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
—
Bangladesh
Meat
—
—
—
—
Romania
—
—
—
—
Taurus
Spain
Meat
—
Draught
—
Monchina
Taurus
Spain
Meat
—
Draught
—
Mongolian
Taurus
China
Meat
—
Draught
—
Montbéliarde
Taurus
France
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Taurus
—
Meat
—
Draught
Fighting
Taurus africanus
Nigeria
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Murboden
Taurus
Austria
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Murnau-Werdenfels
Taurus
Germany
—
Dairy
—
—
Murray Grey
Taurus
Australia
Meat
—
—
—
N [ ]
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
—
—
Bangladesh
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Northern Finncattle
Taurus
Finland
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Taurus
Great Britain
—
Dairy
—
—
Norwegian Red
Taurus
Norway
Meat
Dairy
—
—
O [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Ongole
Indicus
India
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Original Simmental
Taurus
Switzerland
Meat
Dairy
—
—
P [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Pajuna
Taurus
Spain
Meat
—
Draught
—
Palmera
Taurus
—
Meat
—
Draught
Sport
Pantaneiro
—
Brazil
—
—
—
—
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
Taurus
—
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Pinzgauer
Taurus
Austria
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Pirenaica
Taurus
Spain, France
Meat
—
Draught
—
Taurus
Croatia
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Podolica
Taurus
Italy
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Polish Red
Taurus
Poland
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Polled Hereford
Taurus
England
Meat
—
—
—
Poll Shorthorn
Taurus
Australia
Meat
—
—
—
Polled Shorthorn
Taurus
United States
Meat
—
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—
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
—
—
—
Q [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Taurus
China
Meat
—
Draught
—
Taurus
—
Meat
—
—
Pets
R [ ]
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
—
—
Taurus
Norway
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Red Sindhi
Indicus
India/Pakistan
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Taurus
—
Meat
—
Draught
—
Riggit Galloway
Taurus
—
Meat
—
—
—
Ringamåla
Taurus
Sweden
—
Dairy
—
—
Indicus
—
Meat
—
Draught
—
Romagnola
Taurus
Italy
Meat
—
Draught
—
Romanian Bălţata
—
Romania
—
—
—
—
—
Romania
—
—
—
—
Romosinuano
Taurus
Colombia
Meat
—
—
—
Russian Black Pied
Taurus
Russia
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Taurus
—
Meat
—
—
—
S [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Sahiwal
Indicus
India/Pakistan
—
Dairy
—
—
Salers
Taurus
France
Meat
—
Draught
—
—
Taurus
—
Meat
—
—
—
Sanga
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
—
Meat
—
—
—
—
Taurus/Mongolian hybrid
—
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
—
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
United States
Meat
—
—
—
Santa Gertrudis
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
United States
Meat
—
—
—
Sayaguesa
Taurus
Spain
Meat
—
Draught
—
—
Switzerland
—
—
—
—
—
Selembu
Gaur /Indicus hybrid
—
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Senepol
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
—
Meat
—
—
—
—
Taurus
Serbia
—
Dairy
—
—
—
Taurus
Serbia
—
—
Draught
—
—
Ethiopia
—
—
—
—
Shetland
Taurus
Scotland
Meat
—
Draught
—
Shorthorn
Taurus
England
Meat
—
—
—
Siboney de Cuba
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
—
Meat
—
Draught
—
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
—
Meat
—
—
—
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 [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Indicus
Brazil
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Tarentaise
Taurus
France
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Tasmanian Grey
Taurus
—
Meat
—
—
—
Tauros cattle
Taurus
—
—
—
—
Grazing projects, rewilding
Taurus cattle
Taurus
Germany
—
—
—
Grazing projects, rewilding
Telemark
Taurus
Norway
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Texas Longhorn
Taurus
United States
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Texon
Taurus
—
Meat
—
—
—
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
Thailand
Meat
—
—
—
Indicus
Thailand
—
—
—
Sport
Taurus/Indicus hybrid
Thailand
—
Dairy
—
—
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
—
—
—
Taurus
—
Meat
—
Draught
—
Tux-Zillertal
Taurus
—
—
Dairy
—
—
Tyrol Grey
Taurus
Austria
Meat
Dairy
—
—
U [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Umblachery
Indicus
India
—
Dairy
Draught
—
Ukrainian Grey
Taurus
Ukraine
—
—
—
—
V [ ]
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
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]
Taurus
Norway
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Taurus
Norway
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Indicus
—
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Volinian Beef
—
Ukraine
Meat
—
—
—
Vorderwald
Taurus
Germany
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Taurus
France
Meat
Dairy
—
—
W [ ]
Breed
Image
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
—
—
Taurus
—
Meat
—
Draught
—
White Fulani
Indicus
—
Meat
—
—
—
Indicus
Thailand
—
—
Draught
—
White Park
Taurus
Great Britain
Meat
Dairy
—
—
Whitebred Shorthorn
Taurus
Great Britain
Meat
—
—
—
X [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Taurus/Mongolian hybrid
—
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Y [ ]
Breed
Image
Subspecies
Country/region of origin
Meat
Dairy
Draught
Other
Yakutian
Taurus
Russia
Meat
Dairy
Draught
—
Yanbian
Taurus
China
—
—
Draught
—
Taurus/Zebu
China
Yurino
Taurus
Ukraine
—
—
—
—
Z [ ]
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 [ ]
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References [ ]
^ 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.
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