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 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

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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   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 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

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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   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 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   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   Switzerland
Friesian Red and White Taurus Meat Dairy
Fulani Sudanese Indicus Meat Dairy Draught

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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

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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   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 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

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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 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

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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 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

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   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

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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 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

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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

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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

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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 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

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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.
  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. ^ "Medicinal property of Vechur cow milk confirmed". News18. 5 January 2012.

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