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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Netherlands 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

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

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 Kazakhstan 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

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 — — —
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

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 Zimbabwe Meat — Draught —
Menorquina Taurus Spain — 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

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 India 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

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 — — — —
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

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

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 Cuba 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

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 Australia 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 South-Africa Meat — — —
Turkish Grey Steppe Taurus — Meat — Draught —
Tux-Zillertal Taurus Austria Meat — — —
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 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

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

Breed Image Subspecies Country/region of origin Meat Dairy Draught Other
Xinjiang Brown 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 — —
Yanhuang 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

Notes

  1. ^ Holstein Friesian subtype

References

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