List of cattle breeds

Over 800 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 sub-Saharan Africa, India, 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, the Mediterranean region, and northern Asia. Both species were likely present since ancient times in northern Africa and the Middle East, where both natural and human-caused hybridization likely occurred. Today, Taurus/indicus hybrids are widely bred in many warmer regions, combining characteristics of both the ancestral types (such as the Sanga cattle of Africa, or Brangus [a pormoteau of Brahma and Angus] in warmer regions of the United States).

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 infertile crossings such as the male Dzo of Nepal, a cattle-yak crossing which is bred for agricultural work - like the mule they have to be continually bred from the parent species.

A

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
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	—	—	—
Africangus		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Afrikaner		Indicus	South Africa	Meat	—	—	—
Agerolese		Taurus	Italy	—	Dairy	—	—
Akaushi		—	Japan	Meat	—	—	One of the four Kobe breeds
Ala Tau		Taurus	Kazakhstan	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Alambadi		Indicus	India	—	—	—	—
Alatau cattle		Taurus	Kazakhstan	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Albanian		Taurus	Albania	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Albera		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	—	Semi-feral
Alderney		Taurus	Channel Islands	—	Dairy	—	—
Alentejana		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Aleutian wild cattle		—	United States	—	—	—	Feral
Aliab 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	—	—	—	—
American Beef Friesian		—	United States	—	—	—	—
American Brown Swiss		—	United States	—	—	—	—
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 cattle		Taurus	Germany	—	Dairy	—	—
Angoni		—	Malawi	—	—	—	—
Angus		Taurus	Scotland	Meat	—	—	—
Ankina		—	United States	—	—	—	—
Ankole-Watusi		Indicus	East Africa	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Show
Aosta cattle		Taurus	Italy	—	—	Draught	—
Apulian Podolian		—	Italy	—	—	—	—
Aracena		—	Spain	—	—	—	—
Arado		—	Ethiopia	—	—	—	—
Argentine Criollo		Taurus	Argentina	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Argentine Friesian		—	Argentine	—	—	—	—
Armorican		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Arouquesa Cattle		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Arsi		—	Ethiopia	—	—	—	—
Asturian Mountain		Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Asturian Valley		Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Aubrac cattle		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 Milking Zebu		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	—	Dairy	—	—
Australian Shorthorn		—	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Austrian Simmental		—	Austria	—	—	—	—
Austrian Yellow		—	Austria	—	—	—	—
Avetonou		—	Togo	—	—	—	—
Avileña		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Avilena-Black Iberian		—	Spain	—	—	—	—
Aweil Dinka		—	South Sudan	—	—	—	—
Ayrshire		Taurus	Scotland	—	Dairy	—	—
Azaouak cattle		—	Mali	—	—	—	—
Azebuado		—	Brazil	—	—	—	—
Azerbaijan Zebu		—	Azerbaijan	—	—	—	—
Azores		—	Portugal	—	—	—	—

B

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Datura	Other
Bachaur cattle		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Baherie cattle		Indicus	Eritrea	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Bakosi cattle		Taurus	Cameroon	Meat	—	—	Rituals
Balancer cattle		Taurus	United States	Meat	Dairy	—	Gelbvieh/Angus crossbreed
Baoule		Taurus	Ivory Coast	—	—	—	—
Bargur Cattle		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	Semi-wild, native to Bargur forest region, bred and grazed by the local Lingayat community
Barrosã Cattle		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Barzona		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Bazadais		Taurus	France	Meat	—	—	—
Beef Freisian		Taurus	United States	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Beefalo		Taurus/Bison hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Beefmaker		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Beefmaster		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Belgian Blue		Taurus	Belgium	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Belgian Red		Taurus	Belgium	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	Meat	—	—	—
Bernese		—	Switzerland	—	—	—	—
Berrenda cattle		Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Sport
Betizu		Taurus	Spain/France	Meat	—	Draught	—
Bianca Val Padana		Taurus	Italy	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Blaarkop		Taurus	Netherlands	—	Dairy	—	—
Black Angus		Taurus	Scotland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Black Baldy		Taurus	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Black Hereford		Taurus	England	Meat	—	—	—
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	—	—	—
Bohus Polled		—	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	—	—	—	—
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 (Dinaric Alps)	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Butana		Indicus	Sudan	—	Dairy	—	—
Bushuyev		Zebu	Uzbekistan	—	Dairy	—	—

C

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Cachena Cattle		Taurus	Portugal/Spain	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Caldelana		Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Camargue		Taurus	France	Meat	—	Draught	Sport
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	—
Chinese Central Plains Yellow		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	China	—	—	—	—
Charbray		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Charolais		Taurus	France	Meat	—	Draught	—
Chateaubriand		—	—	—	—	—	—
Chiangus		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Chianina		Taurus	Italy	Meat	—	Draught	—
Chillingham Cattle		Unknown	England	—	—	—	Feral
Chinese Black Pied		Taurus	China	—	Dairy	—	—
Cholistani		Indicus	Pakistan	—	Dairy	—	—
Coloursided White Back		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Commercial		—	—	—	—	—	—
Corriente Cattle		Taurus	Spain	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Sport
Corsican Cattle		Taurus	Corsica	Meat	—	—	Often free-ranging
Costeño con Cuernos		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Colombia	Meat	—	Draught	—
Crioulo Lageano		—	—	—	—	—	—

D

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Dajal		Indicus	Pakistan	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Dangi cattle		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Danish Black-Pied		—	—	—	—	—	—
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		Taurus	Ireland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Dhanni		Indicus	Pakistan	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Doayo cattle		Taurus	Cameroon	—	—	—	—
Doela		—	—	—	—	—	—
Dølafe		Taurus	Norway	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Droughtmaster		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Dulong'		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Dutch Belted		Taurus	Netherlands	Meat	Dairy	—	—
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	—	—
Ennstal Mountain Pied Cattle		Taurus	Austria	Meat	—	Draught	—
Estonian Holstein		—	—	—	—	—	—
Estonian Native		—	—	—	—	—	—
Estonian Red cattle		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Évolène Cattle		Taurus	Switzerland	—	Dairy	—	—

F

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Finnish Ayrshire		—	Finland	—	—	—	—
Finnish cattle		Taurus	Finland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Finnish Holstein-Friesian		—	—	—	—	—	—
Fjäll		Taurus	Sweden	Meat	Dairy	—	Also called Swedish mountain
Fleckvieh		Taurus	Austria	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Florida Cracker		Taurus	United States	Meat	—	—	—
French Simmental		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Fribourg black and white		—	—	—	—	—	—
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	—	Draught	—
Gangatiri cattle		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Gaolao cattle		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Garvonesa Cattle		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 Cattle		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	—	—
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 cattle		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Greyman Cattle		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
Groningen		Taurus	Netherlands	—	Dairy	—	—
Groningen White-Headed		Taurus	Netherlands	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Gudali		Indicus	—	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Guernsey		Taurus	Channel Islands	—	Dairy	—	—
Guzerat		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
Haryanvi cattle		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Hartón del Valle		Taurus	Colombia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Harz Red mountain cattle		Taurus	Germany	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Hays Converter		Taurus	Canada	Meat	—	—	—
Heck Cattle		Taurus	—	—	—	—	Science
Hereford		Taurus	England	Meat	—	—	—
Herens		Taurus	Switzerland	Meat	—	—	Cow fighting
Hybridmaster		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Highland Cattle		Taurus	Scotland	Meat	—	—	—
Hinterwald Cattle		Taurus	Germany	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Holando-Argentino		Taurus	Argentina	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Red Holstein		Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Holstein		Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Horro		Indicus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Hungarian Grey		Taurus	Hungary	Meat	—	Draught	—

I

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Iberian cattle		—	—	—	—	—	—
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	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Israeli Red		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
Jamaica Black		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Jamaica Hope		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Jamaica	—	Dairy	—	—
Jamaica Red		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Jarmelista Cattle		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Javari Cattle		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Jersey		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	—	—
Kalmyk cattle		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Kangayam		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Kankrej		Indicus	India	—	—	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		Indicus	Sudan	—	Dairy	—	—
Kenkatha cattle		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Kerry cattle		Taurus	Ireland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Kherigarh cattle		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Khillari cattle		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Kholomogory		Taurus	Russia	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Korat Wagyu		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	Thailand	Meat	—	—	—
Kostroma Cattle		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Krishna Valley cattle		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Kuri		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Kurgan		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—

L

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
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	—	—	—
Lineback		Taurus	—	—	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	—
Australian Lowline		Taurus	Australia	Meat	—	—	—
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 cattle		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	—	—	Draught	—
Mandalong Special		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Mantequera Leonesa		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Maramureş Brown		—	Romania	—	—	—	—
Marchigiana		Taurus	Italy	Meat	—	Draught	—
Maremmana		Taurus	Italy	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Marinhoa Cattle		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Maronesa		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Masai cattle		Indicus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Mashona		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Menorquina		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Mertolenga Cattle		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Meuse-Rhine-Issel		Taurus	Netherlands	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Mewati cattle		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Milking Shorthorn		Taurus	Great Britain	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Minhota Cattle		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Miniature		—	—	—	—	—	—
Mirandesa cattle		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Mocăniţă		—	Romania	—	—	—	—
Mollie		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Monchina		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Mongolian cattle		Taurus	China	Meat	—	Draught	—
Montbéliarde		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Morucha		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	Fighting
Muturu		Taurus africanus	Nigeria	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Murboden Cattle		Taurus	Austria	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Murnau-Werdenfels Cattle		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 cattle		Indicus	Brazil	Meat	—	Draught	—
Nguni		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Nimari cattle		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Normande Cattle		Taurus	France	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Northern Finncattle		Taurus	Finland	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Northern Shorthorn		Taurus	Great Britain	—	Dairy	—	—
Chinese Northern Yellow		—	China	—	—	—	—
Norwegian Red		Taurus	Norway	Meat	Dairy	—	—

O

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Ongole Cattle		Indicus	India	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—

P

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Pajuna		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Palmera		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	Sport
Pantaneiro cattle		—	Brazil	—	—	—	—
Parda Alpina		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Parthenais		Taurus	France	Meat	—	Draught	—
Pasiega		Taurus	Spain	—	Dairy	—	—
Pembroke cattle		Taurus	Wales	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Philippine cattle		Taurus	Philippines	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Philippine Native cattle		Taurus	—	—	Dairy	Draught	—
Pie Rouge des Plaines		Taurus	France	—	Dairy	—	—
Piedmontese		Taurus	Italy	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Pineywoods		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Pinzgauer		Taurus	Austria	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Pirenaica		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Podolica		Taurus	Italy	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Polish Black-and-White		—	—	—	—	—	—
Polish Red cattle		Taurus	Poland	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Polled Hereford		Taurus	England	Meat	—	—	—
Polled Shorthorn		Taurus	England	Meat	—	—	—
Ponwar cattle		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Pon Yang Kharm cattle		Taurus	Thailand	Meat	—	—	—
Preta Cattle		Taurus	Portugal	Meat	—	Draught	—
Punganur cattle		Indicus	India	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Pulikulam cattle		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	Draught	Jallikattu
Pustertal Pied Cattle		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—

Q

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 cattle		Taurus	Chihuahua, Mexico	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Rathi cattle		Indicus	India [5]	—	Dairy	Draught	Domestic
Rätische Grauvieh		Taurus	—	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	—	Meat	—	—	—
Red Gorbatov cattle		Taurus	Russia	—	Dairy	—	—
Red Kandhari cattle		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	Domestic
Red Mingrelian			Georgia	Meat	Dairy
Red Poll		Taurus	England	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Red Polled Østland		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Red Sindhi		Indicus	India/Pakistan	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Reina		Taurus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Retinta		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Riggit Galloway		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Ringamåla Cattle		Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Rohjan		Indicus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Romagnola cattle		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	India/Pakistan	—	Dairy	—	—
Salers		Taurus	France	Meat	—	Draught	—
Salorn		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Sanga		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Sanhe		Taurus/Mongolian hybrid	—	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Santa Cruz cattle		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Santa Gertrudis cattle		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	United States	Meat	—	—	—
Sayaguesa		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	Draught	—
Schwyz		—	—	—	—	—	—
Selembu		Gaur/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Senepol		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—
Serbian Pied	—	Taurus	Serbia	—	Dairy	—	—
Serbian Steppe	—	Taurus	Serbia	—	—	Draught	—
Sheko		—	Ethiopia	—	—	—	—
Shetland cattle		Taurus	Scotland	Meat	—	Draught	—
Shorthorn		Taurus	England	Meat	—	—	—
Siboney de Cuba		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Sided Trönder		—	—	—	—	—	—
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	—	—
Batangas		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	—	—	Draught	—
Spanish Fighting Bull		Taurus	Spain	Meat	—	—	Sport
Speckle Park cattle		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Square Meater		Taurus	—	Meat	—	—	—
Sussex cattle		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	—	—
Symons Type		Taurus/Indicus hybrid	—	Meat	—	—	—

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	—	Meat	—	—	—
Tauros		Taurus	—	—	—	—	Grazing projects, rewilding
Telemark cattle		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 cattle		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 cattle		Taurus	—	Meat	—	Draught	—
Tux Cattle		Taurus	—	—	Dairy	—	—
Tyrolese Grey Cattle		Taurus	Austria	Meat	Dairy	—	—

U

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Umblachery cattle		Indicus	India	—	—	Draught	—
Ushuaia Wild Cattle		—	—	—	—	—	Feral
Ukrainian Grey cattle		Taurus	Ukraine	—	—	—	—

V

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Vaca Toposa or Vaquilla		Taurus	—	—	—	—	Sport
Väne		—	—	—	—	—	—
Vaynol cattle		Taurus	Scotland	Meat	—	—	—
Vechur cow[8]		Indicus	India	—	Dairy	—	Milk and ghee traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine. The protein content of the milk has anti-bacterial properties[9][10][11]
Vestland Fjord		Taurus	Norway	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Vianesa		Indicus	—	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Volyn meat cattle		—	Ukraine	Meat	—	—	—
Vorderwald Cattle		Taurus	Germany	Meat	Dairy	—	—
Vosges		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	—	—
Western Fjord		—	—	—	—	—	—
Western Red Polled		Taurus	—	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

Y

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Yakutian cattle		Taurus	Russia	Meat	Dairy	Draught	—
Yanbian		Taurus	China	—	—	Draught	—
Yan Yellow
Yurino		Taurus	Ukraine	—	—	—	—

Z

Breed	Image	Subspecies	Country/region of origin	Meat	Dairy	Draught	Other
Żubroń		Taurus/wisent hybrid	Poland	Meat	—	—	Science

See also

• List of dairy cattle breeds
• Beef cattle breeds
• Lists of domestic animal breeds

Notes

External links

• Breeds of Cattle – Oklahoma State University
• Breeds of Cattle – Cattle.com
• Breeds of Cattle – Cow World
• Cattle Breeds – Embryoplus.com
• Breeds of Cattle – Official 2nd Edition
• Cattle Breeds of the World
• Portuguese Cattle Breeds
• EuReCa - Towards self-sustainable EUropean, REgional CAttle breeds
• Native cow varieties of India

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