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HerdingStarted by a grandfather in 1937, this Florida ranch now covers 50,000 acres, feeds local communities and...BreedsKasaragod Kullan set to be Keralam’s third indigenous cattle variety HistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgression HealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areas ShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of tradition ShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next week BreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive Technologies BreedsBoyd Beef Cattle to Donate 2027 Angus Foundation Heifer Package BreedsU.P. State Fair dairy show highlights youth, dairy cattle and community BreedsHereford Cattle Society wins landmark court case over breed status HerdingStarted by a grandfather in 1937, this Florida ranch now covers 50,000 acres, feeds local communities and...BreedsKasaragod Kullan set to be Keralam’s third indigenous cattle variety HistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgression HealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areas ShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of tradition ShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next week BreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive Technologies BreedsBoyd Beef Cattle to Donate 2027 Angus Foundation Heifer Package BreedsU.P. State Fair dairy show highlights youth, dairy cattle and community BreedsHereford Cattle Society wins landmark court case over breed status

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Breeds beginning with D

5 breeds under D.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

🇮🇳 IndiaDangiडांगी An indigenous draught breed from the Dangs hills whose skin oil copes with heavy rainDraught

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreDanish RedRød Dansk Malkerace A red Danish dairy breed, with a modern line and a 1970 lineTaurine · Dairy · Rich milk

🇮🇳 IndiaDeoni A horned draught breed from Maharashtra, kept for work and milkZebu · Dual-purpose

🇮🇪 Ireland and 2 moreDexter A small Irish dual-purpose breed, usually black or red, kept for milk and beef on poor land.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Thrifty foragers

🇲🇳 MongoliaDzoམཛོ་ A yak-cow hybrid from Tibet and Mongolia, bigger than either parentYak · Dairy

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Dangi: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Danish Red: Malene Thyssen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Deoni: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Dexter: Hayden Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, source
Dzo: Markrosenrosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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