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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 N

5 breeds under N.

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🇬🇳 Guinea and 5 moreN'Dama A West African breed that can live where tsetse flies carry trypanosomiasisTaurine · Disease-resistant

🇮🇳 India and 3 moreNelore A large humped beef breed from India, now dominant in Brazil and known for heat tolerance and parasite resistance.Zebu · Beef · Heat-tolerant

🇿🇦 South Africa and 5 moreNguni A multi-coloured Sanga breed from Southern Africa, valued for disease resistance and hardiness.Sanga · Dual-purpose · Disease-resistant

🇮🇳 IndiaNimariनिमारि A red, white-patched draught zebu from the Nimar region of central IndiaZebu · Draught · Spirited

🇫🇷 France and 2 moreNormande A large red-pied French dual-purpose breed, kept for rich milk and marbled beefTaurine · Dual-purpose · Rich milk

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

Normande: Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Nelore: Jose Reynaldo da Fonseca, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Nimari: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
N'Dama: ILRI, CC BY 2.0, source
Nguni: arboresce, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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