All breeds
291 breeds so far, best known first. 124 more are on the list to be written.
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreBrahman
An American beef breed with a hump and grey or red coat, bred from Indian zebu cattleComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreBeefalo
A cattle and bison hybrid raised for beef in the United StatesComposite · Beef · Cold-hardy
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSanta Gertrudis
A red American beef breed created from zebu and European cattle in Texas.Composite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreMarchigiana
A large white or grey Italian beef breed from the Marche, once worked as an oxTaurine · Beef
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreBrangus
A black polled beef breed from the United States, combining Angus meat quality with Brahman heat tolerance.Composite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSenepol
A polled red beef breed from St Croix, built for heat and insectsTaurine · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇧🇷 BrazilCanchim
A Brazilian beef breed, white to cream, with a small hump, bred from zebu and CharolaisComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇧🇷 BrazilGuzerá
A Brazilian humped breed from Kankrej and Crioulo stock, usually grey or whiteZebu · Beef · Polled
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese Brown褐毛和種
A small brown beef breed from Kōchi and Kumamoto, one of the four wagyūTaurine · Beef
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreLuing
A hardy red or dun beef cow from Luing, a Hebridean island, first made in 1947Composite · Beef · Cold-hardy
🇿🇦 South AfricaBonsmara
A South African beef breed built from Afrikaner, Hereford and Shorthorn linesComposite · Beef · Disease-resistant
🇮🇳 IndiaSunandini
A composite Indian dairy line from local cows, Brown Swiss, Jersey and Holstein FriesianComposite · Dairy
🇩🇪 GermanyGerman AngusDeutsch Angus
A polled German beef breed, black, brown or red, from Aberdeen Angus crossesTaurine · Beef · Docile
🇺🇸 United StatesBeefmaster
A three-way American beef cross, half Brahman, judged on the Six EssentialsComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreAustralian Charbray
A big, cream to light red composite of Charolais and Brahman blood for the tropicsComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇦🇺 Australia and 3 moreBraford
A Hereford and Brahman cross kept for beef, roping and ranch workComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇺🇸 United StatesBarzona
A four-way American beef blend from Arizona, bred to shrug off heat, insects and diseaseComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇺🇸 United StatesRed Brangus
A polled, red beef breed from Texas, built from Angus and Brahman stockComposite · Beef · Polled
🇷🇺 RussiaKurgan
A dual-purpose breed from south-western Siberia, red, red and white or roanComposite · Dairy
🇺🇸 United StatesAmerican Breed
A rare American beef hybrid with a small share of bison blood, bred in 1950s New MexicoComposite · Beef · Thrifty foragers
🇺🇸 United StatesAmerifax
A beef breed from the United States, five parts Angus to three parts Beef FriesianComposite · Beef
🇩🇪 GermanyGerman Black Pied DairySchwarzbuntes Milchrind (SMR)
A three-way dairy cross bred in East Germany from Jersey, Black Pied and Holstein bloodComposite · Dairy · Rich milk
🇺🇸 United StatesWaguli
A composite beef breed from Arizona, made from Zimbabwean Tuli and Japanese WagyuComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇦🇺 AustraliaTasmanian Grey
A polled beef breed from Tasmania, grey or dun, with Angus and Shorthorn rootsTaurine · Beef · Polled
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreTabapuan
A polled zebu beef breed from São Paulo, first of Brazil's humped cattleZebu · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇺🇸 United StatesBuelingo
A large belted beef breed from North Dakota: black or red with a white middle bandComposite · Beef
🇦🇺 AustraliaGreyman
An Australian beef breed blending Murray Grey and Brahman blood, grey and hornlessComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇬🇧 United KingdomSwona
A feral herd on an Orkney island, on its own since the last people left in 1974Taurine · Beef · Disease-resistant
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Canchim: Unknown author, CC BY 2.5, source
- Brahman: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Guzerá: Jose Reynaldo da Fonseca, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bonsmara: Dumbassman, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Luing: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Senepol: Buenoperez, Public domain, source
- Waguli: Mmontanamcintosh, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Marchigiana: Nicola Romani, CC BY-SA 2.5 it, source
- Brangus: JIRCAS Library, CC BY 2.0, source
- Santa Gertrudis: Cgoodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Beefalo: Mark Spearman, CC BY 2.0, source
- German Angus: Bernd.K, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Beefmaster: Beefmaster Breeders United, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Australian Charbray: Charbray Society Of Australia Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Braford: Cgoodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Greyman: Cgoodwin, CC BY 3.0, source
- Red Brangus: ZacStewart00, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Swona: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0, source