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BreedsTriple T Angus Ranked Fourth in Angus Registrations for WV During 2026 ShowsComer, Danielsville exhibitors earn top honors at Georgia National Fair cattle show 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 HerdingTexas Cattle Feeders Convention to focus on herd rebuilding and 2027 outlook 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 BreedsTriple T Angus Ranked Fourth in Angus Registrations for WV During 2026 ShowsComer, Danielsville exhibitors earn top honors at Georgia National Fair cattle show 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 HerdingTexas Cattle Feeders Convention to focus on herd rebuilding and 2027 outlook 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

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All breeds

291 breeds so far, best known first. 124 more are on the list to be written.

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🇺🇸 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 5 moreSanta Gertrudis A red American beef breed created from zebu and European cattle in Texas.Composite · Beef · Heat-tolerant 🇺🇿 UzbekistanBestuzhevБестужевская A dual-purpose Uzbek breed of the Soviet era, resistant to bovine leukosisComposite · Dual-purpose · Disease-resistant

🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSenepol A polled red beef breed from St Croix, built for heat and insectsTaurine · Beef · Heat-tolerant

🇿🇦 South AfricaBonsmara A South African beef breed built from Afrikaner, Hereford and Shorthorn linesComposite · Beef · Disease-resistant

🇦🇺 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 🇦🇺 AustraliaAustralian Milking Zebu An Australian dairy composite, Jersey in shape with the loose skin of its zebu parentsComposite · Dairy · Heat-tolerant 🇯🇲 JamaicaJamaica Hope A heat-tolerant Jamaican dairy breed built from zebu and European dairy bloodComposite · Dairy · Heat-tolerant

🇦🇺 AustraliaGreyman An Australian beef breed blending Murray Grey and Brahman blood, grey and hornlessComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant 🇨🇴 ColombiaFrankeston Red A red, dual-purpose Colombian breed built for milk and meat in the tropicsComposite · Dual-purpose · 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

🇬🇧 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.

Brahman: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Bonsmara: Dumbassman, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Senepol: Buenoperez, Public domain, source
Santa Gertrudis: Cgoodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

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