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All breeds

277 breeds so far, best known first. 153 more are on the list to be written.

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🇸🇪 SwedenSwedish Red PolledRödkulla A hornless red Swedish cow kept for milk and meat, once reduced to about 20 animals.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Polled

🇦🇹 Austria and 1 moreTyrol GreyTiroler Grauvieh An alpine dual-purpose breed of the Tyrol, milked and fattenedTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy

🇫🇷 FranceVosgienne A medium-sized French breed from the Vosges mountains, kept for milk and meatTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy

🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreHinterwaldHinterwälder Rind A small Black Forest cow, white head and pied coat, kept for both milk and beefTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy

🇨🇭 SwitzerlandÉvolène An endangered dual-purpose breed from the Swiss Alps, pied red or black with horns in both sexesTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy

Photo credits on this page

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

Swedish Red Polled: Ankara, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Tyrol Grey: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Vosgienne: Eponimm, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hinterwald: -- Xocolatl 10:55, 26 April 2008 (UTC), Public domain, source
Évolène: Trigaranus, Public domain, source

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