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All breeds

222 breeds so far, best known first. 215 more are on the list to be written.

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🇨🇭 Switzerland and 5 moreSimmental A large dual-purpose breed from the Swiss Simme valley, red and white with strong growth rates.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile

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

🇫🇷 FranceSalersrace de Salers A large dual-purpose breed from the Cantal mountains of France, red or black with lyre-shaped horns.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile

🇦🇹 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

Photo credits on this page

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
Tyrol Grey: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Vosgienne: Eponimm, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Simmental: Richard Bartz, Munich Makro Freak, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Hinterwald: -- Xocolatl 10:55, 26 April 2008 (UTC), Public domain, source
Salers: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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