All breeds
207 breeds so far, best known first. 232 more are on the list to be written.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreHereford
A red and white beef breed from Herefordshire, England, known for its white face and hardiness.Taurine · Beef · Docile
🇨🇭 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 3 moreCharolaisCharolaise
A large French taurine beef breed from eastern France, white to cream with pink noses and curved horns.Taurine · Beef · Docile
🇧🇪 Belgium and 3 moreBelgian BlueBlanc-Bleu Belge / Belgisch Witblauw
A muscular beef breed from Belgium known for its blue-grey coat and double-muscling gene.Taurine · Beef · Docile
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreShorthorn
A historic British breed from north-east England, kept for milk and meat with red, white or roan coats.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile
🇺🇸 United StatesGuernsey
A fawn dairy breed from Guernsey, its milk tinted gold by beta-caroteneTaurine · Dairy · Docile
🇫🇷 France and 2 moreMontbéliarde
A red and white dairy breed from eastern France, prized for cheesemaking milk.Taurine · Dairy · Rich milk
🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreHanwoo한우
A small, brown taurine breed from Korea, once used for work and now prized for its premium beef.Taurine · Beef · Docile
🇱🇻 LatviaLatvian Brown
A red dairy breed from Latvia, developed from Angeln stock and once numbering over a million head.Taurine · Dairy · Docile
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreBelted Galloway
A polled Scottish beef breed with a distinctive white belt around its black body.Taurine · Beef · Cold-hardy
🇫🇷 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
🇭🇷 Croatia and 1 moreBoškarin
A gray dual-purpose breed from the Istrian peninsula, kept for milk and gourmet beef.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile
🇨🇭 SwitzerlandHérens
A small black or red Swiss alpine breed kept for cow fighting and mountain grazing.Taurine · Sport · Quick and strong
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 1 moreLakenvelder
A small Dutch dual-purpose breed with a black or red coat and a broad white belt around the middle.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreTarentaise
A French alpine breed from the Tarentaise valley, kept for cheese and for crossingTaurine · Dairy · Docile
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSenepol
A polled red beef breed from St Croix, built for heat and insectsTaurine · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 moreCachena
A small Iberian breed from northern Portugal and Galicia, kept for beef and formerly for draught work.Taurine · Beef · Docile
🇮🇳 IndiaMalnad Giddaಮಲೆನಾಡು ಗಿಡ್ಡ
A small, dark humpless breed from the Western Ghats of Karnataka, kept for milk and draught work.Taurine · Dairy · Disease-resistant
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreRed Poll
A naturally hornless red English breed, kept for milk and beefTaurine · Dual-purpose · Polled
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreLuing
A hardy red or dun beef cow from Luing, a Hebridean island, first made in 1947Composite · Beef · Cold-hardy
🇮🇹 ItalyBianca Modenese
A large white dairy and beef breed from the Po Valley of northern ItalyTaurine · Dual-purpose · Docile
🇦🇷 ArgentinaArgentine Criollo
A Criollo breed of Argentina, descended from the first cattle in the AmericasTaurine · Docile
🇩🇪 GermanyGerman AngusDeutsch Angus
A polled German beef breed, black, brown or red, from Aberdeen Angus crossesTaurine · Beef · Docile
🇵🇹 PortugalAlentejana
A rustic, gentle meat breed from Portugal's Alentejo region, once used for field workTaurine · Beef · Docile
🇦🇺 AustraliaSquare Meater
A compact polled Australian beef breed, silver or grey, from Murray Grey stockTaurine · Beef · Polled
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Malnad Gidda: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Belted Galloway: Jamain, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cachena: Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hereford: Hayden Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, source
- Hanwoo: mycrefun, CC0, source
- Lakenvelder: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Montbéliarde: Abujoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Luing: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Guernsey: Man vyi, Public domain, source
- Senepol: Buenoperez, Public domain, source
- Latvian Brown: Ingrīda Briede, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Simmental: Richard Bartz, Munich Makro Freak, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Hérens: Joe Byrne, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Red Poll: Poinciana, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Boškarin: Orlovic, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Charolais: Forum concoursvaches.fr, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Belgian Blue: Stoolhog, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shorthorn: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bianca Modenese: Superspin81, Public domain, source
- Salers: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- German Angus: Bernd.K, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Alentejana: Tiago Lima, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tarentaise: BlackSlash73, CC BY-SA 3.0, source