All breeds
189 breeds so far, best known first. 250 more are on the list to be written.
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 5 moreZebu
Humped, heat-tolerant cattle of South Asia, kept for milk, meat, work and ridingZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 4 moreSahiwal
A heat-tolerant zebu from the Punjab, kept for milk, meat and draught workZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGir
A humped dairy breed from Gujarat, red and white with long drooping ears and a domed foreheadZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 3 moreRed Sindhi
A humped dairy zebu from Sindh in Pakistan, deep red, with short curved hornsZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreOngole
A short-horned zebu breed from Andhra Pradesh, white with dark markings, used for work and milk.Zebu · Draught · Heat-tolerant
🇮🇳 IndiaVechur
The world's smallest cattle breed from Kerala, kept for efficient milk production.Zebu · Dairy · Thrifty foragers
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKankrej
A grey zebu from the dry Rann of Kutch, kept for milk and for work oxenZebu · Dual-purpose · Heat-tolerant
🇮🇳 IndiaRathiराठी
A brown and white dairy breed from the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, kept by nomadic Rath herders.Zebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant
🇮🇳 IndiaHallikarಹಳ್ಳಿಕಾರ್
A draught breed from Karnataka, India, known for strength and the ability of both oxen and cows to plough.Zebu · Draught · Docile
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreKangayamகாங்கேயம்
A grey Tamil draught zebu whose bulls run in races and in the Jallikattu arenaZebu · Draught · Quick and strong
🇮🇳 IndiaNimariनिमारि
A red, white-patched draught zebu from the Nimar region of central IndiaZebu · Draught · Spirited
🇮🇳 IndiaUmblachery
A small grey zebu from the Tamil Nadu coast, bred as an ox for rice paddiesZebu · Draught · Rich milk
🇮🇳 IndiaAlambadi
A humped draught breed from Tamil Nadu, horned and now close to extinctionZebu · Draught · Quick and strong
🇮🇳 IndiaBachaur
A small, compact draught breed from the Mithila region of north Bihar, a brisk trotterZebu · Draught · Quick and strong
🇮🇳 IndiaKasaragod Dwarf
A one-metre zebu from the hills of Kasaragod district, kept for its milkZebu · Dairy · Thrifty foragers
🇮🇳 IndiaJavariಜವಾರಿ
A medium-built dual-purpose zebu from Kalyana-Karnataka, gentle and heat-tolerantZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Kankrej: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gir: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Alambadi: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sahiwal: Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nimari: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ongole: DMR Sekhar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kasaragod Dwarf: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rathi: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Umblachery: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zebu: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hallikar: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kangayam: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red Sindhi: LunaticFringe97, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Vechur: Mullookkaaran, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Javari: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source