All breeds
291 breeds so far, best known first. 124 more are on the list to be written.
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreTharparkarٿرپارڪر
A hardy zebu breed from the Thar Desert, white to grey with a firm hump, kept for milk and work.Zebu · Dual-purpose · Heat-tolerant
🇮🇳 IndiaHarianaहरियाना
A medium to large dual-purpose zebu from Haryana, white to grey with short horns.Zebu · Dual-purpose · Disease-resistant
🇮🇳 IndiaDeoni
A horned draught breed from Maharashtra, kept for work and milkZebu · Dual-purpose
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKankrej
A grey zebu from the dry Rann of Kutch, kept for milk and for work oxenZebu · Dual-purpose · Heat-tolerant
🇮🇳 IndiaPunganur
A tiny zebu of the Andhra Pradesh hills, kept for milk and draught workZebu · Dual-purpose · Rich milk
🇺🇿 UzbekistanBestuzhevБестужевская
A dual-purpose Uzbek breed of the Soviet era, resistant to bovine leukosisComposite · Dual-purpose · Disease-resistant
🇮🇳 IndiaBargurபர்கூர் / ಬರಗೂರು / ബർഗൂർ പശു
A compact zebu from the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, brown with white patches and known for speed.Zebu · Dual-purpose · Quick and strong
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSenepol
A polled red beef breed from St Croix, built for heat and insectsTaurine · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇮🇳 IndiaGangatiri𑂏𑂁𑂏𑂰𑂞𑂱𑂩𑂲
A dual-purpose breed from the Ganga country, with cows that milk fairly wellZebu · Dual-purpose
🇮🇳 IndiaGaolao
A large, white to grey zebu from central India, kept for milk and draught workZebu · Dual-purpose
🇧🇷 BrazilGuzerá
A Brazilian humped breed from Kankrej and Crioulo stock, usually grey or whiteZebu · Beef · Polled
🇮🇳 IndiaJavariಜವಾರಿ
A medium-built dual-purpose zebu from Kalyana-Karnataka, gentle and heat-tolerantZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant
🇪🇷 EritreaBaherie
A small short-horned zebu from the Eritrean seaboard, kept for milk and meatZebu · Dual-purpose
🇨🇴 ColombiaFrankeston Red
A red, dual-purpose Colombian breed built for milk and meat in the tropicsComposite · Dual-purpose · 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
- Guzerá: Jose Reynaldo da Fonseca, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gaolao: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Punganur: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Senepol: Buenoperez, Public domain, source
- Gangatiri: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Deoni: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Javari: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hariana: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bargur: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tharparkar: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source