All breeds
229 breeds so far, best known first. 208 more are on the list to be written.
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreBali cattle
A small humped breed from Indonesia, descended from wild banteng, kept for meat and plowing.Banteng · Beef · Disease-resistant
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreBrahman
An American beef breed with a hump and grey or red coat, bred from Indian zebu cattleComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇺🇸 United StatesTexas Longhorn
American beef cattle, once feral on Texas ranges, with horn spreads beyond 2.4 mTaurine · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreChianina
A massive white Italian breed known for beef production and historic draught work in Tuscany.Taurine · Beef · 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
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreNelore
A large humped beef breed from India, now dominant in Brazil and known for heat tolerance and parasite resistance.Zebu · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSanta Gertrudis
A red American beef breed created from zebu and European cattle in Texas.Composite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 moreAfrikaner
A Sanga-type breed from South Africa, deep red with long horns, kept for beef and draught work.Sanga · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSenepol
A polled red beef breed from St Croix, built for heat and insectsTaurine · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreAbigar
A hardy sanga breed of western Ethiopia and Sudan, kept for milk and beefSanga · Dairy · Heat-tolerant
🇿🇦 South AfricaBonsmara
A South African beef breed built from Afrikaner, Hereford and Shorthorn linesComposite · Beef · Disease-resistant
🇫🇷 FranceMaraîchine
A large wheaten marsh breed of western France, kept for beef and wet meadowsTaurine · Beef · Disease-resistant
🇦🇺 AustraliaAdaptaur
A medium, dark-red Australian beef breed, bred in the 1950s to beat heat and ticksTaurine · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndu-Brasil
A Brazilian zebu beef breed from Minas Gerais with huge ears, grey coat and a humpZebu · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreAustralian Charbray
A big, cream to light red composite of Charolais and Brahman blood for the tropicsComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇦🇺 Australia and 3 moreBraford
A Hereford and Brahman cross kept for beef, roping and ranch workComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇵🇰 PakistanCholistani
A large white-spotted zebu of Pakistan's Cholistan Desert, kept for milk, meat and workZebu · Dairy · Disease-resistant
🇦🇺 AustraliaGreyman
An Australian beef breed blending Murray Grey and Brahman blood, grey and hornlessComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Abigar: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brahman: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bonsmara: Dumbassman, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Maraîchine: Eponimm, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Senepol: Buenoperez, Public domain, source
- Bali cattle: Gsarwa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gir: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chianina: Monica, CC BY 2.0, source
- Nelore: Jose Reynaldo da Fonseca, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Afrikaner: Amada44, Public domain, source
- Santa Gertrudis: Cgoodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Texas Longhorn: Clinton & Charles Robertson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Australian Charbray: Charbray Society Of Australia Ltd, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Braford: Cgoodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Greyman: Cgoodwin, CC BY 3.0, source