All breeds
291 breeds so far, best known first. 124 more are on the list to be written.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreAyrshire
Red-and-white dairy cattle from south-west Scotland, hardy, long-lived and easy calversTaurine · Dairy · Easy calving
🇨🇭 Switzerland and 5 moreBraunvieh
A large Alpine brown dairy breed from Switzerland, known for its strength and high milk yield.Taurine · Dairy · Rich milk
🇺🇸 United StatesGuernsey
A fawn dairy breed from Guernsey, its milk tinted gold by beta-caroteneTaurine · Dairy · Docile
🇩🇪 Germany and 4 moreGerman Black Pied
A dairy breed of the North Sea coast, black and white, smaller than the HolsteinTaurine · Dairy · Long-lived
🇿🇦 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
🇮🇳 IndiaHallikarಹಳ್ಳಿಕಾರ್
A draught breed from Karnataka, India, known for strength and the ability of both oxen and cows to plough.Zebu · Draught · Docile
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreMurnau-Werdenfels
A long-lived brown dairy breed of the Bavarian uplands, milk and beefTaurine · Dairy · Long-lived
🇫🇷 FranceMaraîchine
A large wheaten marsh breed of western France, kept for beef and wet meadowsTaurine · Beef · Disease-resistant
🇸🇮 SloveniaCikaCikasto govedo
A small red-brown dairy breed from Slovenia's alpine valleys, with a white line along the backTaurine · Dairy · Thrifty foragers
🇫🇮 FinlandFinncattle
Small, hornless Finnish dairy cattle in three types: red, white and red-and-whiteTaurine · Dairy · Polled
🇦🇺 AustraliaIllawarra Shorthorn
A large red Australian dairy breed, horned, docile and long-livedTaurine · Dairy · Docile
🇧🇾 BelarusBelarus RedБеларуская чырвоная
A red dairy breed of Belarus, long-lived and easy to feedTaurine · Dairy · Long-lived
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- German Black Pied: WytzeNauta, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Braunvieh: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Maraîchine: Eponimm, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Guernsey: Man vyi, Public domain, source
- Murnau-Werdenfels: Pippo-b, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Afrikaner: Amada44, Public domain, source
- Ayrshire: Biggle, Jacob., Public domain, source
- Cika: romanm ( talk ), Public domain, source
- Belarus Red: Homoatrox, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Finncattle: Eero Järnefelt, Public domain, source
- Hallikar: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source