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All breeds

291 breeds so far, best known first. 124 more are on the list to be written.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 moreCachena A small Iberian breed from northern Portugal and Galicia, kept for beef and formerly for draught work.Taurine · Beef · Docile

🇫🇷 FranceVosgienne A medium-sized French breed from the Vosges mountains, kept for milk and meatTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy

🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreMurnau-Werdenfels A long-lived brown dairy breed of the Bavarian uplands, milk and beefTaurine · Dairy · Long-lived

🇪🇸 SpainPajuna An endangered Andalusian breed, dark bulls and red-brown cows, once used for draught workTaurine · Draught · Cold-hardy 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreSiri A black or black-and-white zebu breed of the eastern Himalaya, kept for ploughingZebu · Draught · Cold-hardy

🇩🇪 GermanyHarzer Rotvieh A solid red upland breed from the Harz, once kept for milk, beef and draught workTaurine · Dairy · Cold-hardy

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Vosgienne: Eponimm, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Murnau-Werdenfels: Pippo-b, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Pajuna: DFoidl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Harzer Rotvieh: Karen Alge, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Cachena: Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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