All breeds
163 breeds so far, best known first. 277 more are on the list to be written.
🇨🇭 Switzerland and 5 moreBraunvieh
A large Alpine brown dairy breed from Switzerland, known for its strength and high milk yield.Taurine · Dairy · Rich milk
🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreHanwoo한우
A small, brown taurine breed from Korea, once used for work and now prized for its premium beef.Taurine · Beef · Docile
🇿🇦 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
🇫🇷 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
🇫🇷 FranceMirandaise
A large, heat-tolerant draught breed from the Gers, now raised for vealTaurine · Draught · Heat-tolerant
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Braunvieh: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hanwoo: mycrefun, CC0, source
- Vosgienne: Eponimm, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mirandaise: PANDA 81, CC0, source
- Murnau-Werdenfels: Pippo-b, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Afrikaner: Amada44, Public domain, source
- Hallikar: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source