All breeds
186 breeds so far, best known first. 253 more are on the list to be written.
🇨🇭 Switzerland and 5 moreSimmental
A large dual-purpose breed from the Swiss Simme valley, red and white with strong growth rates.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreShorthorn
A historic British breed from north-east England, kept for milk and meat with red, white or roan coats.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile
🇫🇷 FranceSalersrace de Salers
A large dual-purpose breed from the Cantal mountains of France, red or black with lyre-shaped horns.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile
🇵🇰 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
🇦🇹 Austria and 5 moreFleckvieh
A large Central European dual-purpose breed, red and white pied or solid red, kept for milk and beef.Composite · Dual-purpose · Docile
🇭🇷 Croatia and 1 moreBoškarin
A gray dual-purpose breed from the Istrian peninsula, kept for milk and gourmet beef.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 1 moreLakenvelder
A small Dutch dual-purpose breed with a black or red coat and a broad white belt around the middle.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreSenepol
A polled red beef breed from St Croix, built for heat and insectsTaurine · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreRed Poll
A naturally hornless red English breed, kept for milk and beefTaurine · Dual-purpose · Polled
🇮🇹 ItalyBianca Modenese
A large white dairy and beef breed from the Po Valley of northern ItalyTaurine · Dual-purpose · Docile
🇮🇳 IndiaJavariಜವಾರಿ
A medium-built dual-purpose zebu from Kalyana-Karnataka, gentle and heat-tolerantZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Lakenvelder: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Senepol: Buenoperez, Public domain, source
- Simmental: Richard Bartz, Munich Makro Freak, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Red Poll: Poinciana, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fleckvieh: Josef Moser, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Boškarin: Orlovic, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tharparkar: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shorthorn: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bianca Modenese: Superspin81, Public domain, source
- Javari: Pavanaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Salers: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source