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🇩🇪 The cattle breeds of Germany

14 breeds from Germany, best known first, across 18 towns, fairs and pastures.

Cattle townFair or marketPastureRanch countrySanctuary or reserveCity

Cattle towns and fairs of Germany

Black Forest 2Bavaria 1East Frisia 1Falkenthaler Rieselfelder 1Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1Grubenfelder Leonie 1Lippeaue 1Murnau 1Nesseaue 1Soest 1Werdenfels Country 1AngelnDonnersbergGlanKaiserslauternMeisenheimQuirnbachThe Allgäu and the Viehscheid
PurposeDairyBeefDraughtDual-purposeTriple-purposeSportCeremonialGrazingHeritageMiniature
LineageTaurineZebuSangaCompositeYakMithunBantengWild
TraitHeat-tolerantCold-hardyDrought-hardyDisease-resistantThrifty foragersDocileSpiritedQuick and strongPolledLong-hornedRich milkMarbled beefLong-livedEasy calving
🇵🇱 Poland and 5 moreAurochs The wild ancestor of all domestic cattle, extinct since 1627Wild · Long-horned 🇩🇪 Germany and 3 moreHeck A German type bred in the 1920s to recreate the extinct aurochsTaurine · Grazing · Cold-hardy 🇩🇪 Germany and 2 moreTaurus cattle Long-legged cross-bred cattle bred in Germany to stand in for the extinct aurochsComposite · Grazing

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