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Cattle towns, fairs and pastures

13 places where cattle are bred, traded, shown and honoured, with a trail idea for each.

Cattle townFair or marketPastureRanch countrySanctuary or reserveCity
KindAllCattle townFair or marketPastureRanch countrySanctuary or reserveCity

South Asia

Fair or market, India, 1 breedAddankiFair or market, India, 1 breedGunturFair or market, IndiaNagaur cattle fairHome of the Nagori bullock and of a large winter cattle fair held on the open ground outside town in the month of Magh.Fair or market, IndiaPushkar FairA desert pilgrim town whose autumn fair, held in the days before Kartik Purnima, brings camels, horses and cattle to the dunes.Fair or market, IndiaSonepur FairWhere the Gandak meets the Ganga opposite Patna, a fair that begins at Kartik Purnima and has traded animals for centuries.

Sub-Saharan Africa

Fair or market, MadagascarAmbalavao zebu marketA highland town in southern Madagascar whose weekly zebu market is the largest on the island.

Europe

Fair or market, Norway, 1 breedSeljordFair or market, ItalyCarrù and the fat ox fairA Piedmontese town whose December fair of fattened oxen, held since 1910, ends with bollito misto at breakfast.Fair or market, United KingdomCrieffFair or market, United KingdomFalkirkFair or market, United KingdomGloucesterFair or market, FranceLa SouterraineFair or market, United KingdomOban and the Highland cattle salesA west Highland port that hosts the main sales of Highland cattle, and the island nearby that gave its name to the Luing.

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