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By lineage

Taurine, zebu, sanga, composite, the yak, the mithun, Bali cattle and the wild aurochs: the branches of the cattle family tree.

Taurine cattleHumpless cattle, Bos taurus, from the aurochs of the Near East: the breeds of Europe, West Africa and East Asia.77

Zebu cattleHumped cattle, Bos indicus, first tamed in the Indus valley: Gir, Ongole, Sahiwal, Nelore and Brahman.33

Sanga and African blendsThe old African mix of taurine and zebu, with a small neck hump: Ankole, Nguni, Afrikaner and Tuli.5

Composite breedsModern breeds crossed from two or more: Brangus, Santa Gertrudis, Bonsmara, Droughtmaster and Karan Fries.14

YakThe domestic yak of the Himalaya, Tibet and Mongolia, and the dzo and other yak and cattle hybrids.3

Mithun (gayal)The mithun or gayal, a domestic form of the gaur, kept in the hills of Northeast India, Myanmar and Bhutan.1

Bali cattle (banteng)Bali cattle, the tamed banteng of Indonesia, red-gold with white stockings.3

Wild, feral and ancestralThe extinct aurochs, the feral Chillingham herd, and the Heck and Tauros cattle bred to look like it.6

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