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HerdingStarted by a grandfather in 1937, this Florida ranch now covers 50,000 acres, feeds local communities and...BreedsKasaragod Kullan set to be Keralam’s third indigenous cattle variety HistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgression HealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areas ShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of tradition ShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next week BreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive Technologies BreedsBoyd Beef Cattle to Donate 2027 Angus Foundation Heifer Package BreedsU.P. State Fair dairy show highlights youth, dairy cattle and community BreedsHereford Cattle Society wins landmark court case over breed status HerdingStarted by a grandfather in 1937, this Florida ranch now covers 50,000 acres, feeds local communities and...BreedsKasaragod Kullan set to be Keralam’s third indigenous cattle variety HistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgression HealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areas ShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of tradition ShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next week BreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive Technologies BreedsBoyd Beef Cattle to Donate 2027 Angus Foundation Heifer Package BreedsU.P. State Fair dairy show highlights youth, dairy cattle and community BreedsHereford Cattle Society wins landmark court case over breed status

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Dairy, beef, draught, dual- and triple-purpose, sport, temple and ceremony, conservation grazing, rare heritage lines and miniature cattle: what a breed is kept for, each drawn.

Dairy breedsHolstein Friesian, Jersey, Gir, Sahiwal and Red Sindhi: bred first of all for milk.42

Beef breedsAngus, Hereford, Charolais, Wagyu and Nelore: bred for meat and raised on grass and range.55

Draught breedsHallikar, Amrit Mahal, Kangayam and the Podolic grey oxen: cattle for the plough and the cart.31

Dual-purpose breedsSimmental, Brown Swiss, Shorthorn and Normande: milk and meat from the same herd.36

Triple-purpose breedsMilk, meat and work from one animal: Kankrej, Pinzgauer and many village breeds.5

Sport and contestThe Lidia of the bullring, Herens fighting cows, the Kangayam of jallikattu and the racing bulls of Madura.7

Temple and ceremonialTemple cows and Nandi bulls, the mithun of the Naga feasts and the sacred herds of history.3

Conservation grazingHighland, Galloway and Heck cattle: kept to graze heath, marsh and wild land back into shape.11

Rare and heritageChillingham, White Park, Vaynol and Enderby Island: small herds kept so a line does not die out.8

Miniature and companionDexter, miniature zebu, Lowline and Punganur: small cattle for smallholdings and the show ring.0

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