Cattle by region
Eleven regions of the world. Open one to see its breeds, its cattle towns and fairs, and its days.
South AsiaGir, Sahiwal, Tharparkar, Ongole and Kankrej, the dwarf Vechur and Punganur, and the yaks and mithun of the Himalaya.31 breedsSoutheast AsiaBali cattle bred from wild banteng, the racing bulls of Madura, Kedah-Kelantan and the draught cattle of rice country.3 breedsEast AsiaWagyu and the native black cattle of Japan, Hanwoo of Korea, the yellow cattle of China, and the herds and yaks of Mongolia.7 breedsCentral Asia and the CaucasusKazakh Whiteheaded and Alatau cattle, the small mountain cattle of Georgia, and the herds of the steppe and the Pamirs.5 breedsMiddle EastDamascus cattle, the Anatolian Black and the Turkish Grey Steppe, and the hardy zebu herds of Arabia and Iran.0 breedsNorth AfricaThe Brown Atlas cattle of the Maghreb, Egyptian Baladi, and the Kenana and Butana zebu of the Nile in Sudan.0 breedsSub-Saharan AfricaAnkole with its great horns, the Boran, Nguni and Afrikaner, the Kuri of Lake Chad and the N'Dama of the West African forest.5 breedsEuropeHolstein Friesian, Jersey, Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Simmental, Highland and Chianina, and hundreds of local breeds.66 breedsNorth AmericaTexas Longhorn, American Brahman, Santa Gertrudis and Brangus, the Canadienne, and the ranch country of the plains.7 breedsLatin America and the CaribbeanCriollo cattle from the Spanish herds, the Nelore and Gir of Brazil, Romosinuano, Senepol and the Jamaica Hope.5 breedsOceaniaDroughtmaster, Murray Grey and the Australian Milking Zebu, and the grass dairies of New Zealand.0 breeds