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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 varietyHistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgressionHealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areasShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of traditionShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next weekBreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive TechnologiesBreedsBoyd Beef Cattle to Donate 2027 Angus Foundation Heifer PackageBreedsU.P. State Fair dairy show highlights youth, dairy cattle and communityBreedsHereford Cattle Society wins landmark court case over breed statusHerdingStarted 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 varietyHistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgressionHealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areasShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of traditionShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next weekBreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive TechnologiesBreedsBoyd Beef Cattle to Donate 2027 Angus Foundation Heifer PackageBreedsU.P. State Fair dairy show highlights youth, dairy cattle and communityBreedsHereford Cattle Society wins landmark court case over breed status
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Cattle breeds of Central Asia and the Caucasus

Kazakh Whiteheaded and Alatau cattle, the small mountain cattle of Georgia, and the herds of the steppe and the Pamirs. 7 breeds on EveryCow so far.

Cattle towns, fairs and pastures

Dirang 1Gilgit-Baltistan 1Lower Volga 1Manali 1Mustang 1Nyukmadung 1Taraz 1Almaty and the Alatau pasturesEveno-Bytantaysky DistrictSakha Republic

Products of the region

Qurut and aaruul (dried curd)Kefir

Countries

🇦🇲 Armenia 1🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 1🇬🇪 Georgia 1🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 4🇹🇯 Tajikistan 2🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 1
PurposeDairyBeefDraughtDual-purposeTriple-purposeSportCeremonialGrazingHeritageMiniature
LineageTaurineZebuSangaCompositeYakMithunBantengWild
TraitHeat-tolerantCold-hardyDrought-hardyDisease-resistantThrifty foragersDocileSpiritedQuick and strongPolledLong-hornedRich milkMarbled beefLong-livedEasy calving
🇺🇿 UzbekistanBestuzhevБестужевская A dual-purpose Uzbek breed of the Soviet era, resistant to bovine leukosisComposite · Dual-purpose · Disease-resistant 🇦🇲 Armenia and 3 moreCaucasian Brown A variable brown breed of the Caucasus, kept for milk and for milk with meatTaurine · Dairy 🇰🇿 KazakhstanAulie-Ata A dairy breed from Kazakhstan, made from native stock and Dutch Black PiedComposite · Dairy

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