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EveryCow

Cattle breeds of Europe

Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Simmental, Highland and Chianina, and hundreds of local breeds. 106 breeds on EveryCow so far.

Cattle towns, fairs and pastures

Products of the region

Isigny butter (Normandy cultured butter)Clotted cream Buttermilk Skyr Filmjölk Viili Crème fraîche Smetana Quark Ryazhenka

Days

St Anthony's Day and the blessing of animals Imbolc and St Brigid's Day Beltane and the cattle fires Fête des Gardians St Wendelin's Day Samhain and the coming down of the herds Martinmas St Modestos's Day

Countries

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreAyrshire Red-and-white dairy cattle from south-west Scotland, hardy, long-lived and easy calversTaurine · Dairy · Easy calving

🇩🇪 Germany and 3 moreHeck A German type bred in the 1920s to recreate the extinct aurochsTaurine · Grazing · Cold-hardy

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreGalloway A polled black beef breed from south-west Scotland with a thick double coatTaurine · Beef · Cold-hardy

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreBelted Galloway A polled Scottish beef breed with a distinctive white belt around its black body.Taurine · Beef · Cold-hardy

🇭🇷 Croatia and 5 moreBuša A little mountain cow of the Balkans with short horns, kept for milk, meat and workTaurine · Triple-purpose · Disease-resistant

🇫🇷 France and 2 moreAbondance A red and white dairy breed from the French Alps, kept for milk and mountain grazing.Taurine · Dairy · Heat-tolerant

🇸🇪 SwedenFjällSvensk fjällras A polled, mostly white dairy cow from the Swedish mountains, hardy on thin grazing.Taurine · Dairy · Polled

🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 moreCachena A small Iberian breed from northern Portugal and Galicia, kept for beef and formerly for draught work.Taurine · Beef · Docile

🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreMurnau-Werdenfels A long-lived brown dairy breed of the Bavarian uplands, milk and beefTaurine · Dairy · Long-lived

🇦🇹 AustriaTux-ZillertalTux-Zillertaler A stocky Alpine breed from Tirol, black or red, once bred for cow-fighting contests.Taurine · Beef · Spirited

🇦🇹 Austria and 1 moreTyrol GreyTiroler Grauvieh An alpine dual-purpose breed of the Tyrol, milked and fattenedTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy

🇫🇷 FranceVosgienne A medium-sized French breed from the Vosges mountains, kept for milk and meatTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreLuing A hardy red or dun beef cow from Luing, a Hebridean island, first made in 1947Composite · Beef · Cold-hardy

🇸🇪 SwedenSwedish Red PolledRödkulla A hornless red Swedish cow kept for milk and meat, once reduced to about 20 animals.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Polled

🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreHinterwaldHinterwälder Rind A small Black Forest cow, white head and pied coat, kept for both milk and beefTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy

🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreAlbera A small cold-hardy breed of the Albera Massif, black or pale, used to clear scrubTaurine · Beef · Cold-hardy

🇪🇸 SpainPajuna An endangered Andalusian breed, dark bulls and red-brown cows, once used for draught workTaurine · Draught · Cold-hardy

🇩🇪 GermanyHarzer Rotvieh A solid red upland breed from the Harz, once kept for milk, beef and draught workTaurine · Dairy · Cold-hardy

🇸🇪 SwedenSwedish PolledSvensk Kullig Boskap A hornless red dairy cow from Sweden, formed in 1937 from the Rödkulla and Fjäll breedsTaurine · Dairy · Polled

🇫🇮 FinlandFinncattle Small, hornless Finnish dairy cattle in three types: red, white and red-and-whiteTaurine · Dairy · Polled

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Swedish Red Polled: Ankara, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Belted Galloway: Jamain, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Cachena: Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Tux-Zillertal: Böhringer Friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Heck: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Tyrol Grey: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Finncattle: Eero Järnefelt, Public domain, source
Vosgienne: Eponimm, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Luing: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Abondance: Walpole, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Murnau-Werdenfels: Pippo-b, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Pajuna: DFoidl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Galloway: GerardM, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Albera: Tylwyth Eldar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Hinterwald: -- Xocolatl 10:55, 26 April 2008 (UTC), Public domain, source
Harzer Rotvieh: Karen Alge, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Ayrshire: Biggle, Jacob., Public domain, source
Buša: P.Cikovac, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Fjäll: Yvonne Zimmermann, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source

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