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Cattle breeds of Europe

Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Simmental, Highland and Chianina, and hundreds of local breeds. 124 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

🇪🇸 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

🇬🇧 United KingdomWhitebred Shorthorn An always-white beef Shorthorn from the border hills, hardy and thriftyTaurine · Beef · Thrifty foragers

🇬🇧 United KingdomBlue Grey A blue roan suckler cow, bred from a black Galloway dam and a white Shorthorn sireTaurine · Beef · Polled

Photo credits on this page

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

Belted Galloway: Jamain, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Cachena: Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
Harzer Rotvieh: Karen Alge, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Whitebred Shorthorn: Dave Spicer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Tux-Zillertal: Böhringer Friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Blue Grey: stuad70, CC BY 2.0, source

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