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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 HerdingTexas Cattle Feeders Convention to focus on herd rebuilding and 2027 outlook 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 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 HerdingTexas Cattle Feeders Convention to focus on herd rebuilding and 2027 outlook 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

EveryCow

Cattle breeds of Europe

Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Simmental, Highland and Chianina, and hundreds of local breeds. 120 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 5 moreHereford A red and white beef breed from Herefordshire, England, known for its white face and hardiness.Taurine · Beef · Docile

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

🇫🇷 France and 1 moreTarentaise A French alpine breed from the Tarentaise valley, kept for cheese and for crossingTaurine · Dairy · Docile

🇮🇹 ItalyMaremmana A big grey Podolic beef breed from the old marshes of the Maremma in central ItalyTaurine · Beef · Thrifty foragers

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

🇱🇹 LithuaniaLithuanian RedLietuvos žalieji A red beef breed from Lithuania, bred from Danish Red and local cattleTaurine · Beef · Thrifty foragers

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreRed Poll A naturally hornless red English breed, kept for milk and beefTaurine · Dual-purpose · Polled

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

🇫🇷 FranceCorse A small tan cow from Corsica, once the island's plough ox, now reared free-range for beefTaurine · Beef · Thrifty foragers

🇫🇷 FranceMirandaise A large, heat-tolerant draught breed from the Gers, now raised for vealTaurine · Draught · Heat-tolerant

🇵🇹 PortugalAlentejana A rustic, gentle meat breed from Portugal's Alentejo region, once used for field workTaurine · Beef · Docile

🇸🇮 SloveniaCikaCikasto govedo A small red-brown dairy breed from Slovenia's alpine valleys, with a white line along the backTaurine · Dairy · Thrifty foragers

🇬🇧 United KingdomVaynolFaenol A rare Welsh park breed, white with black points or all blackTaurine · Beef · Thrifty foragers

🇬🇧 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.

Maremmana: Zyance, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Lithuanian Red: Aleksandrs Timofejevs, CC0, source
Hereford: Hayden Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, source
Red Poll: Poinciana, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Corse: luiginter, CC BY 2.0, source
Pajuna: DFoidl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Galloway: GerardM, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mirandaise: PANDA 81, CC0, source
Vaynol: Claire.cojean.05, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Cika: romanm ( talk ), Public domain, source
Alentejana: Tiago Lima, CC BY 2.0, source
Tarentaise: BlackSlash73, 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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