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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 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 BreedsHereford Cattle Society wins landmark court case over breed status 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 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 BreedsHereford Cattle Society wins landmark court case over breed status

EveryCow

Cattle breeds of Europe

Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Simmental, Highland and Chianina, and hundreds of local breeds. 77 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

🇳🇱 Netherlands and 3 moreHolstein Friesian A black and white dairy breed kept worldwide, with red and white lines tooTaurine · Dairy

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

🇨🇭 Switzerland and 5 moreBraunvieh A large Alpine brown dairy breed from Switzerland, known for its strength and high milk yield.Taurine · Dairy · Rich milk

🇺🇸 United States and 3 moreDanish RedRød Dansk Malkerace A red Danish dairy breed, with a modern line and a 1970 lineTaurine · Dairy · Rich milk

🇺🇸 United StatesGuernsey A fawn dairy breed from Guernsey, its milk tinted gold by beta-caroteneTaurine · Dairy · Docile

🇩🇪 Germany and 4 moreGerman Black Pied A dairy breed of the North Sea coast, black and white, smaller than the HolsteinTaurine · Dairy · Long-lived

🇫🇷 France and 2 moreMontbéliarde A red and white dairy breed from eastern France, prized for cheesemaking milk.Taurine · Dairy · Rich milk

🇱🇻 LatviaLatvian Brown A red dairy breed from Latvia, developed from Angeln stock and once numbering over a million head.Taurine · Dairy · Docile

🇸🇪 SwedenSwedish Red-and-WhiteSvensk röd och vit boskap A red and white Swedish milk breed with horns on cows and bulls alikeTaurine · Dairy

🇫🇷 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

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

🇮🇸 IcelandIcelandicíslenskur nautgripur A small, mostly polled dairy breed isolated in Iceland for a thousand yearsTaurine · Dairy · Polled

🇪🇸 SpainMenorquina A red, hornless dairy breed from the Spanish island of Menorca, prized for Mahón cheese production.Taurine · Dairy · Disease-resistant 🇪🇪 EstoniaEstonian nativeeesti maatõug A polled dairy breed from Estonia, yellow-brown to red, with a herdbook since 1914Taurine · Dairy · Polled

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

🇮🇪 Ireland and 2 moreKerryBó Chiarraí A rare black dairy breed from southwest Ireland, one of Europe's oldest milk cattleTaurine · Dairy · Thrifty foragers

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

🇫🇮 FinlandWestern Finncattle A red, hornless dual-purpose breed from western Finland, kept for milk and beefTaurine · Dairy · Polled

🇸🇪 SwedenVäneko An endangered Swedish dairy breed, black or red with white, named for a villageTaurine · Dairy

🇫🇷 FranceBretonne Pie Noir A small pied black and white dairy cow from Brittany, once half a million strongTaurine · Dairy · Thrifty foragers

🇳🇴 NorwayTelemarkTelemarkfe A small red dairy breed from Telemark in Norway, with a white cross on the backTaurine · Dairy

Photo credits on this page

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

Menorquina: Discasto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Tarentaise: BlackSlash73, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
German Black Pied: WytzeNauta, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Braunvieh: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Väneko: Philaweb, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Montbéliarde: Abujoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Telemark: Torstein Frogner, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Western Finncattle: MPorciusCato (cropped by Pitke ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Danish Red: Malene Thyssen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Abondance: Walpole, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Guernsey: Man vyi, Public domain, source
Icelandic: Christian Bickel (user Fingalo ), CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
Murnau-Werdenfels: Pippo-b, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Latvian Brown: Ingrīda Briede, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Ayrshire: Biggle, Jacob., Public domain, source
Kerry: Pedroserafin, CC BY 2.5, source
Red Poll: Poinciana, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Swedish Red-and-White: Tjalve77, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Holstein Friesian: Vista Alegre baserria, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Fjäll: Yvonne Zimmermann, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
Bretonne Pie Noir: Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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