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
Black Forest 2Brittany 2Galloway 2Hortobágy National Park 2Tyrol 2Yorkshire 2Abondance 1Albany 1Albera Massif 1Alt Empordà 1Altopiano di Asiago 1Aosta 1Aosta Valley 1Aquitaine 1Arezzo 1Argelès 1Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 1Ayrshire 1Bács-Kiskun 1Bagnères-de-Bigorre 1Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés 1Balearic Islands 1Basse-Normandie 1Bavaria 1Beaufortain 1Beremytske Nature Park 1Bernese Oberland 1Bigorre 1Bruche valley 1Bruneck 1
Products of the region
Isigny butter (Normandy cultured butter)Clotted creamButtermilkSkyrFilmjölkViiliCrème fraîcheSmetanaQuarkRyazhenka
Days
St Anthony's Day and the blessing of animalsImbolc and St Brigid's DayBeltane and the cattle firesFête des GardiansSt Wendelin's DaySamhain and the coming down of the herdsMartinmasSt Modestos's Day
Countries
🇦🇱 Albania 1🇦🇹 Austria 9🇧🇪 Belgium 3🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1🇭🇷 Croatia 3🇨🇿 Czech Republic 2🇪🇪 Estonia 1🇫🇮 Finland 1🇫🇷 France 17🇩🇪 Germany 14🇭🇺 Hungary 4🇮🇸 Iceland 1🇮🇪 Ireland 5🇮🇹 Italy 11🇽🇰 Kosovo 1🇱🇻 Latvia 2🇱🇹 Lithuania 2🇲🇪 Montenegro 1🇳🇱 Netherlands 7🇳🇴 Norway 1🇵🇱 Poland 3🇵🇹 Portugal 3🇷🇴 Romania 1🇷🇺 Russia 5🇷🇸 Serbia 2🇸🇮 Slovenia 1🇪🇸 Spain 6🇸🇪 Sweden 5🇨🇭 Switzerland 7🇺🇦 Ukraine 3🇬🇧 United Kingdom 13
🇨🇭 Switzerland and 5 moreBraunvieh
A large Alpine brown dairy breed from Switzerland, known for its strength and high milk yield.Taurine · Dairy · Rich milk
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreChianina
A massive white Italian breed known for beef production and historic draught work in Tuscany.Taurine · Beef · Heat-tolerant
🇭🇺 HungaryHungarian GreyMagyar Szürke
A tall, long-horned Podolic breed from the Hungarian plains, kept for beef and draught work.Taurine · Beef · Marbled beef
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 2 moreUkrainian GreyСіра українська порода
An ancient grey Podolian breed from Ukraine, kept for draught work and meat.Taurine · Beef · Drought-hardy
🇮🇹 ItalyMaremmana
A big grey Podolic beef breed from the old marshes of the Maremma in central ItalyTaurine · Beef · Thrifty foragers
🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreMarchigiana
A large white or grey Italian beef breed from the Marche, once worked as an oxTaurine · Beef
🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 moreCachena
A small Iberian breed from northern Portugal and Galicia, kept for beef and formerly for draught work.Taurine · Beef · Docile
🇫🇷 FranceVosgienne
A medium-sized French breed from the Vosges mountains, kept for milk and meatTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreMurnau-Werdenfels
A long-lived brown dairy breed of the Bavarian uplands, milk and beefTaurine · Dairy · Long-lived
🇪🇸 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
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
- Cachena: Rosino, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Braunvieh: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vosgienne: Eponimm, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mirandaise: PANDA 81, CC0, source
- Murnau-Werdenfels: Pippo-b, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ukrainian Grey: Марія Гарбар, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chianina: Monica, CC BY 2.0, source
- Marchigiana: Nicola Romani, CC BY-SA 2.5 it, source
- Hungarian Grey: The original uploader was Faludi at Hungarian Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Corse: luiginter, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pajuna: DFoidl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source