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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

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreHereford A red and white beef breed from Herefordshire, England, known for its white face and hardiness.Taurine · Beef · Docile

🇨🇭 Switzerland and 5 moreSimmental A large dual-purpose breed from the Swiss Simme valley, red and white with strong growth rates.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile

🇫🇷 France and 3 moreCharolaisCharolaise A large French taurine beef breed from eastern France, white to cream with pink noses and curved horns.Taurine · Beef · Docile

🇧🇪 Belgium and 3 moreBelgian BlueBlanc-Bleu Belge / Belgisch Witblauw A muscular beef breed from Belgium known for its blue-grey coat and double-muscling gene.Taurine · Beef · Docile

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreShorthorn A historic British breed from north-east England, kept for milk and meat with red, white or roan coats.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile

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

🇫🇷 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

🇫🇷 FranceSalersrace de Salers A large dual-purpose breed from the Cantal mountains of France, red or black with lyre-shaped horns.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile

🇦🇹 Austria and 5 moreFleckvieh A large Central European dual-purpose breed, red and white pied or solid red, kept for milk and beef.Composite · Dual-purpose · Docile

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

🇳🇱 Netherlands and 1 moreLakenvelder A small Dutch dual-purpose breed with a black or red coat and a broad white belt around the middle.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile

🇨🇭 SwitzerlandHérens A small black or red Swiss alpine breed kept for cow fighting and mountain grazing.Taurine · Sport · Quick and strong

🇭🇷 Croatia and 1 moreBoškarin A gray dual-purpose breed from the Istrian peninsula, kept for milk and gourmet beef.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Docile

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

🇵🇹 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

🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 3 moreRed Poll A naturally hornless red English breed, kept for milk and beefTaurine · Dual-purpose · 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
Tarentaise: BlackSlash73, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hereford: Hayden Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, source
Lakenvelder: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Montbéliarde: Abujoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Luing: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Guernsey: Man vyi, Public domain, source
Latvian Brown: Ingrīda Briede, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Simmental: Richard Bartz, Munich Makro Freak, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Hérens: Joe Byrne, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Red Poll: Poinciana, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Fleckvieh: Josef Moser, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Salers: B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Boškarin: Orlovic, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Charolais: Forum concoursvaches.fr, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Belgian Blue: Stoolhog, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Shorthorn: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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