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EveryCow

Cattle breeds of Europe

Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Simmental, Highland and Chianina, and hundreds of local breeds. 111 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

🇫🇷 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

🇨🇭 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 StatesGuernsey A fawn dairy breed from Guernsey, its milk tinted gold by beta-caroteneTaurine · Dairy · Docile

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

🇫🇷 France and 2 moreNormande A large red-pied French dual-purpose breed, kept for rich milk and marbled beefTaurine · Dual-purpose · Rich milk

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

🇭🇷 Croatia and 5 moreBuša A little mountain cow of the Balkans with short horns, kept for milk, meat and workTaurine · Triple-purpose · Disease-resistant

🇦🇹 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 3 moreEnglish Longhorn A large horned beef breed from northern England, marked by a white line along the spineTaurine · Beef · Long-horned

🇸🇪 SwedenFjällSvensk fjällras A polled, mostly white dairy cow from the Swedish mountains, hardy on thin grazing.Taurine · Dairy · Polled

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

🇬🇧 United KingdomAlderney An extinct small dairy breed from the Channel Islands, dun or fawn and short-hornedTaurine · Dairy · Rich milk

🇫🇮 FinlandFinnish AyrshireSuomen Ayrshire Finland's most numerous dairy breed, red and white, from Scottish Ayrshire stockTaurine · Dairy · Rich milk

🇫🇮 FinlandFinncattle Small, hornless Finnish dairy cattle in three types: red, white and red-and-whiteTaurine · Dairy · Polled

Photo credits on this page

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

Tux-Zillertal: Böhringer Friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Normande: Tsaag Valren, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Braunvieh: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Montbéliarde: Abujoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Guernsey: Man vyi, Public domain, source
English Longhorn: Dave, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Fleckvieh: Josef Moser, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Charolais: Forum concoursvaches.fr, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Danish Red: Malene Thyssen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Buša: P.Cikovac, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Fjäll: Yvonne Zimmermann, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
Alderney: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, source
Finnish Ayrshire: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, GFDL, source
Finncattle: Eero Järnefelt, Public domain, source

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