Breed news
BreedsTriple T Angus Ranked Fourth in Angus Registrations for WV During 2026ShowsComer, Danielsville exhibitors earn top honors at Georgia National Fair cattle showHerdingStarted 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 varietyHerdingTexas Cattle Feeders Convention to focus on herd rebuilding and 2027 outlookHistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgressionHealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areasShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of traditionShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next weekBreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive TechnologiesBreedsTriple T Angus Ranked Fourth in Angus Registrations for WV During 2026ShowsComer, Danielsville exhibitors earn top honors at Georgia National Fair cattle showHerdingStarted 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 varietyHerdingTexas Cattle Feeders Convention to focus on herd rebuilding and 2027 outlookHistoryAncient cattle love affairs: East Asian cattle genomes reveal Tang-Song dynasty mixing and wild bovine introgressionHealthState announces public comment period for proposed bovine tuberculosis testing areasShowsNortheast 4-H Livestock Show celebrates 91 years of traditionShowsAnnual Webster Parish 4-H Livestock Show set to begin next weekBreedsA Leap Forward in Indigenous Breeding: ICAR–IVRI’s Breakthrough in Producing Sahiwal Calves through Advanced Reproductive Technologies
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Cattle breeds of North America

Texas Longhorn, American Brahman, Santa Gertrudis and Brangus, the Canadienne, and the ranch country of the plains. 26 breeds on EveryCow so far.

Cattle towns, fairs and pastures

Arizona 1Arlington 1Campe Verde 1Chicago 1Chínipas 1Chirikof Island 1Copper Canyon 1County Durham 1Florida 1Goshen 1Grand Canyon National Park 1Jornada Experimental Range 1Kirklevington 1Montreal 1New England 1New Mexico 1Plymouth Colony 1Queensland 1Rio Oteros 1Saskatchewan 1Shumagin Islands 1Sierra Tarahumara 1South Texas 1Sunderland 1Témoris 1Texas 1Umnak Island 1V-V Ranch 1Washington 1Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge 1

Products of the region

EggnogButter sculptureCowboy bootCondensed milk

Days

National Western Stock ShowFort Worth Stock Show and RodeoHouston Livestock Show and RodeoCalgary StampedeIowa State FairWorld Dairy ExpoRoyal Agricultural Winter Fair

Countries

🇨🇦 Canada 15🇺🇸 United States 56
PurposeDairyBeefDraughtDual-purposeTriple-purposeSportCeremonialGrazingHeritageMiniature
LineageTaurineZebuSangaCompositeYakMithunBantengWild
TraitHeat-tolerantCold-hardyDrought-hardyDisease-resistantThrifty foragersDocileSpiritedQuick and strongPolledLong-hornedRich milkMarbled beefLong-livedEasy calving
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreAmerican Milking Devon A red American dual-purpose breed, kept for milk and beef and now critically rareTaurine · Dual-purpose · Thrifty foragers 🇺🇸 United StatesRandall Lineback A horned, colour-sided triple-purpose breed from Vermont, kept for milk, meat and workTaurine · Triple-purpose · Thrifty foragers 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreRarámuri Criollo A desert Criollo type from Copper Canyon, kept by the Tarahumara for 500 yearsTaurine · Beef · Drought-hardy

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Every Monday: seven cattle breeds you may not know, the cattle days of the week ahead, and one product explained step by step.