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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 varietyHistoryAncient 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 TechnologiesBreedsBoyd Beef Cattle to Donate 2027 Angus Foundation Heifer PackageBreedsU.P. State Fair dairy show highlights youth, dairy cattle and communityBreedsHereford Cattle Society wins landmark court case over breed statusHerdingStarted 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 varietyHistoryAncient 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 TechnologiesBreedsBoyd Beef Cattle to Donate 2027 Angus Foundation Heifer PackageBreedsU.P. State Fair dairy show highlights youth, dairy cattle and communityBreedsHereford Cattle Society wins landmark court case over breed status

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🇵🇱 Poland and 5 moreAurochs The wild ancestor of all domestic cattle, extinct since 1627Wild · Long-horned 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreBantengbanṭéng (Javanese/Sundanese) A wild Southeast Asian ox; its tame form, Bali cattle, runs feral in northern AustraliaBanteng · Beef · Drought-hardy 🇱🇻 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 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 1 moreKazakh WhiteheadedҚазақтың ақбас сиыры A Hereford-like beef breed from Kazakhstan and the lower Volga, horned and hardyTaurine · Beef · Cold-hardy 🇸🇪 SwedenFjällSvensk fjällras A polled, mostly white dairy cow from the Swedish mountains, hardy on thin grazing.Taurine · Dairy · Polled 🇮🇳 IndiaDeoni A horned draught breed from Maharashtra, kept for work and milkZebu · Dual-purpose 🇯🇵 JapanJapanese Black黒毛和種 A black-coated Japanese beef breed whose Tajima strain supplies Kobe beefTaurine · Beef 🇮🇳 IndiaPunganur A tiny zebu of the Andhra Pradesh hills, kept for milk and draught workZebu · Dual-purpose · Rich milk 🇺🇿 UzbekistanBestuzhevБестужевская A dual-purpose Uzbek breed of the Soviet era, resistant to bovine leukosisComposite · Dual-purpose · Disease-resistant 🇪🇸 SpainMenorquina A red, hornless dairy breed from the Spanish island of Menorca, prized for Mahón cheese production.Taurine · Dairy · Disease-resistant 🇯🇵 JapanJapanese Polled無角和種 A small black Japanese beef breed, hornless in both sexesTaurine · Beef · Polled 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreLuing A hardy red or dun beef cow from Luing, a Hebridean island, first made in 1947Composite · Beef · Cold-hardy 🇮🇳 IndiaPonwar A small black-and-white zebu from Pilibhit, kept for cart work and quick to angerZebu · Draught · Spirited 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreKangayamகாங்கேயம் A grey Tamil draught zebu whose bulls run in races and in the Jallikattu arenaZebu · Draught · Quick and strong 🇸🇪 SwedenVäneko An endangered Swedish dairy breed, black or red with white, named for a villageTaurine · Dairy 🇧🇷 BrazilCanchim A Brazilian beef breed, white to cream, with a small hump, bred from zebu and CharolaisComposite · Beef · Heat-tolerant 🇮🇳 IndiaUmblachery A small grey zebu from the Tamil Nadu coast, bred as an ox for rice paddiesZebu · Draught · Rich milk 🇰🇿 KazakhstanAulie-Ata A dairy breed from Kazakhstan, made from native stock and Dutch Black PiedComposite · Dairy 🇦🇹 AustriaCarinthian BlondviehKärntner Blondvieh An old triple-purpose breed from Carinthia in Austria, white or light yellowTaurine · Triple-purpose 🇮🇳 IndiaKherigarh A draught zebu from Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaZebu · Draught 🇯🇵 JapanJapanese Shorthorn日本短角種 A small Japanese beef breed of the north, red, roan or red-pied, horned in both sexesTaurine · Beef 🇺🇦 UkraineBrown Carpathianбура карпатська A brown dual-purpose breed from the Trans-Carpathian region of UkraineTaurine · Dual-purpose 🇮🇳 IndiaBachaur A small, compact draught breed from the Mithila region of north Bihar, a brisk trotterZebu · Draught · Quick and strong 🇪🇸 SpainPajuna An endangered Andalusian breed, dark bulls and red-brown cows, once used for draught workTaurine · Draught · Cold-hardy 🇫🇷 FranceFrench Simmental A large French dairy breed, red pied with a white head, milked for comtéTaurine · Dairy

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