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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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🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 moreAyrshire Red-and-white dairy cattle from south-west Scotland, hardy, long-lived and easy calversTaurine · Dairy · Easy calving 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 4 moreGalloway A polled black beef breed from south-west Scotland with a thick double coatTaurine · Beef · Cold-hardy 🇺🇸 United StatesGuernsey A fawn dairy breed from Guernsey, its milk tinted gold by beta-caroteneTaurine · Dairy · Docile 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGir A humped dairy breed from Gujarat, red and white with long drooping ears and a domed foreheadZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant 🇸🇪 SwedenSwedish Red-and-WhiteSvensk röd och vit boskap A red and white Swedish milk breed with horns on cows and bulls alikeTaurine · Dairy 🇸🇪 SwedenFjällSvensk fjällras A polled, mostly white dairy cow from the Swedish mountains, hardy on thin grazing.Taurine · Dairy · Polled 🇬🇧 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 🇮🇳 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 🇮🇹 Italy and 1 moreMarchigiana A large white or grey Italian beef breed from the Marche, once worked as an oxTaurine · Beef 🇮🇳 IndiaMalvi A white or grey zebu of the Malwa plateau, kept for the yoke and poor at milkZebu · Draught 🇮🇳 IndiaPunganur A tiny zebu of the Andhra Pradesh hills, kept for milk and draught workZebu · Dual-purpose · Rich milk 🇸🇩 Sudan and 4 moreSanga cattle The umbrella name for native African cattle, mixing humpless taurine and zebu bloodTaurine · 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 🇮🇳 IndiaDangiडांगी An indigenous draught breed from the Dangs hills whose skin oil copes with heavy rainDraught 🇮🇹 ItalyAosta Black PiedValdostana Pezzata Nera A short-horned, black-pied dual-purpose breed from the Aosta Valley in ItalyTaurine · Dual-purpose · Thrifty foragers 🇯🇵 JapanJapanese Brown褐毛和種 A small brown beef breed from Kōchi and Kumamoto, one of the four wagyūTaurine · Beef 🇸🇪 SwedenSwedish Red PolledRödkulla A hornless red Swedish cow kept for milk and meat, once reduced to about 20 animals.Taurine · Dual-purpose · Polled 🇮🇳 IndiaGangatiri𑂏𑂁𑂏𑂰𑂞𑂱𑂩𑂲 A dual-purpose breed from the Ganga country, with cows that milk fairly wellZebu · Dual-purpose 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreMurnau-Werdenfels A long-lived brown dairy breed of the Bavarian uplands, milk and beefTaurine · Dairy · Long-lived 🇮🇪 Ireland and 2 moreKerryBó Chiarraí A rare black dairy breed from southwest Ireland, one of Europe's oldest milk cattleTaurine · Dairy · Thrifty foragers 🇫🇷 FranceVosgienne A medium-sized French breed from the Vosges mountains, kept for milk and meatTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy 🇮🇳 IndiaGaolao A large, white to grey zebu from central India, kept for milk and draught workZebu · Dual-purpose 🇪🇪 EstoniaEstonian nativeeesti maatõug A polled dairy breed from Estonia, yellow-brown to red, with a herdbook since 1914Taurine · Dairy · Polled 🇸🇪 SwedenVäneko An endangered Swedish dairy breed, black or red with white, named for a villageTaurine · Dairy 🇮🇳 IndiaPonwar A small black-and-white zebu from Pilibhit, kept for cart work and quick to angerZebu · Draught · Spirited 🇮🇳 IndiaUmblachery A small grey zebu from the Tamil Nadu coast, bred as an ox for rice paddiesZebu · Draught · Rich milk 🇳🇴 NorwayTelemarkTelemarkfe A small red dairy breed from Telemark in Norway, with a white cross on the backTaurine · Dairy 🇸🇪 SwedenBohuskulla A rare, hornless Swedish mountain breed, usually black or brown and often colour-sidedTaurine · Heritage · Quick and strong 🇯🇵 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 🇮🇳 IndiaBachaur A small, compact draught breed from the Mithila region of north Bihar, a brisk trotterZebu · Draught · Quick and strong 🇮🇪 IrelandIrish MoiledBó Maol A rare hornless Irish breed, red with a white back stripe, used for milk and beefTaurine · Dual-purpose · Polled 🇵🇹 PortugalRamo GrandeRaça Bovina Ramo Grande A large red-brown cattle breed from Terceira in the Azores, once used for work and milkTaurine · Triple-purpose · Thrifty foragers 🇮🇳 IndiaAlambadi A humped draught breed from Tamil Nadu, horned and now close to extinctionZebu · Draught · Quick and strong 🇫🇷 FranceCorse A small tan cow from Corsica, once the island's plough ox, now reared free-range for beefTaurine · Beef · Thrifty foragers 🇪🇸 SpainPajuna An endangered Andalusian breed, dark bulls and red-brown cows, once used for draught workTaurine · Draught · Cold-hardy 🇮🇳 IndiaNimariनिमारि A red, white-patched draught zebu from the Nimar region of central IndiaZebu · Draught · Spirited 🇮🇳 IndiaKasaragod Dwarf A one-metre zebu from the hills of Kasaragod district, kept for its milkZebu · Dairy · Thrifty foragers 🇧🇩 BangladeshRed ChittagongLal Birish A small red zebu from southern Bangladesh, kept for milk, meat and work.Zebu · Triple-purpose 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMaduraSapi madura A small reddish-brown Indonesian hybrid of zebu and banteng, raced with a sledZebu · Sport · Quick and strong 🇩🇪 GermanyVorderwaldVorderwälder Rind Black Forest breed with a white face and limbs, coloured patches, forward-curving hornsTaurine · Long-lived 🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreAlbera A small cold-hardy breed of the Albera Massif, black or pale, used to clear scrubTaurine · Beef · Cold-hardy 🇦🇹 AustriaCarinthian BlondviehKärntner Blondvieh An old triple-purpose breed from Carinthia in Austria, white or light yellowTaurine · Triple-purpose 🇫🇷 FranceBretonne Pie Noir A small pied black and white dairy cow from Brittany, once half a million strongTaurine · Dairy · Thrifty foragers 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreHinterwaldHinterwälder Rind A small Black Forest cow, white head and pied coat, kept for both milk and beefTaurine · Dual-purpose · Cold-hardy 🇮🇳 IndiaKenkathaकेन्काथा A small grey and black zebu draught breed from the Ken river country of BundelkhandZebu · Draught · Thrifty foragers 🇨🇳 ChinaYanbian A humpless yellow breed from north-east China, a draught worker in the rice fieldsTaurine · Draught 🇮🇹 ItalyRendena A dual-purpose Alpine breed from the Val Rendena in Trentino, chestnut to near-black.Taurine · Dual-purpose 🇫🇷 FranceMirandaise A large, heat-tolerant draught breed from the Gers, now raised for vealTaurine · Draught · Heat-tolerant 🇮🇳 IndiaJavariಜವಾರಿ A medium-built dual-purpose zebu from Kalyana-Karnataka, gentle and heat-tolerantZebu · Dairy · Heat-tolerant 🇫🇷 FranceLourdaiseLordés A rare white Pyrenean breed from near Lourdes, once milk, meat and draught in oneTaurine · Beef

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