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The following is a list of breeds of cattle. Over 800 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, adapted both for local climate and for specialized uses. Breeds fall into two main types, regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus) cattle, also called zebu, are adapted to hot climates. Bos taurus (or Bos taurus taurus) are the typical cattle of Europe, north-eastern Asia, and parts of Africa – they're referred to in this list as "taurine" cattle, and many are adapted to cooler climates. Taurus/indicus hybrids are widely bred in many warmer regions, combining useful characteristics of both the ancestral types. In some parts of the world further species of cattle are found (both as wild and domesticated animals), and some of these are related so closely to taurine and indicus cattle that interspecies hybrids have been bred. Examples include the Dwarf Lulu cattle of the mountains of Nepal with yak blood, the Beefalo of North America with bison genetics, the Selembu breed of India and Bhutan with gayal genetics. The Madura breed of Indonesia may have banteng in its parentage. The Dzo of Nepal is an infertile cattle-yak crossing which is bred for agricultural work. Like the mule which is also infertile, they've to be continually bred from the parent species.

Multipurpose breeds

Taurine cattle (Bos taurus)

Dairy breeds


These breeds are primarily used to produce milk (see also dairy) Taurine cattle (Bos taurus)
  • Abigar
  • Agerolese
  • Alderney
  • Angeln
  • Aulie-Ata
  • Australian Friesian Sahiwal
  • Australian Milking Zebu
  • Ayrshire
  • Belgian Red Cattle
  • Blaarkop
  • Black Pied Dairy Cattle
  • Brown Swiss
  • Chinese black pied
  • Danish Red and variants
  • Dutch Belted (Lakenvelder)
  • Évolène Cattle
  • Holstein (Friesian)
  • German Black Pied Cattle
  • Guernsey
  • Icelandic
  • Illawarra cattle
  • Jersey
  • Kerry cattle
  • Lineback
  • Milking Shorthorn
  • Murnau-Werdenfels Cattle
  • Red Holstein
  • Swedish Red Cattle
  • Tux Cattle Zebu (Bos indicus)
  • Butana and Kenana
  • Red Sindhi
  • Sahiwal
  • Vechoor cow

    Beef-producing breeds

    beef production. Taurine cattle (Bos taurus)
  • Aberdeen Angus
  • Adaptaur
  • Africangus
  • Amerifax
  • Angus
  • Aubrac Cattle
  • Asturian Mountain
  • Australian Lowline
  • Barzona
  • Beef Shorthorn
  • Beefmaker
  • Belgian Blue
  • Belmont Red
  • Belted Galloway
  • Balancer
  • Bazadais
  • Black Baldy
  • Black Hereford
  • Blonde d'Aquitaine
  • Blue Albion
  • Blue Grey
  • Bonsmara
  • Braford
  • British White
  • BueLingo
  • Charolais
  • Chianina
  • Droughtmaster
  • Galloway
  • German Angus Cattle
  • Glan Cattle
  • Greyman Cattle
  • Hereford
  • Highland Cattle
  • Hungarian Grey Cattle
  • Limousin
  • Lincoln Red
  • Longhorn
  • Luing
  • Maine-Anjou cattle
  • Murray Grey
  • Mandalong Special
  • Original Braunvieh
  • North Devon cattle (Devon, Devon Ruby, Red Ruby)
  • Poll Devon
  • Polled Hereford
  • Pustertal Pied Cattle
  • Queensland Miniature Borans
  • Red Angus
  • Romagnola
  • Senepol
  • Simford
  • Square Meater
  • South Devon
  • Sussex cattle
  • Tasmanian Grey
  • Texas Longhorn
  • Traditional Hereford
  • Vaynol cattle
  • Wagyu
  • Wangus
  • Whitebred Shorthorn
  • White Park Zebu (Bos indicus)
  • Boran
  • Brahman
  • Indo-Brazilian
  • Nelore
  • White Fulani Hybrids
  • Afrikaner: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Australian Braford hybrid
  • Australian Brangus hybrid
  • Australian Charbray hybrid
  • Beefalo: cattle/American Bison hybrid
  • Beefmaster: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Brangus: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Canchim: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Red Fulani: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Sanga: taurine/zebu hybrid (A group of breeds)
  • Santa Gertrudis cattle: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Simbrah: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Symons Type: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Tswana: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Tuli: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Tulim: taurine/zebu hybrid

    Draught breeds

    These breeds are primarily used as beasts of burden. Taurine cattle (Bos taurus)
  • Aosta cattle
  • Sayaguesa Cattle Zebu (Bos indicus)
  • Abyssinian Highland Zebu
  • Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu Hybrids
  • Batangas: taurine/zebu hybrid

    Other purposes

    These breeds were generated for other purposes than those above.
  • African Boran Cattle (small) (beef/pets) Taurine cattle (Bos taurus)
  • Camargue cattle (Sport)
  • Corriente (Sport)
  • Fighting Cattle (Sport)
  • Heck Cattle (Scientific experiment)
  • Queensland Miniature Boran (Beef/pets) Hybrids
  • Ankole-Watusi: taurine/zebu hybrid (Status symbol/currency)
  • Żubroń: cattle/wisent hybrid (Scientific experiment)

    Feral cattle

    These breeds evolved from domestic cattle that took to the wild again
  • Aleutian wild cattle
  • Chillingham Cattle
  • Enderby Island Cattle
  • Ushuaia Wild Cattle

    Uncategorised breeds

    Breeds in this list should be migrated to a more specific list.
  • Aceh
  • Achham
  • Aden
  • Afghan
  • Alberes
  • Alambadi
  • Albanian Dwarf
  • Alberes
  • Albese
  • Alentejana
  • Alentejana
  • Aliad Dinka
  • Alistana-Sanabresa
  • Allmogekor
  • Alur
  • American Angus
  • American Beef Friesian
  • American Brown Swiss
  • American
  • American White Park
  • Amrit Mahal zebu
  • Andalusian Black
  • Andalusian Blond
  • Andalusian Grey
  • Angoni
  • Ankina
  • Apulian Podolian
  • Aracena
  • Arado
  • Argentine Crillo
  • Argentine Friesian
  • Arsi
  • Asturian Valley
  • Australian Grey
  • Australian Shorthorn
  • Australian White
  • Austrian Simmental
  • Austrian Yellow
  • Avetonou
  • Avilena
  • Avilena-Black Iberian
  • Aweil Dinka
  • Azaouak
  • Azebuado
  • Azerbaijan Zebu
  • Azores
  • Bernese
  • Bohus Polled
  • Caracu
  • Chateaubriand
  • Chiangus
  • Chinese Central Plains Yellow: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Chinese Northern Yellow
  • Commercial
  • Danish Black-Pied
  • Danish Jersey
  • Doela
  • Dwarf Lulu: taurine/zebu/yak hybrid
  • Eastern Red Polled
  • Estonian Native
  • Estonian Red
  • Finnish Ayrshire
  • Finnish Holstein-Friesian
  • Fjällnära
  • Iberian cattle
  • Lampurger
  • Latvian Blue
  • Latvian Brown
  • Lithuanian Black-and-White
  • Lithuanian Light Grey
  • Lithuanian Red
  • Lithuanian White-backed
  • Lohani zebu
  • Marchigiana
  • Miniature
  • N'Dama
  • Norwegian Red
  • Pantaneiro cattle
  • Polish Black-and-White
  • Red Brangus: taurine/zebu hybrid
  • Ringamåla
  • Schwyz
  • Sided Trönder and Nordland
  • Swedish Friesian
  • Swedish Mountain
  • Swedish Red-and-White
  • Swedish Red Polled
  • Telemark
  • Väne
  • Western Fjord

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