List of breeds of cattle

The following is a list of breeds of cattle. Over 800 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans 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 are 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 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, [cite journal|title=Mitochondrial DNA analysis of Nepalese domestic dwarf cattle Lulu|url=http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/asj/2004/00000075/00000002/art00003|last=Takeda|first=K.|coauthors=Satoh M.; Neopane S.P.; Kuwar B.S.; Joshi H.D.; Shrestha N.P.; Fujise H.; Tasai M.; Tagami T.; Hanada H.|journal=Animal Science Journal|volume=75|issue=2|month=April | year=2004|pages=103–110(8)|doi=10.1111/j.1740-0929.2004.00163.x] 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. [cite book|title=Systematics and Phylogeny of Cattle|url=http://www.cabi.org/bk_bookdisplay.asp?PID=1210|first=J.A. |last=Lenstra|coauthors=D.G. Bradley|month=June | year=1999|id=ISBN 9780851992587] The Dzo of Nepal is an infertile cattle-yak crossing which is bred for agricultural work. Like the mule which is also infertile, they have to be continually bred from the parent species.

Used for multiple purposes

These breeds are used for multiple purposes.

Taurine cattle ("Bos taurus")
*Abondance ("Dairy/beef")
*Adamawa ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Ala Tau ("Dairy/beef")
*Albanian ("Dairy/draught")
*Anatolian Black ("Dairy/draught")
*Armorican {"Dairy/beef")
*Arouquesa Cattle ("Beef/draught")
*Aure et Saint-Girons ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Barrosã Cattle ("Beef/draught")
*Braunvieh {"Dairy/beef")
*British Friesian ("Dairy/beef")
*Buša cattle ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Canadienne ("Dairy/beef")
*Carinthian Blondvieh ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Dexter ("Dairy/beef")
*Eastern Finncattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Ennstal Mountain Pied Cattle ("Beef/draught")
*Évolène Cattle ("Dairy")
*Fleckvieh ("Dairy/draught")
*French Simmental ("Dairy/beef")
*Gelbvieh ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Georgian mountain cattle ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*German Red Pied (German Rotbunte) ("Dairy/beef")
*Gloucester ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Harz Red mountain cattle ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Herens ("Dairy/beef/sport")
*Hinterwald Cattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Holando-Argentino ("Dairy/beef")
*Hybridmaster ("Dairy/beef")
*Irish Moiled ("Dairy/beef")
*Jutland cattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Kostroma Cattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Kurgan ("Dairy/beef")
*Lourdais ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Meuse-Rhine-Issel ("Dairy/beef")
*Milking Devon ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Montbeliard Cattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Murboden Cattle ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Normande Cattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Northern Finncattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Pembroke cattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Pie Rouge des Plaines or French Lowland Red Pied ("Dairy/beef")
*Piedmontese ("Dairy/beef")
*Pinzgau Cattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Randall ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Red Poll ("Dairy/beef")
*Reina ("Dairy/beef")
*Salers ("Beef/draught")
*Shorthorn ("Dairy/beef")
*Simmental ("Dairy/beef/draught")
*Tarentaise ("Dairy/beef")
*Tyrolese Grey Cattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Vorderwald Cattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Western Finncattle ("Dairy/beef")
*Western Red Polled ("Dairy/Beef")Zebu ("Bos indicus")
*Gir ("Dairy/beef")
*Guzerat and Kankrej ("Beef/draught")
*Tharparkar ("Dairy/draught")Hybrids
*Madura cattle: Banteng/Zebu hybrid (Beef/draught/dairy/racing)
*Nguni: taurine/zebu hybrid ("Dairy/beef")
*Selembu: cattle/gayal hybrid ("Dairy/beef")

Used for dairy

These breeds are primarily used for their milk, in the production of dairy.

Taurine cattle ("Bos taurus")
*Abigar
*Agerolese
*Alderney
*Angeln
*Aulie-Ata
*Australian Friesian Sahiwal
*Ayrshire
*Belgian Red Cattle
*Blaarkop
*Black Pied Dairy Cattle
*Brown Swiss
*Burlina
*Chinese black pied
*Danish Red and variants
*Dutch Belted (Lakenvelder)
*Évolène Cattle
*Holstein
*German Black Pied Cattle
*Guernsey
*Icelandic
*Illawarra cattle
*Jersey
*Kerry cattle
*Lineback
*Milking Shorthorn
*Murnau-Werdenfels Cattle
*Red Holstein
*Swedish Red Cattle
*Ringamåla Cattle
*Tux CattleZebu ("Bos indicus")
*Butana and Kenana
*Red Sindhi
*Sahiwal
*Vechoor cowHybrids
*Australian Milking Zebu
*Jamaica Hope

Used for beef

These breeds are primarily used for their flesh, in the production of beef.

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
*British White
*BueLingo
*Charolais
*Chianina
*Galloway
*German Angus Cattle
*Glan 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
*Welsh Black
*Whitebred Shorthorn
*White ParkZebu ("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
*Bonsmara: taurine/zebu hybrid
*Braford: taurine/zebu hybrid
*Brangus: taurine/zebu hybrid
*Canchim: taurine/zebu hybrid
*Droughtmaster: taurine/zebu hybrid
*Greyman Cattle: taurine/zebu hybrid
*Red Fulani: taurine/zebu hybrid
*Red Brangus: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

Used as draught animals

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 ZebuHybrids
*Batangas: taurine/zebu hybrid

Bred for other purposes

These breeds are used for purposes other than those listed 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

Cattle which have reverted to a wild state.

*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
*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
*Brava
*Cachena
*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
*Garvonesa
*Iberian cattle
*Lampurger
*Latvian Blue
*Latvian Brown
*Lithuanian Black-and-White
*Lithuanian Light Grey
*Lithuanian Red
*Lithuanian White-backed
*Lohani zebu
*Marchigiana
*Marinhoa
*Maronesa
*Mertolenga
*Minhota
*Miniature
*Mirandesa
*N'Dama
*Norwegian Red
*Pantaneiro cattle
*Polish Black-and-White
*Preta
*Red Brangus: taurine/zebu hybrid
*Schwyz
*Sided Trönder and Nordland
*Swedish Friesian
*Swedish Mountain
*Swedish Red-and-White
*Swedish Red Polled
*Telemark
*Väne
*Western Fjord

Footnotes

References

* [http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/ Breeds of Cattle] – Oklahoma State University
* [http://www.cattle.com/BreedsofCattle/ Breeds of Cattle] – Cattle.com
* [http://www.tc.umn.edu/~puk/cow/cowworld.html Breeds of Cattle] – Cow World
* [http://www.embryoplus.com/cattle_breeds.html Cattle Breeds] – Embryoplus.com
* [http://www.breedsofcattle.net Breeds of Cattle] – Official 2nd Edition
* [http://www.ecoshelters.com.au/bulletins/cattlebreeds.html Cattle Breeds of the World]
* [http://www.bonsmara.co.za/] - Bonsmara
* [http://pecuaria.no.sapo.pt/index.html Portuguese Cattle Breeds]