List of Cow Breeds
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Cow Breed
Comparisons
A list of each cattle breed and it's advantages
Theo Oosthuizen compiled this complete cattle breed list for his research and has decided to share this results with you. So here is the list of over 250 cattle pure bred and hybrid breeds.
Breed |
Pure / Cross |
Composition |
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Afrikaner / Africander |
Pure |
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Alberes |
Pure |
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Alentejana |
Pure |
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Allmogekor / Peasantry |
Pure |
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American |
Cross |
50% Brahman / 12.5% Bison / 25% Charolais / 6.25% Hereford / 6.25% Shorthorn |
American White Park |
- |
|
Amerifax |
Cross |
62.5% Angus / 37.5 Beef Friesian |
Amrit Mahal |
Pure |
|
Anatolian Black |
Pure |
|
Andalusian Black |
Pure |
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Andalusian Grey |
Pure |
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Angeln |
Pure |
|
Angus |
Pure |
|
Ankole |
Pure |
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Ankole / Watusi |
Cross |
50% Ankole / 50% Watusi |
Argentine Criollo |
Pure |
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Asturian Mountain |
Pure |
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Asturian Valley |
Pure |
|
Aubrac |
Pure |
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Aulie - Ata |
Cross |
Kazakh / Dutch Black Pied |
Auroch |
Pure |
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Ayrshire |
Pure |
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Bachaur |
Pure |
|
Baladi |
Pure |
|
Baltata Romaneasca |
Cross |
Roman Native / Simmental |
Barka |
Pure |
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Barzona |
Cross |
Africander / Hereford / Shorthorn / Angus |
Bazadaise |
Pure |
|
Beanais |
Pure |
|
Beefalo |
Cross |
37.5% Bison / 62.5% Bovine (any type) |
Beefmaker |
Cross |
75% Hereford / 25% Simmental |
Beefmaster |
Cross |
Brahman / Shorthorn / Hereford |
Belarus Red |
Pure |
|
Belgian Blue |
Cross |
Red Pied / Black Pied / Shorthorn / Charolais |
Belgian Red |
Pure |
|
Belmont Adaptaur |
Cross |
Hereford / Shorthorn |
Belmont Red |
Cross |
50% Africander / 25% Hereford / 25% Shorthorn |
Belted Galloway |
Cross |
Galloway / Dutch Belted |
Bengali |
Pure |
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Berrendas |
Pure |
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Bhagnari |
Pure |
|
Blacksided Trondheim & Norland |
Pure |
|
Blanca Cacerena |
Pure |
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Blanco Orejinegro |
Pure |
|
Blonde d'Aquitaine |
Pure |
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Bonsmara |
Cross |
Africander / Shorthorn |
Boran |
Pure |
|
Braford |
Cross |
50% Hereford / 50% Brahman |
Brahman |
Pure |
|
Brahmousin |
Cross |
62.5% Limousin / 37.5% Brahman |
Brangus |
Cross |
62.5% Angus / 37.5 Brahman |
Braunvieh |
Pure |
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Bristish White |
Pure |
|
Bordelais |
Pure |
|
Brown Swiss / Dairy Swiss |
Pure |
|
Busa |
Pure |
|
Cachena |
Pure |
|
Canadienne |
Pure |
|
Canary Island |
Pure |
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Canchim |
Cross |
Nellore / Charolais |
Carinthian Blond |
Pure |
|
Caucasian |
Pure |
|
Channi |
Pure |
|
Charbray |
Cross |
62.5% Charolais / 37.5% Brahman |
Charolais |
Pure |
|
Chianina |
Pure |
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Chinampo |
Pure |
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Chinese Black-and-White |
Cross |
Holstein / Dutch Black Pied |
Cholistani |
Cross |
Sahiwal / Zebu |
Corriente |
Pure |
|
Costeno con Cuernos |
Pure |
|
Dajal |
Pure |
|
Damascus |
Pure |
|
Damietta |
Pure |
|
Dangi |
Pure |
|
Danish Jersey |
Pure |
|
Danish Red |
Cross |
Baltic Red / Angeln |
Deoni |
Pure |
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Devon |
Pure |
|
Dexter |
Cross |
Kerry / Devon |
Dhanni |
Pure |
|
Dolafe |
Pure |
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Drakensberger |
Cross |
Holstein / Africander |
Droughtmaster |
Cross |
50% Shorthorn / 50% Brahman |
Dulong |
Pure |
|
Dutch Belted / Lakenvelder |
Pure |
|
Dutch Friesian |
Pure |
|
East Anatolian Red |
Pure |
|
Enderby Island |
Pure |
|
English Longhorn |
Pure |
|
Estonian Red |
Pure |
|
Evolene |
Pure |
|
Fighting Bull |
Pure |
|
Finnish |
Pure |
|
Fjall |
Pure |
|
Florida Cracker |
Pure |
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Friesian Sahiwal |
Cross |
Friesian / Sahiwal |
Fulani Sudanese |
Pure |
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Galician Blond |
Pure |
|
Galloway |
Pure |
|
Gaolao |
Pure |
|
Gascon |
Pure |
|
Gelbray |
Cross |
Gelbvieh / Brahman / Red Angus |
Gelbvieh |
Pure |
|
German Angus |
Cross |
Angus / German Black Pied / German Red Pied / Simmental |
German Red Pied |
Pure |
|
Gir |
Pure |
|
Glan |
Cross |
Brown Swiss / Gelbvieh / Danish Red |
Gloucester |
Pure |
|
Gobra |
Pure |
|
Greek Shorthorn |
Pure |
|
Greek Steppe |
Pure |
|
Groningen Whitehead |
Cross |
Holstein / Angeln |
Gudali |
Pure |
|
Guernsey |
Pure |
|
Guzerat |
Pure |
|
Holando - Argentino |
Pure |
|
Hallikar |
Pure |
|
Hariana |
Pure |
|
Harton |
Pure |
|
Hays Converter |
Cross |
Holstein / Hereford |
Hereford |
Pure |
|
Herens |
Pure |
|
Highland |
Pure |
|
Hinterwald |
Pure |
|
Holstein |
Pure |
|
Horro |
Pure |
|
Hungarian Grey |
Pure |
|
Icelandic |
Pure |
|
Illawarra |
Pure |
|
Indo - Brazilian |
Cross |
Kankrej / Gir / Brahman |
Irish Moiled |
Pure |
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Israeli Holstein |
Pure |
|
Israeli Red |
Cross |
Native / Brahman / Santa Gertrudis |
Istoben |
Cross |
Brown Swiss / Dutch Friesian |
Jamaica Black |
Cross |
Zebu / Zngus |
Jamaica Hope |
Cross |
80% Jersey / 15% Sahiwal / 5% Holstein |
Jamaica Red |
Cross |
Red Poll / Zebu |
Jaulan |
Pure |
|
Jersey |
Pure |
|
Kangayam |
Pure |
|
Kankrej |
Pure |
|
Karan Fries |
Cross |
Holstein / Tharparkar |
Karan Swiss |
Cross |
Brown Swiss / Sahiwal |
Kazakh |
Pure |
|
Kenwariya |
Pure |
|
Kerry |
Pure |
|
Kherigarh |
Pure |
|
Khillari |
Pure |
|
Kholmogory |
Pure |
|
Kilis |
Pure |
|
Krishna Valley |
Pure |
|
Kurdi |
Pure |
|
Kuri |
Pure |
|
Latvian Brown |
Cross |
Native / Angeln / Danish Red |
Limousin |
Pure |
|
Limpurger |
Cross |
Native / Gelbvieh / Glan |
Lincoln Red |
Pure |
|
Lithuanian Red |
Cross |
Native / Ayrshire / Angeln / Danish Red / Brown Swiss / Shorthorn |
Lohani |
Pure |
|
Lourdais |
Pure |
|
Lowline |
Pure |
|
Luing |
Cross |
Beef Shorthorn / Highland |
Madagascar Zebu |
Pure |
|
Maine - Anjou |
Pure |
|
Malvi |
Pure |
|
Mandalong |
Cross |
Charolais / Chianina / Polled Shorthorn / British White / Brahman |
Marchigiana |
Pure |
|
Maremmana |
Pure |
|
Masai |
Pure |
|
Mashona |
Pure |
|
Maure |
Pure |
|
Mazandarani |
Pure |
|
Meuse - Rhine - Yssel |
Cross |
Dutch Red Pied / Holstein |
Mewati |
Pure |
|
Milking Zebu |
- |
|
Mirandesa |
Pure |
|
Modicana |
Pure |
|
Mongolian |
Pure |
|
Montbeliard |
Pure |
|
Morucha |
Pure |
|
Murboden |
Pure |
|
Murray Grey |
Cross |
Shorthorn / Angus |
Muturu |
Pure |
|
Nagori |
Pure |
|
Nanyang |
Pure |
|
N'Dama |
Pure |
|
Nellore |
Pure |
|
Nguni |
Pure |
|
Nimari |
Cross |
Gir / Khillari |
Normande |
Pure |
|
Norwegian Red |
Cross |
Ayrshire / Swedish Red & White / Holstein |
Ongole |
Pure |
|
Orma Boran |
Pure |
|
Oropa |
Cross |
Aosta / Simmental |
Ovambo |
Pure |
|
Parthenais |
Pure |
|
Philippine Native |
Pure |
|
Piedmontese |
Pure |
|
Pinzgauer |
Pure |
|
Polish Red |
Pure |
|
Polled Hereford |
Pure |
|
Ponwar |
Pure |
|
Qinchuan |
Pure |
|
Rath |
Pure |
|
Rathi |
Cross |
Sahiwal / Tharparkar |
Ratien Grey |
Pure |
|
Red Angus |
Pure |
|
Red Brangus |
- |
|
Red Fulani |
Pure |
|
Red Pied Friesian |
Cross |
Dutch Black Pied / Holstein |
Red Poll |
Pure |
|
Red Polled Ostland |
Pure |
|
Red Sindhi |
Pure |
|
Red Steppe |
Cross |
Red Friesian / Angeln / Brown Steppe |
Reggiana |
Pure |
|
Retinta |
Pure |
|
Rojhan |
Pure |
|
Romagnola |
Pure |
|
Romosinuano |
Pure |
|
Russian Black Pied |
Pure |
|
RX3 |
Cross |
Hereford / Red Holstein / Red Angus |
Sahiwal |
Pure |
|
Saler |
Pure |
|
Salorn |
Cross |
62.5% Salers / 37.5% Texas Longhorn |
San Marinero |
Pure |
|
Sanhe |
Cross |
Mongolian / Simmental / Shorthorn |
Santa Cruz |
Cross |
Santa Gertrudis / Red Angus / Gelbvieh |
Santa Gertrudis |
Cross |
Shorthorn / Brahman |
Sarabi |
Pure |
|
Senepol |
Cross |
Red Poll / N'Dama |
Shetland |
Cross |
Jersey / Canadienne / Shorthorn / Angus / Highland / Friesian |
Shirabi |
Pure |
|
Shorthorn |
Pure |
|
Siboney |
Cross |
62.5% Holstein / 37.5% Zebu |
Simbrah |
Cross |
Simmental / Brahman |
Simmental |
Pure |
|
Siri |
Pure |
|
Slovenian Cika |
Pure |
|
South Devon |
Pure |
|
Sussex |
Pure |
|
Swedish Friesian |
Pure |
|
Swedish Red & White |
Cross |
Red Pied / Ayrshire |
Swedish Red Polled |
Pure |
|
Tarentaise |
Pure |
|
Telemark |
Pure |
|
Texas Longhorn |
Pure |
|
Texon |
Cross |
Texas Longhorn / Devon |
Tharparkar |
Pure |
|
Tswana |
Pure |
|
Tuli |
Pure |
|
Turkish Grey Steppe |
Pure |
|
Ukrainian Beef |
Cross |
37.5% Chianina / 37.5% Charolais / 12.5% Simmental / 12.5% Ukrainian Grey |
Ukrainian Grey |
Pure |
|
Ukrainian Whitehead |
Cross |
Groningen Whitehead / Ukrainian Grey |
Umblachery |
Pure |
|
Ural Black Pied |
Pure |
|
Vestland Fjord |
Pure |
|
Vestland Red Polled |
Pure |
|
Vosges |
Pure |
|
Wagyu |
- |
|
Welsh Black |
Pure |
|
White Caceras |
Pure |
|
White Park |
- |
|
Xinjiang Brown |
Cross |
Brown Swiss / Kazakh |
Yanbian |
Pure |
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Last modified: April 08, 2009