Cattle Breeds

Cattle is the most important among the domestic animals. Cattle farming is very profitable, easy to maintain and a traditional business. But for getting better profit from cattle farming business, you must have to select suitable and productive cattle breeds for for your farm.

There are many cattle breeds available around the world. Some of those cattle breeds are highly milk productive and some are highly meat productive. And some cattle are famous for both milk and meat production.

Different Types of Cattle Breeds

The cattle breeds are classified below on the basis of their origin and production purpose.

On the Basis of Production

According to the effectiveness and production of milk and meat, the cattle breeds are of four types.

Dairy Breeds

This types of cattle breed become highly milk productive. Some famous milk productive cattle breeds are Holstein Friesian, Sahiwal, Jersey, Red Sindhi, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire etc.

Beef Breeds

This breeds are very famous for their meat production. Highly meat productive cattle breeds are Angus, Beefmaster, Brahman, Devon, Shorthorn, Hallikar etc.

Dual Purpose Breeds

This type of cattle breeds are popular for both milk and beef production. Hariana, Tharparkar, red pool, Kankrej, Milking Shorthorn etc. are famous for both milk and beef production.

Draft Breeds

The bull of this types of cattle breed are very suitable for hard working. Some important draft cattle breeds are hariana, Amritmahal, Malvi, Krishna Valley, Bhagnari etc.

On the Basis of Origin

The cattle breeds on the basis of origination are of three types which are described below.

Local Breeds

This type of cattle breeds are local breeds. They are very calm and quite in nature and medium sized. Their body colors are different from each to another. They produce less milk and beef than other breeds, but suitable for small scale family farming. Red Chittagong is a famous deshi cattle breed.

Foreign Breeds

This types of cattle breeds were originated from different parts of the world. Sahiwal, Holstein Friesian, Jersey, Red Sindhi, Hariana, Ayrshire etc. are famous foreign cattle breed.

Hybrid Breeds

Hybrid cattle breed were made through the artificial insemination of different types of cattle. For example inseminating Holstein Friesian cow with Sahiwal bull creates a high productive hybrid cattle.

A list of popular and famous breeds of cattle around the world are listed below.

Name	Origin	Purpose
Abondance	France	Milk, meat
Adaptaur	Australia	Meat
Afrikaner	South Africa	Meat
Agerolese	Italy	Milk
Alambadi	India	Draught
Albera	France, Spain	Meat
American Milking Devon	United States	Milk, meat, draught
Anatolian Black	Turkey	Milk, meat, draught
Andalusian Black	Spain	Meat
Angus	Scotland	Meat
Ankole-Watusi	East Africa	Milk, meat, draught, show
Argentine Criollo	Argentina	Milk, meat
Armorican	France	Milk, meat
Arouquesa	Portugal	Milk, meat
Asturian Valley	Spain	Milk, meat
Aubrac	France	Milk, meat
Australian Braford	Australia	Meat
Ayrshire	Scotland	Milk
Bargur	India	Milk, draught
Barzona	United States	Meat
Bazadaise	France	Meat
Belgian Blue	Belgium	Milk, meat
Belgian Red	Belgium	Milk, meat
Belmont Red	Australia	Meat
Belted Galloway	Scotland	Meat
Blaarkop	Netherlands	Milk
Black Hereford	England	Meat
Blonde d’Aquitaine	France	Meat
Boran	Eastern Africa	Meat
Brahman	India	Milk, meat, draught
Brangus	United States	Meat
Braunvieh	Switzerland	Milk, meat
Brava	France	Meat
Brown Swiss	Switzerland/United States	Milk, meat, draught
Burlina	Italy	Milk
Busa	Dinaric Alps	Milk, meat, draught
Cachena	Portugal/Spain	Milk, meat, draught
Camargue	France	Meat, draught, sport
Canadian Speckle Park	Canada	Meat
Canadienne	Canada	Milk, meat
Canchim	Brazil	Meat
Caracu	Brazil	Milk, meat, draught
Casta	France	Milk, meat
Charolais	France	Meat, draught
Chianina	Italy	Meat, draught
Chinese Black Pied	China	Milk
Corriente	Spain	Milk, meat, draught, sport
Corsican	France	Meat
Dangi	India	Milk, draught
Danish Red	Denmark	Milk, meat
Deoni	India
Devon	England	Milk, meat
Dexter	Ireland	Milk, meat
Dhanni	Pakistan	Milk, meat, draught
Droughtmaster	Australia	Meat
Dutch Belted	Netherlands	Milk, meat
English Longhorn	England	Milk, meat
Evolene	Switzerland	Milk
Finn	Finland	Milk, meat
Fjall	Sweden	Milk, meat
Fleckvieh	Austria	Milk, meat
Florida Cracker	United States	Meat
French Simmental	France	Milk, meat
Galloway	Scotland	Meat, draught
Gangatiri	India	Milk, draught
Gaolao	India	Milk, draught
Gascon	France	Meat, draught
Gelbvieh	Germany	Milk, meat, draught
German Angus	Germany	Meat
Gir	India	Dairy
Glan	Germany	Milk, meat, draught
Gloucester	England	Milk, meat, draught
Greek Shorthorn	Greece	Milk, meat
Halikar	India	Draught
Hariana	India	Milk, draught
Hays Converter	Canada	Meat
Heck	Germany	Science
Hereford	England	Meat
Herens	Switzerland	Meat, cow fighting
Highland	Scotland	Meat
Hinterwald	Germany	Milk, meat
Holando-Argentino	Argentina	Milk, meat
Holstein Friesian	Netherlands	Milk
Hungarian Grey	Hungary	Meat, draught
Icelandic	Iceland	Milk
Illawarra	Australia	Milk, meat
Irish Moiled	Ireland	Milk, meat
Istoben	Kirov region	Milk, meat
Jamaica Hope	Jamaica	Milk
Jersey	Channel Islands	Milk
Jutland	Denmark	Milk, meat
Kankrej	India	Draught
Kangayam	India	Draught
Kazakh Whiteheaded	Kazakhstan, Russia	Milk, meat
Kenkatha	India	Draught
Kerry	Ireland	Milk, meat
Kherigarh	India	Draught
Khillari	India	Draught
Kostroma	Russia	Milk, meat
Krishna Valley	India	Milk, draught
Kuri	Africa	Milk, meat, draught
Lourdais	France	Milk, meat, draught
Lowline	Australia	Meat
Luing	Scotland	Meat
Lohani	Pakistan	Meat, draught
Lithuanian Red	Lithuania	Meat
Lincoln Red	United Kingdom	Meat
Limousin	France	Meat, draught
Limia	Spain	Milk, meat, draught
Lebedyn	Ukraine	Milk
Latvian Brown	Latvia	Milk, meat
Madura	Indonesia	Milk, meat, draught, racing
Maine-Anjou	France	Milk, meat, draught
Malnad Gidda	India	Milk, draught
Malvi	India	Draught
Marchigiana	Italy	Meat, draught
Maremmana	Italy	Milk, meat, draught
Maronesa	Portugal	Milk, meat, draught
Mewati	India	Milk, draught
Milking Shorthorn	Great Britain	Milk, meat
Mirandesa	Portugal	Meat, draught
Mongolian	China	Meat, draught
Montbéliarde	France	Milk, meat
Murboden	Austria	Milk, meat, draught
Murnau-Werdenfels	Germany	Milk
Murray Grey	Australia	Meat
Nagori	India	Draught
N’dama	Guinea	Milk, meat
Nelore	India	Meat, draught
Nguni	Africa	Milk, meat
Nimari	India	Draught
Normande	France	Milk, meat
Norwegian Red	Norway	Milk, meat
Ongole	India	Meat, draught
Pajuna	Spain	Meat, draught
Pantaneiro	Brazil	Meat, milk
Parthenais	France	Meat, draught
Pembroke	Wales	Milk, meat
Pie Rouge des Plaines	France	Milk
Piedmontese	Italy	Milk, meat
Pinzgauer	Austria	Milk, meat
Pirenaica	Spain	Meat, draught
Podolica	Italy	Milk, meat, draught
Polish Red	Poland	Milk, meat, draught
Ponwar	India	Draught
Punganur	India	Milk, meat, draught
Pustertaler Sprinzen	Italy	Meat
Ramo Grande	Portugal	Milk, meat, draught
Randall	United States	Milk, meat, draught
Rathi	India	Milk, draught, domestic
Red Angus	Scotland	Milk, meat
Red Kandhari	India	Draught, domestic
Red Poll	England	Milk, meat
Red Sindhi	India/Pakistan	Milk, meat
Ringamala	Sweden	Milk
Romagnola	Italy	Meat, draught
Romosinuano	Colombia	Meat
Rubia Gallega	Spain	Milk, meat
Sahiwal	India	Milk
Santa Gertrudis	United States	Meat
Sayaguesa	Spain	Meat, draught
Senepol	Caribbean Island	Meat
Shetland	Scotland	Meat, draught
Shorthorn	England	Meat
Simmental	Switzerland	Milk, meat, draught
Siri	Bhutan	Milk, draught
South Devon	England	Milk, meat
Southern Yellow	China, Vietnam, Taiwan	Milk
Spanish Fighting Bull	Spain	Meat, sport
Square Meater	Australia	Meat
Sussex	England	Meat
Swedish Red	Sweden	Milk
Tarentaise	France	Milk, meat
Telemark	Norway	Milk, meat
Texas Longhorn	United States	Milk, meat
Tharparkar	India	Milk, draught
Tswana	Botswana	Milk, meat
Tudanca	Spain	Milk, meat, draught
Tux	Austria	Milk
Tyrolese Grey	Austria	Milk, meat
Ukrainian Grey	Ukraine	Domestic
Umblachery	India	Draught
Vaynol	Scotland	Meat
Vechur	India	Milk
Vorderwald	Germany	Milk, meat
Welsh Black	Wales	Meat
White Fulani	Africa	Meat
White Park	United Kingdom	Milk, meat
Whitebred Shorthorn	United Kingdom	Meat
Yakutian	Russia	Milk, meat, draught
Yanbian	China	Draught
Yurino	Ukraine	Domestic