# List of cattle breeds

Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses.
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia. Bos taurus (or Bos taurus taurus), typically referred to as "taurine" cattle, are generally adapted to cooler climates and include almost all cattle breeds originating from Europe and northern Asia.
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 genes, the Selembu breed of India and Bhutan with gayal genes. The Madura breed of Indonesia may have banteng in its parentage. In addition to these fertile hybrids, there are sterile hybrids such as the male Dzo of Nepal, a cattle-yak hybrid which is bred for agricultural work - like the mule and the hinny, they have to be continually bred from both of the parent species.
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## A

| Breed | Image | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Aberdeen Angus | | Taurus | Scotland | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Abergele | | — | Ethiopia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Abigar | | Taurus | Ethiopia | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Abondance | | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Abyssinian Shorthorned Zebu | | Indicus | Ethiopia | — | — | Draught | — |
| Aceh | — | — | Indonesia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Achham | | Indicus | Nepal | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Adamawa | | Taurus | Nigeria | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Adaptaur | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Afar | | — | Ethiopia | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Africangus | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | South Africa | Meat | — | — | — |
| Afrikaner | | Indicus | South Africa | Meat | — | — | — |
| Agerolese | | Taurus | Italy | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Alambadi | | Indicus | India | — | — | — | — |
| Alatau | | Taurus | Kazakhstan | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Albanian | | Taurus | Albania | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Albera | | Taurus | Spain, France | Meat | — | — | Semi-feral |
| Alderney | | Taurus | Channel Islands | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Alentejana | | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Aleutian wild cattle | | — | United States | — | — | — | Feral |
| Aliad Dinka | | — | South Sudan | — | — | — | — |
| Alistana-Sanabresa | | — | Spain | — | — | — | — |
| Allmogekor | | Taurus | Sweden | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Alur | | — | Democratic Republic of the Congo | — | — | — | — |
| American | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| American Angus | | — | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| American Beef Friesian | | — | United States | — | — | — | — |
| American Brown Swiss | | Taurus | United States | — | Dairy | — | — |
| American Milking Devon | | Taurus | United States | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| American White Park | | Taurus | United States | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Amerifax | | Taurus | United States | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Amrit Mahal | | Indicus | India | — | — | — | Developed from Hallikar cattle for war purposes |
| Amsterdam Island cattle | | Taurus | Amsterdam Island | — | — | — | Feral |
| Anatolian Black | | Taurus | Turkey | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Andalusian Black | | Taurus | Spain | Meat | — | — | Endangered |
| Andalusian Blond | | — | Spain | — | — | — | — |
| Andalusian Grey | | — | Spain | — | — | — | — |
| Angeln | | Taurus | Germany | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Angoni | | — | Malawi | — | — | — | — |
| Ankina | | — | United States | — | — | — | — |
| Ankole | | — | East Africa | meat | dairy | — | — |
| Ankole-Watusi | | Indicus | United States | | | | Show |
| Aracena | | — | Spain | — | — | — | — |
| Arado | | — | Ethiopia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Argentine Criollo | | Taurus | Argentina | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Argentine Friesian | | — | Argentina | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Armorican | | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Arouquesa | | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Arsi | | — | Ethiopia | — | — | — | — |
| Asturian Mountain | | Taurus | Spain | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Asturian Valley | | Taurus | Spain | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Aubrac | | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Aulie-Ata | | Taurus | Kazakhstan | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Aure et Saint-Girons | | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Australian Braford | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Australian Brangus | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Australian Charbray | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Australian Friesian Sahiwal | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Australia | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Australian Lowline | | Taurus | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Australian Milking Zebu | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Australia | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Australian Shorthorn | | — | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Austrian Simmental | | — | Austria | — | — | — | — |
| Austrian Yellow | | — | Austria | — | — | — | — |
| Avétonou | | — | Togo | — | — | — | — |
| Avileña-Negra Ibérica | | — | Spain | — | — | — | — |
| Aweil Dinka | | — | South Sudan | — | — | — | — |
| Ayrshire | | Taurus | Scotland | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Azaouak | | — | Mali | — | — | — | — |
| Azebuado | | — | Brazil | — | — | — | — |
| Azerbaijan Zebu | | — | Azerbaijan | — | — | — | — |
| Azores | | — | Portugal | — | — | — | — |

## B

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Bachaur cattle | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Baherie cattle | Indicus | Eritrea | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Bakosi cattle | Taurus | Cameroon | Meat | — | — | Rituals |
| Balancer | Taurus | United States | Meat | Dairy | — | Gelbvieh/American Angus crossbreed |
| Bali cattle | Banteng | Indonesia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Baoule | Taurus | Ivory Coast | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Bargur cattle | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | Semi-wild, native to Bargur forest region, bred and grazed by the local Lingayat community |
| Barrosã | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Barzona | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Bazadaise | Taurus | France | Meat | — | — | — |
| Beef Freisian | Taurus | United States | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Beefalo | Taurus/American bison hybrid | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Beefmaker | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Beefmaster | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Begayt | — | Ethiopia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Belgian Blue | Taurus | Belgium | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Belgian Red | Taurus | Belgium, France | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Endangered breed |
| Belgian Red Pied | Taurus | Belgium | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Belgian White-and-Red | Taurus | Belgium | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Belmont Red | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Belted Galloway | Taurus | Scotland | Meat | — | — | — |
| Bernese | — | Switzerland | — | — | — | — |
| Berrenda cattle | Taurus | Spain | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Sport |
| Betizu | Taurus | Spain, France | Meat | — | Draught | Semi-feral |
| Bianca Modenese | Taurus | Italy | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Blaarkop | Taurus | Netherlands | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Blanca Cacereña | Taurus | Spain | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Blanco Orejinegro BON | Taurus | Colombia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Blonde d'Aquitaine | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Blue Albion | Taurus | Great Britain | Meat | — | — | — |
| Blue Grey | Taurus | Great Britain | Meat | — | — | — |
| Bohuskulla | — | Sweden | — | — | — | — |
| Bonsmara | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | South Africa | Meat | — | — | — |
| Boran | Indicus | eastern Africa | Meat | — | — | — |
| Boškarin | Taurus | Croatia, Slovenia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Braford | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Brahman | Indicus | India | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Brahmousin | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | United States | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Brangus | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Braunvieh | Taurus | Switzerland | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Brava | — | Spain | — | — | — | — |
| Bretonne Pie Noir | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| British White | Taurus | Great Britain | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| British Friesian | Taurus | Great Britain | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Brown Carpathian | Taurus | Ukraine | — | — | — | — |
| Brown Caucasian | Taurus | Armenia | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Brown Swiss | Taurus | Switzerland | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Bue Lingo | Taurus | United States | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Burlina | Taurus | Italy | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Buša cattle | Taurus | former Yugoslavia - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia (Dinaric Alps) | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Butana cattle | Indicus | Sudan | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Bushuyev | Zebu | Uzbekistan | — | Dairy | — | — |

## C

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Cachena | Taurus | Portugal/Spain | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Caldelana | Taurus | Spain | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Camargue | Taurus | France | Meat | — | Draught | Sport, semi-feral |
| Campbell Island cattle | Taurus | New Zealand | — | — | — | Feral |
| Canadian Speckle Park | Taurus | Canada | Meat | — | — | — |
| Canadienne | Taurus | Canada | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Canaria | Taurus | Spain | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Canchim | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Brazil | Meat | — | — | — |
| Caracu | Taurus | Brazil | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Cárdena Andaluza | Taurus | Spain | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Carinthian Blondvieh | Taurus | Austria | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Carora | Taurus | Venezuelan | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Charbray | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Charolais | Taurus | France | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Chateaubriand | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chiangus | Taurus | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Chianina | Taurus | Italy | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Chillingham cattle | Taurus | England | — | — | — | Feral |
| Chinese Black Pied | Taurus | China | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Cholistani Cattle | Indicus | Pakistan | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Cika cattle | Taurus | Slovenia | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Coloursided White Back | Taurus | — | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Commercial | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corriente | Taurus | Spain | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Sport |
| Corsican cattle | Taurus | France | Meat | — | — | Often free-ranging, semi-feral |
| Costeño con Cuernos | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Colombia | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Crioulo Lageano | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## D

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Dajal cattle | Indicus | Pakistan | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Dangi cattle | Indicus | India | — | — | Draught | — |
| Danish Black-Pied | — | Denmark | — | — | — | — |
| Danish Jersey | Taurus | Denmark | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Danish Red | Taurus | Denmark | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Deep Red cattle | Taurus | — | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Deoni | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Devon | Taurus | England | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Dexter cattle | Taurus | Ireland | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Dhanni | Indicus | Pakistan | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Doayo cattle | Taurus | Cameroon | — | — | — | — |
| Doela | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drakensberger | Taurus | South Africa | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Dølafe | Taurus | Norway | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Droughtmaster | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Dulong' | Taurus | — | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Dutch Friesian | Taurus | Netherlands | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Dwarf Lulu | Taurus/Indicus/Yak hybrid | — | — | — | — | — |

## E

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| East Anatolian Red | Taurus | — | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Eastern Finncattle | Taurus | Finland | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Eastern Red Polled | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enderby Island cattle | Unknown | New Zealand | — | — | — | Feral |
| English Longhorn | Taurus | England | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Ennstaler Bergscheck | Taurus | Austria | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Estonian Holstein | Taurus | Estonia | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Estonian Native | — | Estonia | — | — | — | — |
| Estonian Red cattle | Taurus | Estonia | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Évolène cattle | Taurus | Switzerland | — | Dairy | — | — |

## F

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Finnish Ayrshire | — | Finland | — | — | — | |
| Finncattle | Taurus | Finland | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Finnish Holstein-Friesian | — | Finland | — | — | — | — |
| Fjäll | Taurus | Sweden | Meat | Dairy | — | Also called Swedish Mountain |
| Fleckvieh | Taurus | Austria | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Florida Cracker cattle | Taurus | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Fogera | — | Ethiopia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| French Simmental | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Fribourgeoise | — | Switzerland | — | — | — | — |
| Friesian Red and White | Taurus | — | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Fulani Sudanese | Indicus | — | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |

## G

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Galician Blond | Taurus | Spain | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Galloway cattle | Taurus | Scotland | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Gangatiri | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Gaolao | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Garvonesa | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Gascon cattle | Taurus | France | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Gelbvieh | Taurus | Germany | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Georgian Mountain cattle | Taurus | Georgia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| German Angus | Taurus | Germany | Meat | — | — | — |
| German Black Pied cattle | Taurus | Germany | — | Dairy | — | — |
| German Black Pied Dairy | Taurus | Germany | — | Dairy | — | — |
| German Red Pied | Taurus | Germany | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Gir | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Glamorgan cattle | Taurus | England | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Glan cattle | Taurus | Germany | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Gloucester | Taurus | England | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Gobra | Indicus | — | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Greek Shorthorn | Taurus | Greece | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Greek Steppe | Taurus | Greece | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Greyman cattle | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Gudali | Indicus | Iran/Persia | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Guernsey cattle | Taurus | Channel Islands | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Guzerá | Indicus | Brazil | Meat | — | Draught | — |

## H

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Hallikar | Indicus | India | | — | Draught | Origin of Amrit Mahal cattle |
| Hanwoo | Taurus | Korea | Meat | — | Draught | Cow fighting |
| Hariana cattle | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Hartón del Valle | Taurus | Colombia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Harzer Rotvieh | Taurus | Germany | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Hays Converter | Taurus | Canada | Meat | — | — | — |
| Heck cattle | Taurus | Germany | — | — | — | Science |
| Hereford | Taurus | England | Meat | — | — | — |
| Herens | Taurus | Switzerland, Italy, France | Meat | — | — | Cow fighting |
| Highland cattle | Taurus | Scotland | Meat | — | — | — |
| Hinterwald | Taurus | Germany | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Holando-Argentino | Taurus | Argentina | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Holstein Friesian cattle | Taurus | Germany, the Netherlands | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Horro | Indicus | Ethiopia | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Huáng Cattle | Taurus | China | Meat | Dairy | Draught | |
| Hungarian Grey | Taurus | Hungary | Meat | — | Draught | — |

## I

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Iberian cattle | — | Spain | — | — | — | — |
| Icelandic | Taurus | Iceland | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Illawarra cattle | Taurus | Australia | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Improved Red and White | Taurus | Netherlands | Meat | — | — | — |
| Indo-Brazilian | Indicus | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Irish Moiled | Taurus | Ireland | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Israeli Holstein | Taurus | Israel | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Israeli Red | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Israel | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Istoben cattle | Taurus | — | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
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## J

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Jamaica Black | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Jamaica | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Jamaica Hope | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Jamaica | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Jamaica Red | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Jamaica | Meat | — | — | — |
| Japanese Black | Taurus | Japan | Meat | — | — | One of the four wagyu breeds |
| Japanese Brown | Taurus | Japan | Meat | — | — | One of the four wagyu breeds |
| Japanese Polled | Taurus | Japan | Meat | — | — | One of the four wagyu breeds |
| Japanese Shorthorn | Taurus | Japan | Meat | — | — | One of the four wagyu breeds |
| Jarmelista | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Javari cattle | Indicus | India | — | — | Draught | — |
| Jersey cattle | Taurus | Channel Islands | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Jutland cattle | Taurus | Denmark | Meat | Dairy | — | — |

## K

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Kabin Buri cattle | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Thailand | Meat | Dairy | — | Crossbreed between Brahman and Simmental |
| Kalmyk cattle | Taurus | Russia | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Kangayam | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Kankrej | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Kamphaeng Saen cattle | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Thailand | Meat | — | — | — |
| Karan Swiss | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | — | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Kasaragod Dwarf cattle | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Kathiawadi | Indicus | India | — | — | Draught | — |
| Kazakh Whiteheaded | Taurus | Kazakhstan | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Kenana cattle | Indicus | Sudan | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Kenkatha cattle | Indicus | India | — | — | Draught | — |
| Kerry cattle | Taurus | Ireland | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Kherigarh | Indicus | India | — | — | Draught | — |
| Khillari cattle | Indicus | India | — | — | Draught | — |
| Kholomogory | Taurus | Russia | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Korat Wagyu | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Thailand | Meat | — | — | — |
| Kostroma cattle | Taurus | Russia | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Krishna Valley cattle | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Kuri | Taurus | — | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Kurgan cattle | Taurus | Russia | Meat | Dairy | — | — |

## L

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| La Reina cattle | Taurus | Nicaragua | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Lakenvelder cattle | Taurus | Netherlands | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Lampurger | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Latvian Blue | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Latvian Brown | Taurus | Latvia | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Latvian Danish Red | Taurus | Latvia | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Lebedyn | Taurus | Ukraine | — | — | — | — |
| Levantina | Taurus | — | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Limia cattle | Taurus | Spain | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Limousin | Taurus | France | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Limpurger | Taurus | — | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Lincoln Red | Taurus | England | Meat | — | — | — |
| Lynch Lineback | Taurus | Canada | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Lithuanian Black-and-White | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lithuanian Light Grey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lithuanian Red | — | Lithuania | Meat | — | — | — |
| Lithuanian White-Backed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lohani cattle | Indicus | — | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Lourdais | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Lucerna cattle | Taurus | South America | — | — | — | — |
| Luing | Taurus | Scotland | Meat | — | — | — |

## M

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Madagascar Zebu | Indicus | — | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Madura | Banteng/Indicus hybrid | Indonesia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Racing |
| Maine-Anjou | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Malnad Gidda | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | Semi-dwarf breed |
| Malvi | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Mandalong Special | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Mantequera Leonesa | Taurus | — | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Maraîchine | Taurus | France | meat | — | — | — |
| Maramureş Brown | — | Romania | — | — | — | — |
| Marchigiana | Taurus | Italy | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Maremmana | Taurus | Italy | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Marinhoa | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Maronesa | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Masai | Indicus | — | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Mashona | Taurus | Zimbabwe | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Menorquina | Taurus | Spain | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Mertolenga | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Meuse-Rhine-Issel | Taurus | Netherlands | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Mewati | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Milking Shorthorn | Taurus | Great Britain | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Minhota | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Mirandesa | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Mocăniţă | — | Romania | — | — | — | — |
| Mollie | Taurus | Spain | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Monchina | Taurus | Spain | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Mongolian | Taurus | China | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Montbéliarde | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Morucha | Taurus | — | Meat | — | Draught | Fighting |
| Munshiganj Cattle | — | Bangladesh | Meat | — | — | — |
| Muturu | Taurus africanus | Nigeria | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Murboden | Taurus | Austria | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Murnau-Werdenfels | Taurus | Germany | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Murray Grey | Taurus | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |

## N

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Nagori | Indicus | India | — | — | Draught | — |
| N'Dama | Taurus | Guinea | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Negra Andaluza | Taurus | Spain | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Nelore | Indicus | India | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Nguni | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Southern Africa | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Nimari | Indicus | India | — | — | Draught | — |
| Normande | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| North Bengal Grey | | Bangladesh | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Northern Finncattle | Taurus | Finland | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Northern Shorthorn | Taurus | Great Britain | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Norwegian Red | Taurus | Norway | Meat | Dairy | — | — |

## O

| Breed | Image | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Ongole | | Indicus | India | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Original Simmental | | Taurus | Switzerland | Meat | Dairy | — | — |

## P

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Pajuna | Taurus | Spain | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Palmera | Taurus | — | Meat | — | Draught | Sport |
| Pantaneiro | — | Brazil | — | — | — | — |
| Parda Alpina | Taurus | Spain | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Parthenaise | Taurus | France | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Pasiega | Taurus | Spain | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Pembroke | Taurus | Wales | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Philippine Native | Taurus | Philippines | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Pie Rouge des Plaines | Taurus | France | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Piedmontese cattle | Taurus | Italy | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Pineywoods | Taurus | — | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Pinzgauer | Taurus | Austria | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Pirenaica | Taurus | Spain, France | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Podolac | Taurus | Croatia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Podolica | Taurus | Italy | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Polish Black-and-White | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polish Red | Taurus | Poland | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Polled Hereford | Taurus | England | Meat | — | — | — |
| Poll Shorthorn | Taurus | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Polled Shorthorn | Taurus | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Ponwar | Indicus | India | — | — | Draught | — |
| Preta | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Prim'Holstein | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Punganur | Indicus | India | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Pulikulam | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | Jallikattu |
| Pustertaler Sprinzen | Taurus | — | Meat | — | — | — |

## Q

| Breed | Image | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Qinchaun | | Taurus | China | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Queensland Miniature Boran | | Taurus | — | Meat | — | — | Pets |

## R

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Ramo Grande | Taurus | Portugal | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Randall | Taurus | United States | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Raramuri Criollo | Taurus | Chihuahua, Mexico | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Rathi | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | Domestic |
| Rätisches Grauvieh | taurus | Switzerland | meat | dairy | draught | — |
| Raya | — | Ethiopia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Red Angus | Taurus | Scotland | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Red Brangus | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Red Chittagong | Indicus | Bangladesh | — | — | Draught | Good reproductive performance |
| Red Fulani | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | West Africa | Meat | — | — | — |
| Red Gorbatov | Taurus | Russia | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Red Holstein | Taurus | — | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Red Kandhari | Indicus | India | — | — | Draught | Domestic |
| Red Mingrelian | | Georgia | Meat | Dairy | | |
| Red Poll | Taurus | England | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Red Polled Østland | Taurus | Norway | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Red Sindhi | Indicus | Pakistan | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Retinta | Taurus | — | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Riggit Galloway | Taurus | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Ringamåla | Taurus | Sweden | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Rohjan | Indicus | — | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Romagnola | Taurus | Italy | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Romanian Bălţata | — | Romania | — | — | — | — |
| Romanian Steppe Gray | — | Romania | — | — | — | — |
| Romosinuano | Taurus | Colombia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Russian Black Pied | Taurus | Russia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| RX3 | Taurus | — | Meat | — | — | — |

## S

| Breed | Image | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Sahiwal | | Indicus | Pakistan | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Sibi Bhagnari | | Zebu | Sibi, Pakistan | Meat | — | Draught | Sibi Mela |
| Salers | | Taurus | France | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Salorn | — | Taurus | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Sanga | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Sanhe | — | Taurus/Mongolian hybrid | — | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Santa Cruz | — | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Santa Gertrudis | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Sayaguesa | | Taurus | Spain | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Schwyz | — | — | Switzerland | — | — | — | — |
| Selembu | | Gaur/Indicus hybrid | — | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Senepol | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Serbian Pied | — | Taurus | Serbia | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Serbian Steppe | — | Taurus | Serbia | — | — | Draught | — |
| Sheko | | — | Ethiopia | — | — | — | — |
| Shetland | | Taurus | Scotland | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Shorthorn | | Taurus | England | Meat | — | — | — |
| Siboney de Cuba | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Cuba | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Simbrah | | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Simford | | Taurus | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Simmental | | Taurus | Switzerland | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Siri | | Zebu | Bhutan | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| South Devon | | Taurus | England | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Spanish Fighting Bull | | Taurus | Spain | Meat | — | — | Sport |
| Speckle Park | | Taurus | Canada | Meat | — | — | — |
| Square Meater | | Taurus | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Stabiliser | | Taurus | United States | Meat | — | — | — |
| Sussex | | Taurus | England | Meat | — | — | — |
| Swedish Friesian | | Taurus | — | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Swedish Polled | | Taurus | — | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Swedish Red Pied | | Taurus | — | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Swedish Red Polled | | Taurus | — | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Swedish Red-and-White | | Taurus | — | Meat | Dairy | — | — |

## T

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Tabapuã | Indicus | Brazil | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Tarentaise | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Tasmanian Grey | Taurus | Australia | Meat | — | — | — |
| Telemark | Taurus | Norway | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Texas Longhorn | Taurus | United States | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Texon | Taurus | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Thai Black | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Thailand | Meat | — | — | — |
| Thai Fighting Bull | Indicus | Thailand | — | — | — | Sport |
| Thai Friesian | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Thailand | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Thai Milking Zebu | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | Thailand | — | Dairy | — | — |
| Tharparkar | Indicus | India/ Pakistan | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Tswana | Taurus | Botswana | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Tudanca | Taurus | Spain | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Grazing projects, rewilding |
| Tuli | Taurus | Zimbabwe | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Tulim | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | South-Africa | Meat | — | — | — |
| Turkish Grey Steppe | Taurus | — | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| Tux-Zillertal | Taurus | Austria | Meat | — | — | — |
| Tyrol Grey | Taurus | Austria | Meat | Dairy | — | — |

## U

| Breed | Image | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Umblachery | | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Ukrainian Grey | | Taurus | Ukraine | — | — | — | — |

## V

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Valdostana Castana | — | Italy | — | — | — | — |
| Valdostana Pezzata Nera | — | Italy | — | — | — | — |
| Valdostana Pezzata Rossa | — | Italy | — | — | — | — |
| Väneko | — | Sweden | — | — | — | — |
| Vaynol | Taurus | Wales | Meat | — | — | — |
| Vechur | Indicus | India | — | Dairy | — | Milk and ghee traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine. The protein content of the milk has anti-bacterial properties |
| Vestland Fjord | Taurus | Norway | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Vestland Red Polled | Taurus | Norway | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Vianesa | Indicus | — | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Volinian Beef | — | Ukraine | Meat | — | — | — |
| Vorderwald | Taurus | Germany | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Vosgienne | Taurus | France | Meat | Dairy | — | — |

## W

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Waguli | Taurus | USA | Meat | — | — | — |
| Wangus | Taurus/Indicus hybrid | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| Welsh Black | Taurus | Wales | Meat | — | — | — |
| Western Finncattle | Taurus | Finland | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| White Cáceres | Taurus | — | Meat | — | Draught | — |
| White Fulani | Indicus | — | Meat | — | — | — |
| White Lamphun | Indicus | Thailand | — | — | Draught | — |
| White Park | Taurus | Great Britain | Meat | Dairy | — | — |
| Whitebred Shorthorn | Taurus | Great Britain | Meat | — | — | — |

## X

| Breed | Image | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Xinjiang Brown | | Taurus/Mongolian hybrid | — | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |

## Y

| Breed | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Yakutian | Taurus | Russia | Meat | Dairy | Draught | — |
| Yanbian | Taurus | China | — | Draught | — | — |
| Yanhuang | Taurus/Zebu | China | — | — | — | — |
| Yurino | Taurus | Ukraine | — | — | — | — |

## Z

| Breed | Image | Subspecies | Country/region of origin | Meat | Dairy | Draught | Other |
| Żubroń | | Taurus/European bison hybrid | Poland | Meat | — | — | Science |
| Zebu | | Indicus | — | Meat | Dairy | Draft | — |