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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

 

 

 

Afrikaner / Africander

Pure

 

Alberes

Pure

 

Alentejana

Pure

 

Allmogekor / Peasantry

Pure

 

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

 

Andalusian Grey

Pure

 

Angeln

Pure

 

Angus

Pure

 

Ankole

Pure

 

Ankole / Watusi

Cross

50% Ankole / 50% Watusi

Argentine Criollo

Pure

 

Asturian Mountain

Pure

 

Asturian Valley

Pure

 

Aubrac

Pure

 

Aulie - Ata

Cross

Kazakh / Dutch Black Pied

Auroch

Pure

 

Ayrshire

Pure

 

Bachaur

Pure

 

Baladi

Pure

 

Baltata Romaneasca

Cross

Roman Native / Simmental

Barka

Pure

 

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

 

Berrendas

Pure

 

Bhagnari

Pure

 

Blacksided Trondheim & Norland

Pure

 

Blanca Cacerena

Pure

 

Blanco Orejinegro

Pure

 

Blonde d'Aquitaine

Pure

 

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

 

Bristish White

Pure

 

Bordelais

Pure

 

Brown Swiss / Dairy Swiss

Pure

 

Busa

Pure

 

Cachena

Pure

 

Canadienne

Pure

 

Canary Island

Pure

 

Canchim

Cross

Nellore / Charolais

Carinthian Blond

Pure

 

Caucasian

Pure

 

Channi

Pure

 

Charbray

Cross

62.5% Charolais / 37.5% Brahman

Charolais

Pure

 

Chianina

Pure

 

Chinampo

Pure

 

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

 

Devon

Pure

 

Dexter

Cross

Kerry / Devon

Dhanni

Pure

 

Dolafe

Pure

 

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

 

Friesian Sahiwal

Cross

Friesian / Sahiwal

Fulani Sudanese

Pure

 

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

 

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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