List of United States cattle breeds

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This is a list of some of the cattle breeds considered in the United States to be wholly or partly of American origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively American.

Name Other names, if any Notes Image
American Angus[1]: 105 
American Brahman[2] CSIRO ScienceImage 2643 A Brahman Bull.jpg
American Breed[1]: 105 
American Milking Devon[2] American Milking Devon laying down.jpg
American White Park[2]
Ankole-Watusi[2] Ankole-Watusi, Cambridge, Ontario (14656696757), cropped.jpeg
Barzona[2]
Beefalo[2] Beefalo (21884654683).jpg
Beefmaster[2]
Braford[2]
Brangus[2]
Brown Swiss[2] Brown Swiss cow at Western Idaho Fair 2009.jpg
Chirikof Island[2]
Corriente[2] Corriente cow black face.jpg
Dutch Belted[2]
Florida Cracker[2] Florida Cracker cow and calf.JPG
Holstein[2] Cow female black white.jpg
Pineywoods[2] Pineywoods Bull image available- www.pcrba.org.png
Randall Lineback[2] Randall Bull Andy.jpg
Red Angus[2] Red angus cows oregon.jpg
Red Brangus[2]
Santa Gertrudis[2] Santa Gertrudes 250307 4.JPG
Senepol[2] Toro 25M.jpg
Simbrah[2]
Texas Longhorn[2] Texas Longhorn grazing (8426057223).jpg

References

  1. ^ a b Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Breeds reported by United States of America: Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2017.