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Cattle breeds originating in Wales (4 P) Pages in category "Cattle breeds originating in the United Kingdom" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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.
Pages in category "Cattle breeds originating in England" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
A breed society was formed in 1878, and a herd-book published in that year. [5]: 232 The Longhorn was formerly listed as "priority" on the watchlist of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, but in 2021 was listed among the "UK native breeds". [3] Some of the cattle have been exported to countries outside the British Isles.
The British White is a British breed of beef cattle. It is naturally polled (without horns) and is colour-pointed – white with black or red points on the ears and muzzle . It has a confirmed history dating back to the seventeenth century.
Pages in category "Cattle breeds" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 245 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
As its name implies, the Jersey was bred on the British Channel Island of Jersey. It apparently descended from cattle stock brought over from the nearby Norman mainland, and was first recorded as a separate breed around 1700. The breed was isolated from outside influence for over 200 years, with a ban from 1789 to 2008.
Cattle raised for human consumption are called beef cattle. Within the beef cattle industry in parts of the United States, the term beef (plural beeves) is still used in its archaic sense to refer to an animal of either sex. Cows of certain breeds that are kept for the milk they give are called dairy cows or milking cows (formerly milch cows).