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The Normande is a breed of dairy cattle from the Normandy region of north-west France. It is raised principally for its milk, which is high in fat and suitable for making butter and cheese, but also for its meat, which is marbled and good-flavoured. It is a world breed: it has been exported to many countries and is present on all continents.
This is a list of the cattle breeds considered in France to be wholly or partly of French origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively French. The list includes breeds from the overseas territories of France.
Cattle breeds from the North Sea Coast, imported to improve the dairy potential of French breeds from the 18th to the twentieth century: Prim'Holstein, Bleue du Nord. Nordic branch: the Normande would have benefited from Viking livestock brought over in the 19th century, and the Vosgienne from cattle introduced by Swedish soldiers in the 18th ...
Jersey and Guernsey cattle are famous cattle breeds worldwide, especially to North America. Cider from Normandy. Turbot and oysters from the Cotentin Peninsula are major delicacies throughout France. Normandy is the chief oyster-cultivating, scallop-exporting, and mussel-raising region in France.
France: Alderney: England: American Milking Devon: United States: 23 5 Originally bred from the North Devon cattle: Australian Braford: Australia: Australian Friesian Sahiwal: Australia: Australian Lowline: Australia: Australian Milking Zebu: Australia: Ayrshire: Scotland [1] 24.6 6.5 3.86 [2] 3.06 [2] Belgian Red: Belgium: Bianca Modenese ...
Pages in category "Cattle breeds originating in France" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Hundreds of cattle died in Iowa from extreme heat and humidity in late July, the state and livestock producers said, as the world recorded its hottest month ever. The losses further trim the U.S ...
The Pie Rouge des Plaines is a modern breed. In 1970, farmers raising the traditional red-pied Armorican cattle in the three western départements of Brittany – Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère and the Morbihan – took the decision to merge their breed with red-pied cattle of Germany and the Netherlands, through a programme of extensive cross-breeding with German Rotbunt and Dutch Meuse-Rhine ...