Cattle Breeds

Origin: Scotland

Characteristics: Solid black

Size: medium-sized breed with moderate muscling

• Angus

• Hereford

• Shorthorn

• Charolais

Origin: Hereford, England

Characteristics: red body, white face and underline

Size: medium-sized breed with moderate muscling

• Angus

• Hereford

• Shorthorn

• Charolais

Origin: England

Characteristics: Red, white, red and white or roan

Size: Medium-sized breed with moderate muscling

• Angus

• Hereford

• Shorthorn

• Charolais

Origin: Charolles, France

Characteristics: White, golden wheat or straw in color with pink muzzle and hooves

Size: Large-sized breed with a heavy muscling

• Angus

• Hereford

• Shorthorn

• Charolais

Origin: Italy

Characteristics: Off-white hair coat with black skin pigmentation or black

Size: large framed, world's oldest breed

• Chianana

• Limousin

• Maine-Anjou

• Simmental

Origin: France

Characteristics: Dark golden-red in color with black strains

Size: Medium-sized breed with thick muscling

• Chianana

• Limousin

• Maine-Anjou

• Simmental

Origin: France

Characteristics: Very dark red with white markings

Size: Largest breed of cattle in France

• Chianana

• Limousin

• Maine-Anjou

• Simmental

Origin: Simme Valley of Switzerland

Characteristics: Gold, red with white or black

Size: second largest breed in the world

• Chianana

• Limousin

• Maine-Anjou

• Simmental

Origin: United States

Colors: Red, brown, black & white

Characteristics: Long distinctive horns

• Texas Longhorn

• Brahman

• Beefmaster

• Brangus

Origin: India

Color: Gray or red

Characteristics: Loose skin, droopy ears, pronounced hump

• Texas Longhorn

• Brahman

• Beefmaster

• Brangus