List of dairy cattle breeds

Dairy cattle are those primarily raised for their milk as part of dairy farming.

Breed Country of origin Output per day[Note 1] Other
Gallons Litres
Abondance France
Alderney England
Australian Braford Australia
Australian Friesian Sahiwal Australia
Australian Lowline Australia
Australian Milking Zebu Australia
Ayrshire Scotland 6.5 24.6
Belgian Red Belgium
Bianca Modenese Italy
Brown Swiss Switzerland 8 30
Burlina Italy
Buša Balkan 1.5 5.7
Canadienne Canada 3 11 Extremely rare, found in Quebec.
Carora Venezuela
Dairy Shorthorn England 6 22
Danish Jersey Denmark
Danish Red Denmark
Dexter Ireland 2 7.5 Very small in size. Used in domestic farms.
Estonian Red Estonia 2.9 11.2
Fleckvieh (Simmental) Austria 6.7 25.4
French Simmental France
German Black Pied Dairy Germany
Girolando Brazil 3 11.4
Gloucester England
Guernsey Guernsey 5 19 One of the Channel Islands cattle.
Harzer Rotvieh Germany
Hays Converter Canada
Hérens Switzerland
Holstein-Friesian Netherlands 14 53 Known for producing the most milk of any cattle.
Illawarra Australia 2 7.5
Irish Moiled Ireland 2 7.5 Rare breed and can be dual purpose, meat and milk.
Jamaica Hope Jamaica
Jersey Jersey 5 19 Has a very high content of butterfat in the milk.
Kerry Ireland 2.8 10.6
Lakenvelder (Dutch Belted) Netherlands 5 18
Lineback United States
Meuse-Rhine-Issel Germany
Milking Devon United States 5 23 Originally bred from the North Devon cattle
Montbéliarde France 6 21
Normande France 5 18
Norwegian Red Norway 5 18
Randall United States
Pie Rouge des Plaines France
Pinzgauer Austria
Red Chittagong Bangladesh
Red Poll England 4 15 A cross of Norfolk Red and Suffolk Dun
Red Sindhi Indian subcontinent
Sahiwal Indian subcontinent 1.9 7.2
Square Meater Australia
Sussex England
Tyrol Grey Austria
Vorderwald Germany
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Notes
  1. U.S. Gallons are used. Figures are rounded to 2 significant figures.

References

    Bibliography
    • Hasheider, Philip (2011). The Family Cow Handbook: A Guide to Keeping a Milk Cow. Voyageur Press Inc. ISBN 9780760340677
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