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Department of Animal and Food SciencesOSU Extension

Breeds of Livestock

CATTLE GOATS HORSES POULTRY SHEEP SWINE OTHER

CATTLE GOATS HORSES POULTRY SHEEP SWINE OTHER

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About the Continental European Breeds

The following breeds of livestock are crucial to the agriculture industry in the Continental Europe region. Their purpose varies from meat production, wool production, transportation and more.

A

Albanian Horses Albères Cattle Alentejana Cattle Alpine Goats Apennine Sheep Andalusian Black Cattle Andalusian Grey Cattle Andalusian Horses Andravida Horses Angeln Cattle Ardennes Horses Asturian Horses Asturian Mountain Cattle Asturian Valley Cattle Aubrac Cattle

C

Cachena Cattle Campanian Barbary Sheep Canary Island Cattle Canary Island Goats Carinthian Blond Cattle Carthusian Horses Charolais Cattle Charollais Sheep Chianina Cattle Chios Sheep Coburger Fuchsschaf Sheep Comisana Sheep Corsican Goats Czech Improved White Swine

D

Dala Sheep Danish Jersey Cattle Danish Landrace Goats Danish Landrace Sheep Danish Landrace Swine Danish Red Cattle Deutsches Blaukoepfiges Fleischschaf Sheep Dølafe Cattle Døle Horses Dutch Belted Cattle Dutch Draft Horses Dutch Friesian Cattle Dutch Landrace Swine

E

Erzgebirg Goats Evolène Cattle

F

Fabrianese Sheep

H

Haflinger Horses Hanoverian Horses Herens Cattle Hinterwald Cattle Holstein Cattle Hucul Horses Hungarian Grey Cattle Hungarian Warmblood Horses

I

Iberian Swine Icelandic Cattle Icelandic Horses Icelandic Sheep Ile-de-France Sheep Istrian Pramenka Sheep Italian Landrace Swine

J

Jezersko-Solcava Sheep Jutland Horses

K

Kisber Felver Horses Kladruby Horses Knabstrup Horses Krskopolje Swine

L

Langhe Sheep Leineschaf Sheep Limousin Cattle Lipizzan Horses Lithuanian Native Swine Lithuanian Red Cattle Lusitano Horses Luzein Sheep

M

Maine Anjou Cattle Mangalitza Swine Marchigiana Cattle Massese Sheep Merinolandschaf Sheep Mérens Pony Messara Horses Meuse-Rhine-Yssel Cattle Mirandesa Cattle Mora Romagnola Swine Morucha Cattle Murboden Cattle

N

Nordland Horses Noric Horses Normande Cattle North Swedish Horses Norwegian Fjord Horses Norwegian Fur Sheep Norwegian Goats Norwegian Landrace Swine Norwegian Red Cattle

O

Oberhasli Goats Old Norwegian Sheep Oropa Cattle

P

Pagliarola Sheep Parthenais Cattle Peacock Goats Percheron Horses Piedmontese Cattle Pietrain Swine Pindos Pony Pinia Horses Pinzgauer Cattle Pinzirita Sheep Poitou Goats Polish Red Cattle Pomeranian Coarsewool Sheep Pottok Horses Pyrenean Tarpan Horses

Q

Quadrella Sheep

R

Racka Sheep Rambouillet Sheep Rätien Gray Cattle Red Engadine Sheep Red Pied Friesian Cattle Red Polled Østland Cattle Red Steppe Cattle Reggiana Cattle Retinta Cattle Rhoenschaf Sheep Rouge de l'Quest Sheep Rya Sheep Rygja Sheep

T

Tarentaise Cattle Tarpan Horses Telemark Cattle Texel Sheep Thessalian Horses Thuringian Goat Toggenburg Goat Tsurcana Sheep Turopolje Swine Tyrol Mountain Sheep

U

Ukrainian Beef Cattle Ukrainian Grey Cattle Ukrainian Whitehead Cattle Ushant Sheep

V

Vendèen Sheep Vestland Fjord Cattle Vestland Red Polled Cattle Vosges Cattle

W

Walachenschaf Sheep Wallis Country Sheep Weisse Hornlose Heidschnucke Sheep White Shorthair Goats

Z

Zagoria Sheep Zakynthos Sheep Zeeland Milk Sheep Zelazna Sheep Zeta Yellow Sheep Zlatusha Sheep