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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.
This is a list of some of the cattle breeds considered in the United States to be wholly or partly of American origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively American.
Døla Cattle: traditional breed, merged into Norwegian Red in 1963,: 46 endangered-maintained: 86 Lyngdalsfe: Lyngdal: traditional breed, merged into the Sør og Vestlandsfe in 1947, extinct: 108 Norsk Rødt Fe: Norwegian Red: modern composite breed, formed 1961 by merger of Østlansk Rødkolle and Norsk Rødt og Hvitt Fe
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International research conducted by ILRI in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya has shown that the N'Dama is the most resistant breed. [5] [6] In Nigeria, research has shown that N'Dama is up to 2-3x (or 25%) more resistant than Nguni cattle. And F1 N'Dama x Nguni 16.5% better than pure Nguni. [7]
It is one of several Cuban dairy hybrids of European (taurine) and zebuine cattle; others are the Mambi de Cuba (3/4 Holstein-Friesian, 1/4 zebu) and the Caribe (5/8 Holstein-Friesian, 3/8 Santa Gertrudis), which are grouped with the Siboney under the name Cebú Lechero. [5]: 160 In 2003 the Siboney was the principal dairy breed of Cuba.
The Drakensberger is a South African breed of cattle.It is a dual-purpose breed, reared both for milk and for meat. [4]: 171 Its origins go back to the early nineteenth century, to the time of the Great Trek or earlier, when imported European stock from Holland was cross-bred with black cattle of Sanga type obtained from nomadic pastoralist Khoikhoi peoples.