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American Milking Devon cattle at the Lowcountry Zoo, South Carolina. · DiscoA340 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · License terms

Traits · roles · population boundaries

Recognize what makes this population itself.

American Milking Devon cattle at the Lowcountry Zoo, South Carolina. DiscoA340 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Most familiar taurine cattle are described as Bos taurus. This catalogue also includes American Yak, a different taxon, so membership in the cattle hall does not mean every entry belongs to one species.

Within this animal group, body size, productive roles, coat or plumage and local breeding histories vary. Read each breed’s identity chapter for traits tied to that population.

American Yak →Dutch Belted →Milking Devon →Randall or Randall Lineback →Heritage Shorthorn – Native →Ancient White Park →Guernsey →Lincoln Red →Red Poll →Kerry →Dexter →Ankole-Watusi →Texas Longhorn CTLR – Cattleman’s Texas Longhorn Registry →Red Devon →Belted Galloway →Galloway →Florida Cracker →Corriente →Pineywoods →

Sources for general species learning

Keep learning from official information.

These research portals help locate further material. A search link is a route for exploration; it is separate from the sources used for the article above. Domestic breed information, wild-species assessment, historical books and new research need their own context.