List of North American cattle breeds

This is a list of some of the cattle breeds considered in Canada and the United States to originate wholly or partly in those countries. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively North American.

Name	Other names, if any	Notes	Image
American Angus^[1]^: 105
American Brahman^[2]
American Breed^[1]^: 105
American Milking Devon^[2]
American White Park^[2]
Ankole-Watusi^[2]
Barzona^[2]
Beefalo^[2]
Beefmaster^[2]
Braford^[2]
Brangus^[2]
Brown Swiss^[2]
Canadienne^[1]^: 148
Chirikof Island^[2]
Corriente^[2]
Dutch Belted^[2]
Florida Cracker^[2]
Hays Converter^[1]^: 196
Holstein^[2]
Lynch Lineback^[3]
Pineywoods^[2]
Randall Lineback^[2]
Red Angus^[2]
Red Brangus^[2]
Santa Gertrudis^[2]
Senepol^[2]
Simbrah^[2]
Speckle Park^[1]^: 304
Texas Longhorn^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 5 Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Breeds reported by United States of America: Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2017.
↑ Breed data sheet: Lynch Lineback / Canada (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.

[cabi-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Valerie Porter, Lawrence Alderson, Stephen J.G. Hall, D. Phillip Sponenberg (2016). Mason's World Encyclopedia of Livestock Breeds and Breeding (sixth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 9781780647944.

[dad-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Breeds reported by United States of America: Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed July 2017.

[dad2-3] Breed data sheet: Lynch Lineback / Canada (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.

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