Beef Cattle

Common Beef breeds in Australia:

Bos Taurus breeds:

Angus: Origin: Scotland Weight: Male: 1000kg; Female: 650kg Coat: black Horn status: polled

Red Angus: Origin: America, Australia Weight: Male: 900kg; Female: 635kg Coat: red Horn status: polled

Hereford: Origin: Scotland Weight: Male: 1075kg; Female: 675kg Coat: red and white, Horn status: horned

Poll Hereford: Origin: Scotland Weight: Male: 1075kg; Female: 675kg Coat: red and white Horn status: polled

Black Baldy (Hereford x Angus) Origin: Australia, New Zealand, USA Coat: Black and white Horn status: Polled

Murray Grey: Origin: Australia Weight: Male: 780-860kg; Female: 500-680kg Coat: Grey, silver, dun Horn status: Polled

Beef Shorthorn: Origin: England and Scotland Weight: Male: 990kg; Female: 800kg Coat: red and white, roan Horn status: polled

Galloway: Origin: Scotland Weight: Male: 815-900kg; Female: 400-600kg Coat: solid black, dun, red, white Horn status: polled or horned

Belted Galloway: Origin: Scotland Weight: Male: 770-1000kg; Female: 450-680kg Coat: black with broad white stripe around middle Horn status: polled

Highland: Origin: Scotland Weight: Male: 650kg; Female: 450kg Coat: red-brown, yellow, pale/silver; dun/brindle, Horn status: horned

Charolais: Origin: France Weight: Male: 1000-1650kg; Female: 700-1200kg Coat: White Horn status: horned

Limousin: Origin: France Weight: Male: 1000-1300 kg; Female: 650-850kg Coat: Unicolour wheaten Horn status: horned

Simmental: Switzerland Weight: Male: 1050-1300 kg; Female: 700-900kg Coat: reddish in colour with white markings Horn status: horned or polled

Wagyu: Origin: Japan Weight: Male: 950kg; Female: 700kg Coat: black or red Horn status: horned

Speckle Park: Origin: Canada Weight: Male: 1000kg; Female: 600-850kg Coat: speckled, leopard, white with black points, and solid black Horn status: polled

British White: Origin: England Weight: Male: 900-1100kg; Female: 550-700kg Coat: white with black points Horn status: polled

Lowline: Origin: Australia Weight: Male: 400kg; Female: 330kg Coat: white with black points Horn status: Polled

Belgian Blue: Origin: Belgium Weight: Male: 1200kg; Female: 700kg Coat: white, blue roan, black or a combination Horn status: polled or stubbed horns

Dexter: Origin: Ireland Weight: Male: 450kg; Female: 325kg Coat: black, red or dun Horn status: horned or Polled

Devon: Origin: England Weight: Male: 700-1000kg; Female: 430-550kg Coat: deep red, ruby red, devon ruby Horn status: horned or polled

South Devon: Origin: England Weight: Male: 1144kg; Female: 800kg Coat: medium red with copper tints Horn status: horned or polled

Pinzgauer: Origin: Austria Weight: Male: 1000kg; Female: 650kg Coat: chestnut-brown sides and white back and underside Horn status: horned or polled

Red Poll: Origin: England Weight: Male: 816kg; Female: 550kg Coat: deep red Horn status: polled

Blonde d’Aquitaine: Origin: France Weight: Male: 1400kg; Female: 1050kg Coat: White, golden wheat, red Horn status: horned

Square Meater: Origin: Australia Weight: Male: 700-800kg; Female: 400-500kg Coat: grey or brown Horn status: polled

Texas Longhorn: Origin: America Weight: Male: 900kg; Female: 600kg Coat: red, white, black, brown, speckled Horn status: horned

Bos indicus breeds:

Brahman: Origin: America Weight: Male: 800-1100kg; Female: 500-700kg Coat: light to dark grey, various shades of red, or black Horn status: horned or polled

Droughtmaster: Origin: Australia Weight: Male: 1000kg; Female: 695kg Coat: red in colour (honey colour to dark red) Horn status: horned or polled

Santa Gertrudis: Origin: America Weight: Male: 750-1000kg; Female: 600-850kg Coat cherry red, occasionally with white markings on the underline Horn status: horned or polled

Braford: Origin: Australia Weight: Male: 900-1000kg; Female: 550-750kg Coat: red and white Horn status: horned or polled

Brangus: Origin: America/ Australia Weight: Male: 800-900kg; Female: 500-550kg Coat: black or red Horn status: horned or polled

Charbray: Origin: Australia/America Weight: Male: 1000kg; Female: 800kg Coat: White through to red Horn status: horned or polled

Belmont Red: Origin: Australia Weight: Male: 930kg; Female: 550-650kg Coat: red, occasionally with white markings on the underline Horn status: polled

Dairy Cattle

Common Dairy breeds in Australia:

Holstein – Friesian: Origin: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Ireland Weight: Male: 680-770kg; Female: 550kg Coat: black and white pied; also red and white Horn status: Polled or horned

Jersey: Origin: British Channel Islands Weight: Male: 600-700kg; Female: 350-400kg Coat: light brown, almost grey to dull black (Mulberry) Horn status: polled or horned

Holstein x Jersey (Crossbred):

Guernsey: Origin: British Channel Islands Weight: Male: 600-700kg; Female: 540-500kg Coat: fawn or red and white Horn status: horned

Brown Swiss: Origin: America Weight: Male: 900kg; Female: 590-640kg Coat: pale brown Horn status: horned

Illawarra Red: Origin: Australia Weight: Male: 900-1200kg; Female: 550-650kg Coat: red, red and white or roan Horn status: horned

Aussie Red: Origin: Australia Weight: Male: 900-1200kg; Female: 650kg Coat: red or red and white Horn status: horned

Ayrshire: Origin: Scotland Weight: Male: 640-900kg; Female: 450-600kg Coat: red and white Horn status: horned

Dairy Shorthorn: Origin: England Weight: Male: 900-1200kg; Female: 640-680kg Coat: red and white or roan Horn status: horned or polled

Fleckvieh: Origin: Germany, Austria Weight: Male: 1100-1300kg; Female: 700-800kg Coat: yellowish-red pied colour with white heads and preferably white legs Horn status: horned or polled

Montbéliarde: Origin: France Weight: Male: 1100-1200kg; Female: 685kg Coat: red and white, pied or roan Horn status: horned

Normande: Origin: France Weight: Male: 900-1100kg; Female: 700-800kg Coat: red-pied or speckled, black-pied or blonde Horn status: horned

Norwegian Red: Origin: Norway Weight: Male: 1300kg; Female: 600kg Coat: Red and white, black and white Horn status: horned or polled

Sahiwal: Origin: India Weight: Male: 800-1100kg; Female: 500-700kg Coat: brownish red to greyish red Horn status: horned or polled

Zebu: Origin: Southwest Asia Weight: Male: 700kg; Female: 500kg Coat: red or grey Horn status: horned