List of Australian and New Zealand cattle breeds

Last updated September 24, 2025

This is a list of cattle breeds usually considered to originate or have developed in Australia and New Zealand.^[1]^[2] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.

Name	Notes	Conservation status
Adaptaur ^[1]^: 100 Belmont Adaptaur^[2]^: 4
Alexandria Composite ^[3]
Australian Angus ^[4]^: 31
Australian Braford ^[4]^: 31
Australian Brangus ^[4]^: 32
Australian Charbray ^[4]^: 32
Australian Friesian Sahiwal ^[3] Australian Frieswal^[4]^: 32
Australian Grey ^[4]^: 32
Australian Lowline Lowline^[2]^: 4
Australian Milking Zebu ^[3]
Australian Red Dairy Breed ^[2]^: 4^[3] Aussie Red^[4]^: 32
Australian Sahiwal ^[2]^: 4
Australian Shorthorn ^[2]^: 4
Australian White ^[2]^: 4
Beefmaker ^[3]
Belmont Red ^[3]
Campbell Island ^[5]
Cape Cattle ^[2]^: 4	feral population in Kanangra Boyd National Park ^[1]^: 149
Ciangus ^[2]^: 4
Darbalara ^[2]^: 4		extinct
Droughtmaster ^[3]
Enderby Island ^[2]^: 85^[5]
Gulf Composite ^[1]^: 315
Greyman ^[3]
Illawarra Shorthorn ^[3] Australian Illawarra Shorthorn^[4]^: 32
Kynuna Composite ^[3]
Mandalong Special ^[3]
Murray Grey ^[3]
New Zealand Jersey ^[2]^: 85^[5]
Red Angus ^[3]
Square Meater ^[3]
Tasmanian Grey ^[3]
Weebollabolla Shorthorn ^[1]^: 116

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 Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Breed data sheet: Australia: Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties (fifth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 085199430X.
1 2 3 Breed data sheet: New Zealand: cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.

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[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.

[barb-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Barbara Rischkowsky, Dafydd Pilling (editors) (2007). List of breeds documented in the Global Databank for Animal Genetic Resources, annex to The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Rome: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.

[dad2-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Breed data sheet: Australia: Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.

[mason-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Valerie Porter, Ian Lauder Mason (2002). Mason's World Dictionary of Livestock Breeds, Types, and Varieties (fifth edition). Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 085199430X.

[dad-5] 1 2 3 Breed data sheet: New Zealand: cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed September 2025.

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