List of German cattle breeds

This is a list of the cattle breeds usually considered to be of German origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from Germany.

Name in German	English name if used	Notes	Image
Angler	Angeln	[1] : 48  [2]
Angler Rind alter Zuchtrichtung  [ de ]		extremely endangered [3]
Ansbach-Triesdorfer  [ de ]		extremely endangered [1] : 48  [2] [3]
Berchtesgadener Katze  [ de ]		extinct
Braunvieh		[2]
Braunvieh alter Zuchtrichtung [1] : 48  [2]	Original Braunvieh	gravely endangered [3]
Deutsch Angus	German Angus	[4] : 183
Deutsche Holstein Rotbunt		see Holstein Friesian [2]
Deutsche Holstein Schwarzbunt		see Holstein Friesian [2]
Deutsche Rotbunte
Deutsches Schwarzbuntes Niederungsrind	German Black Pied	endangered [1] : 48  [2] [3]
Deutsches Shorthorn		gravely endangered [1] : 48  [2] [3]
Doppelnutzung Rotbunt		conservation status: alert [1] : 48  [2] [3]
Fleckvieh		[2]
Fleckvieh Fleischnutzung		[1] : 48  [2]
Gelbvieh		endangered [2] [3]
Gelbvieh Fleischnutzung		[2]
Glanrind	Glan	gravely endangered [1] : 48  [2] [3]
Grauvieh		[2]
Harzer Rotvieh		also Harzer Rote Höhenvieh
Hinterwälder	Hinterwald	gravely endangered [2] [3]
Hinterwälder Fleischnutzung		[2]
Lakenvelder Rind	Lakenvelder	[2]
Limpurger  [ de ]		extremely endangered [1] : 48  [2]
Murnau-Werdenfelser	Murnau-Werdenfels	extremely endangered [1] : 48  [2] [3]
Murnau-Werdenfelser Fleischnutzung		[2]
Pinzgauer		gravely endangered [2] [3]
Pinzgauer Fleischnutzung		[1] : 48  [2]
Rotes Höhenvieh		endangered [1] : 49  [2] [3]
Rotvieh alter Angler Zuchtrichtung		[1] : 49  [2]
Schwarzbuntes Milchrind	German Black Pied Dairy
Uckermärker  [ de ]		[1] : 49  [2]
Vogesen-Rind  [ de ]		[2]
Vorderwälder	Vorderwald	conservation status: alert [1] : 49  [2] [3]
Vorderwälder Fleischnutzung		[1] : 49  [2]

References

1. 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.
2. Germany: Cattle Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2019.
3. Rote Liste der bedrohten Nutztierrassen in Deutschland (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Archived 11 February 2019.
4. 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.