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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (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: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed January 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac Germany: Cattle Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Rote Liste der bedrohten Nutztierrassen in Deutschland (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Archived 11 February 2019.
^ 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-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Barbara Rischkowsky, D. Pilling (eds.) (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: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed January 2017.

[dad-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac Germany: Cattle Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed February 2019.

[geh-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Rote Liste der bedrohten Nutztierrassen in Deutschland (in German). Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen. Archived 11 February 2019.

[cabi-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.