Top 10 largest cow breeds in the world

It is hard to imagine an evening in the countryside without a glass of warm fresh milk and a loaf of fresh bread with sour cream. More recently, each village yard had at least 2-3 cows. Now times have changed, but farmers have not gone away and are actively supplying the whole world with delicious meat and milk.

For performance, only the best breeds are selected. In our article, you will learn about the largest cows in the world, whose weight reaches up to 1500 kilograms. Almost all breeds are actively bred in our country.

10 Tagil, 530-590 kg

This breed was bred in the 18-19 century. In the Urals, they crossed local cattle with Dutch breeds and noticed that crossing had a positive effect on the structure and mammary glands. So in several stages it was withdrawn Tagil breed. Her weight is from 500 kilograms with a small increase.

Most often there are black and black-and-white, but the color of this breed is different. The main advantage of this breed is its unpretentiousness to the environment. She gets along well in a harsh climate and does not lose milk production. In addition, they are very easy to breed.

9. Anglerskaya, 550 kg

This breed is from Germany. Her characteristics include those of angels and shorthorns. The former have good milk productivity, while the latter are intended for meat production.

These animals have proven themselves as the production of milk and meat. They are bred not only in Germany, but also in America and Russia.

Their color is red or cherry. Exactly Angler cow is considered the best in the world in terms of skin quality. The weight of a cow reaches 550 kilograms, and the bull weighs twice as much.

8. Black-and-white, 650 kg

It is this coloring that can most often be seen on TV or in illustrations of children’s books. They are classified as purebred. These cows are divided into two types: black-and-white Urals и black-and-white Siberia. Milk productivity of the second type is many times higher than the Ural one.

These cows perfectly acclimatize to any living conditions, besides they have excellent health, for which they are most appreciated. But despite all this, they are very demanding in the conditions of detention, so you need to take care of them carefully and carefully.

7. Limousin, 700 kg

This breed takes a well-deserved place in the rankings of the largest cows. Meat limousine cow traditionally considered the most delicious. It comes from France and is still grown there. She got this name because of the area in France where cattle was first bred.

Australians and Latin Americans have also succeeded in breeding Limousin cows. The color of cows can be several shades of golden brown and red. There is a single herd of Limousin cow that is painted black. Cows grow up to 700 kilograms, which puts them in a serious article in the export of meat products.

6. Holstein, 700 kg

This breed was bred back in the 19th century in the USA, but it gained popularity in many other countries. It is distinguished from others not only by the large productivity of milk, but also by its large size. Also, many who breed cows as meat use exactly Holstein breed, its weight reaches 700 kilograms.

The ancestors of this cow were representatives of black-and-white cattle. This breed is easy to distinguish by external signs. Cows are black and white, and the ratio of white and black can be completely different.

These cows are very clean, but at the same time they adapt to different living conditions. In Israel, they achieved the maximum performance from this breed all over the world, all thanks to the balance of content.

5. Bestuzhevskaya, 800 kg

This is one of the oldest domestic breeds. She was brought out in 1780. The name of the breed was due to the name of the breeder. The breed was approved only in 1869. They have several shades of red and cherry. According to the constitution, they are developed very well. Weight from 500 to 800 kilograms.

Most Bestuzhev breed bred in the Samara and Ulyanovsk regions, as well as in Bashkiria. Such cows are very unpretentious both in living conditions and in food.

Due to their hardiness, they are resistant to many diseases. This is a very popular cow breed in Russia for both milk and meat production.

4. Kostroma, 800 kg

Compared to imported breeds, Kostroma less productive, but it is she who is most often chosen by Russian farmers because of their adaptability to the local climate.

In the 19th century, experiments began in the Kostroma region to increase the productivity of cattle. After long experiments, scientists were able to bring the cows to acceptable levels. And in 1940, the Kostroma breed began to be delivered outside the region.

The Kostroma breed has several features that are unique to it. The character can be anything. Different farmers speak differently about this breed. Someone says that they are calm, while someone, on the contrary, considers them violent and restless.

3. Montbeliardskaya, 600-820 kg

Very beautiful and graceful breed of cows. They give a high-quality dairy product for quite a long time and their weight can reach 820 kilograms.

The cattle breeders of Switzerland and France set themselves the goal of making an unpretentious and hardy breed of cows with high productivity. They started in the 18th century, they managed to get a cow with all the necessary qualities only a century later.

In 1889, at the World Exhibition in France, the official presentation Montbéliarde cow. Among all its relatives, this breed is considered the most elegant and therefore they take it to star in commercials about milk.

2. Dutch, 600-1000 kg

This cow is considered one of the oldest and most productive. She is over three hundred years old. She was bred in Holland and is purebred. Thanks to her, new breeds of cows have improved and even formed.

dutch breed located all over the world, it came to Russia during the reign of Peter the Great. It is distinguished by its black and white coloration with a characteristic belt. It grows up to 600 and even 1000 kilograms.

The advantages of this breed are not only that they quickly adapt to any climatic conditions, they are the most productive in terms of milk and meat. They also belong to early maturing breeds.

But there are several disadvantages of keeping a Dutch cow, for example, they are susceptible to various infectious diseases.

1. Hereford, 800-1500 kg

The real heavyweight closes our list – Hereford cow. Its weight can reach up to 1500 kilograms. They brought it to England in the 17-18 centuries. Hereford cattle are grown in New Zealand, Canada, USA, Australia, Kazakhstan.

Cows were first brought to Russia in 1928-1932 from England and Uruguay. Now in the country in terms of numbers, the Hereford breed ranks second among meat breeds. Their mother can only be dark red, so they are easy to distinguish from other breeds.

At birth, calves weigh up to 30 kilograms. Meat “marble” and high-calorie, is very expensive. Such cattle mature quickly and easily adapt to any conditions. The meat of the Hereford breed is considered one of the best for cooking steaks.