Origionating in Japan, the term Wagyu refers to Japanese beef cattle, with ‘Wa’ meaning Japanese and ‘gyu’ meaning cattle. Named after the city where the cattle were first bred 170 years ago, Wagyu cattle produce Kobe beef. ...

Origionating around 400 years ago in the South Hams, South West England, the South Devon cattle (not to be confused with the North Devon cattle) have now spread across both Devon and Cornwall....

Although much of the Hereford cattle’s history has been lost, many agree that they descended from both Roman Briton’s small red cattle and a large Welsh breed. Hereford cattle were named after the English county, Herefordshire, closely bordering Wales....

Highland cows can breed well into their 18th year of life, having bore 15 calves, making their longevity somewhat remarkable. At around 15,000 in the UK today, Highland cattle were thought to have been brought back to the UK by Neolithic farmers....

Originating between the 16,000 to 13,000 years ago, Limousin cattle may well have been around since the beginning of the European continent itself. Resembling the Limousin cattle, 20,000-year-old cave drawings of cattle were found in Montignac, France....

Canchim cattle were origionally bred to improve Brazilian beef cattle breeding. Initially, Zebu cattle (an Indu-Brazilian cattle breed) were introduced to Brazil to improve the beef and were crossbred with native cattle. ...

Jersey Cattle were originally distributed around the world, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, UK and of course Denmark (Danish Jersey Cattle), around 100 years ago....