List of Mexican cattle breeds
This is a list of the cattle breeds usually considered to have originated in Mexico. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Mexican.
| Local name | English name, if any | Notes | Image |
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| Criollo Lechero Tropical[1] |
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| Criollo de la Sierra Madre Occidental[1][2][3] | |||
| Criollo de las Montañas del Norte[1][2][3] | |||
| Criollo del Golfo[1][2][3] | |||
| Criollo del Desierto de Baja California[1][2][3] | |||
| Criollo Mexicano[1][2][3] | |||
| Cuernos Largos[1][3] | |||
| Frijolillo[1][2][3] | |||
| Troleche[1][2][3] | |||
| Tropicarne[1][2][3] |
References
- Breeds reported by Mexico: Cattle. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed January 2023.
- 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 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020; page 78.