Beef breeds

Key figures

• 1st beef cattle herd of the European Union
• 10.8 million head of beef cattle
• 4 million cows of beef breeds

• 951,671 cows under on-farm official performance recording system
• 20,735 herds under on-farm official performance recording system
• 6 specialized meat breeds under breeding programs
• 3 hardy beef breeds under breeding programs
• 8 breeds under conservation programs