Wagyu
What are they? Where did they come from?
The word Wagyu refers to all Japanese beef cattle (’Wa’ means Japanese or japanese-style and ‘gyu’ means cattle).
Vosges
Also Known As: Vosgienne (French), Vogesen (German)
This breed is a native of the Vosges Mountains, principally in Alsace. Vosges cattle are exceptionally healthy, fertile and long-lived, milk production at the age of fifteen is not unusual.
Vestland Red Polled
Also Known By: Vestlandsk Raudkolle, Western Red Polled Cattle, West Coast Red Polled, Westland Polled
The Vestland Red Polled is a non-commercial breed with a registered population of 71 heifers (2 years and younger) and 218 cows as of January 1995.
Vestland Fjord
Also Known By: Vestlandsk fjordfe, Fjord, West Coast Fjord, Westland Horned, Western fjord cattle
This is a non-commercial rare breed with a registered population of 100 heifer (2 years and younger) and 214 cows as of January 1995.
Ural Black Pied
Also Known By: Ural’skaya chernopestraya
The Ural Black Pied is found in Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk and Perm in Russia. It is a dairy breed developed on Istok State Farm from East Friesian and Tagil, backcrossed to Fresian.
Umblachery
Also Known By: Jathi madu, Mottai madu, Southern Tanjore, Therkuthi madu
The Umblachery is found in the region of Thanjanvur, Tamil Nadu in India. It is a draft breed of the zebu type, similar to Kangayam but smaller. They are grey with white points and back-lines.
Ukrainian Whitehead
Also Known By: Ukrainskaya belogolovaya, Whiteheaded Colonist
This breed is found in the northwestern portion of Ukraine and is kept primarily for milk production. The Ukrainian Whitehead originated in the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century from Dutch cattle,
Ukrainian Grey
Also Known By: Seraya ukrainskaya, Seroukrainskaya, Ukrainian Grey Steppe
The Ukrainian Grey is distributed throughout the Ukraine. It is a triple-purpose breed of the Grey steppe type.
Ukrainian Beef
Also Known As: Ukrainian Beef Synthetic, Ukrainian Meat
This breed is found throughout the Ukraine. It was developed in the late 1960’s. The breed is composed of 3/8 Chianina, 3/8 Charolais, 1/8 Russian Simmental, 1/8 Ukrainian Grey.
Turkish Grey Steppe
Also known by: Boz Step, Plevne, Pleven, Plevna, Thracian, Turkish Grey
Found in north western Turkey this breed is a tri-purpose breed kept for milk and meat as well as being used as a work animal.