What are hybrid variety of cow?

Answer 1

There are two types of cattle--dairy and beef cattle. Beef cattle are raised solely for meat purposes, while dairy cattle are raised for their milk. The Holstein cow belongs in the dairy category.

Answer 2

Cattle were originally identified by Carolus Linnaeus as three separate species. These were Bos taurus, the European cattle, including similar types from Africa and Asia; Bos indicus, the zebu; and the extinct Bos primigenius, the aurochs. The aurochs is ancestral to both zebu and European cattle. More recently these three have increasingly been grouped as one species, with Bos primigenius taurus, Bos primigenius indicus and Bos primigenius primigenius as the subspecies. Complicating the matter is the ability of cattle to interbreed with other closely related species. Hybrid individuals and even breeds exist, not only between European cattle and zebu but also with yaks (called a dzo), banteng, gaur, and bison ("cattalo"), a cross-genera hybrid. For example, genetic testing of the Dwarf Lulu breed, the only humpless "Bos taurus-type" cattle in Nepal, found them to be a mix of European cattle, zebu and yak. Cattle cannot successfully be bred with water buffalo or African buffalo. The aurochs was originally spread throughout Europe, North Africa, and much of Asia. In historical times, their range was restricted to Europe, and the last animals were killed by poachers in Masovia, Poland, in 1627. Breeders have attempted to recreate cattle of similar appearance to aurochs by careful crossing of domesticated cattle breeds, creating the Heck cattle breed.

Answer 3

There are dairy cattle, beef cattle, cattle used in sporting events (bull riding, calf roping), dual-purpose cattle, and draft cattle. Then there are many different breeds of cows as well; such as: Charolais, Angus, Highland, Hereford, Limousin, Simmental, etc..

Answer 4

There is no such thing. "Hybrid varieties" only exist for plants, not for animals. A cow is an animal, not a plant, which means cows cannot have "varieties," only plants can. The term "varieties" in plants is similar to the term "breeds" or "subspecies" (in a sense) for animals. However, there is such a thing called "heterosis" or "hybrid vigor" in livestock such as cattle when two different breeds are mated together to create a cross, such as breeding Angus to Hereford gives us a black-baldy.