On the History of Cattle Genetic Resources

This is a great review
http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/6/4/705/htm
Diversity 2014, 6(4), 705-750; doi:10.3390/d6040705

On the History of Cattle Genetic Resources
Marleen Felius 1, Marie-Louise Beerling 2, David S. Buchanan 3, Bert Theunissen 4, Peter A. Koolmees 5 and Johannes A. Lenstra 5,*
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Here is the caption for the breeds illustration
Figure 15. European continental dairy and dual-purpose breeds in the 19th century. (a) Durham-Mancelle ox, 1856; (b) Normande cow, 1856; (c) Bretonne cow, 1856; (d) Flamande bull, 1856; (e) Comtoise cow, 1855; (f) North Holland (Dutch) bull, 1855; (g) Angeln cow, 1890; (h) Harz cow, 1855 and (i) Kholmogory cow, 1888. Sources: (a–f) [142]; (g) [147]; (h,i) [148].
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And just because this is what I was studying when I found it (Asian wild cattle)
This bull seems pretty functionally excellent. I think it is some kind of cross and I think this is the female counterpart. Any ideas if this type/breed/ variety has a name?

Bull http://www.rengab-dairymeat.info/index.html
Cow http://clippings.ilri.org/2015/01/15/ilri-renews-collaboration-to-support-livestock-development-in-the-philippines/

And here is a bunch of European sire catalogs. Interesting what others are doing.
Here is direct link to VikingGenetics 2014 Beef Sire Directory
http://www.vikinggenetics.com/sfs.php?fid=vvz

http://www.rengab-dairymeat.info/partners.html
including SEMEX (Canada) - American Brown Swiss, American Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn, Jersey, Guernsey, Beef breeds.
The leading European cattle genetics companies include
Swiss Genetics - Braunvieh, Simmental
Viking Genetics (Scandinavia) - Swedish Red (SRB), Red Danish (RDM), Finnish Ayrshire, Beef breeds
Spermex (Germany) - Gelbvieh, German Braunvieh, Fleckvieh, Vorderwälder/Hinterwälder, Beef breeds
Genetic Austria - Grauvieh, Braunvieh, Fleckvieh, Pinzgauer
GENO (Norway) - Norwegian Red (NRF)
German Genetics International - Red Angler, Rotbunte Dual Purpose, Beef breeds
K.I. SAMEN (Netherlands) - Meuse Rhine Yssel (MRY), Dutch Frisian, Groningen, Beef breeds
Dynamis-Genois (France) - Normande
Genes Diffusion (France) - Charolaise, Prim Holstein
UCEAR (France) - Tarentaise
COOPEX (France) - Montbeliarde
SERSIA (France) - Limousine, Salers, Aubrac, Brown Swiss, Blonde d'Aquitaine
Cogent (UK) - British Friesian, Ayrshire, Dairy Shorthorn, Jersey

http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/2/3/335/pdf
Cattle Breeds:Extinction or Quasi-Extant?

Okay, last post on this quest.
It appears the Asian bull is some kind of Taurine cross on the beloved Philippean swamp water buffalo the carabao.
Also of peripheral interest in the Dulong, from China.
Dulong cattle are found in the northwest of Yunnan Province, and captured by local hunters in the mountainous area of Dulong Autonomous County. They feed on bamboo, reed, weeds, etc., and graze on the mountains all year round.

Dulong have a larger body size than the local yellow cattle, with the males weighing from 400-600kg (880-1325 lbs) and the females 350-450 kg (770-990 lbs). They have a black or brown hair coat, white feet and short horns stretching laterally.

Dulongs are late in maturity with the average age at first mating for the males being 3.5 years and the females 4 years. The F1 males obtained from crossing with yellow cattle are infertile, as are the F1 males from the cross between yak and yellow cattle. The chromosome number has been estimated at 2n=58, which differes from those of Bos taurus (2n = 60) and wild cattle (Bos gaurus, 2n = 56). The Dulong is therefore considered as another cattle species (Bos frontalis).

http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/breeds/cattle/dulong/index.htm

Here are some carabao pictures. and the last is a Dulong.