Tarentaise cattle

Tarentaise Cow

Tarentaise cattle descend from the domestic cattle of the Tarentaise valley in France where they were isolated from other breeds for many thousands of years. The cattle adapted in such a way as to allow them to exist in high altitudes and be able to range in very steep and rough terrain to forage. They are used in France today to produce the cheese with a distinct flavor that comes from the high alpine villages of the Tarentaise valley. These cattle have found special niches around the world in commercial cattle grazing and calving. In the USA these cattle are used primarily for producing crossbred cows distinctly suited for tough rangeland conditions and higher elevations. They are also bred for the beauty of their markings and their docile demeanor.

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Cattle breeds of France

These are the cattle breeds considered in France to be wholly or partly of French origin. Inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively French.

Abondance Alpha 16 Armorican Aubrac Bazadaise Béarnaise Betizu Bleue de Bazougers Bleue du Nord Blonde d'Aquitaine Bordelais (extinct) Bordelaise Brava Bretonne Pie Noir Brune or French Brown Casta or Aure et Saint-Girons Charolais Corsican Créole Guadeloupe Créole Martinique Ferrandaise Flamande Originelle Froment du Léon Gascon Inra 95 Limousin Lourdaise Maraîchine Marine Landaise Mirandaise Montbéliarde Nantaise Normande Parthenais Pie Rouge des Plaines Raço di Biou or Camargue Rouge des Prés or Maine-Anjou Rouge des Prés Lait Rouge Flamande Salers Salers Lait Saônoise Tarentaise Villard de Lans Vosgienne

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