Cow Breeds

The VAS Developer API follows the National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB National Association of Animal Breeders. www.naab-css.org)'s standard for cow breeds and their abbreviations:

Breed Name	Breed Abbreviation(s)	Breed Type
American Lineback	LD	Dairy
Ayrshire	A or AY	Dairy
Brown Swiss	B or BS	Dairy
Girolando	GO	Dairy
Guernsey	G or GU	Dairy
Holstein	H or HO	Dairy
Jersey	J or JE	Dairy
Red and White Holstein	WW	Dairy
Red Sindhi	ES	Dairy
Shorthorn Milking	M or MS	Dairy
International Red Dairy	RE	Dairy
Milking Devon	MD	Dairy
Norwegian Red and White	NR	Dairy
Swedish Red and White	SR	Dairy
Dairy Crossbreeds	X or XD	Dairy
Dairy and Beef Crossbreeds	XX	Dairy
American Aberdeen	AD	Beef/Other
Africander	AF As fed	Beef/Other
American Akaushi	AA	Beef/Other
Angus	AN	Beef/Other
Angus Plus	NP	Beef/Other
Ankina	AK	Beef/Other
Ankolewatusi	AW	Beef/Other
American Breed	AE	Beef/Other
American Bucking	MB	Beef/Other
Amerifax	AM	Beef/Other
Barzona	BA	Beef/Other
Beefalo	BE	Beef/Other
Beef Friesian	BF	Beef/Other
Beefmaster	BM	Beef/Other
Belgian Blue	BB	Beef/Other
Belted Galloway	BG	Beef/Other
Black Maximizer	BX	Beef/Other
Blonde d'Aquitaine	BD	Beef/Other
Bonsmara	NS	Beef/Other
Braford	BO	Beef/Other
Brahman	BR	Beef/Other
Brahmousin	BI	Beef/Other
Braler	BL	Beef/Other
Brangus	BN	Beef/Other
Braunveih	BU	Beef/Other
British White	BW	Beef/Other
Brown Swiss	SB	Beef/Other
Buelingo	BQ	Beef/Other
Canadienne	CN	Beef/Other
Canchim	CC	Beef/Other
Caracu	CR	Beef/Other
Charbray	CB	Beef/Other
Charolais	CH	Beef/Other
Chi-angus	CG	Beef/Other
Chianina	CA	Beef/Other
Chi-maine	CM	Beef/Other
Devon	DE	Beef/Other
Dexter	DR	Beef/Other
Dutch Belted	DL	Beef/Other
Eringer	ER	Beef/Other
Flamande	F or FA	Beef/Other
Fleckvieh	FL	Beef/Other
Florida Cracker	FC	Beef/Other
Fribourg	FR	Beef/Other
Galloway	GA	Beef/Other
Gelbray	GE	Beef/Other
Gelbvieh	GV	Beef/Other
Grauvieh	GI	Beef/Other
Gronningen	GR	Beef/Other
Guzerat	GZ	Beef/Other
Gyr (Gir)	GY	Beef/Other
Hays Converter	HC	Beef/Other
Hereford Black	HB	Beef/Other
Hereford Horned	HH	Beef/Other
Hereford Polled	HP	Beef/Other
Highland Scotch	SH	Beef/Other
Hybrid Alberta	HY	Beef/Other
Indu Brazil	IB	Beef/Other
Irish Black	IK	Beef/Other
Kobe Wagyu	KB	Beef/Other
Lowline	LO	Beef/Other
Limousin	LM	Beef/Other
Lincoln Red	LR	Beef/Other
Luing	LU	Beef/Other
Maine-Anjou	MA	Beef/Other
Mandalong Special	ML	Beef/Other
Marchigiana	MR	Beef/Other
Maremmana	ME	Beef/Other
Mashona	MH	Beef/Other
Mexican Corriente	MC	Beef/Other
Miniature Zebu	MZ	Beef/Other
Montbeliarde	MO	Beef/Other
Muese-Rhine-Issel	MI	Beef/Other
Murrah	MU	Beef/Other
Murray Grey	MG	Beef/Other
Nellore	NE	Beef/Other
Normande	NO	Beef/Other
Parthenaise	PA	Beef/Other
Piedmontese	PI	Beef/Other
Pinzgauer	PZ	Beef/Other
Ranger	RA	Beef/Other
Red Angus	AR	Beef/Other
Red Brahman	RR	Beef/Other
Red Brangus	RB	Beef/Other
Red Dane	RD	Beef/Other
Red Poll	RP	Beef/Other
Romagnola	RN	Beef/Other
Romosinuano	RS	Beef/Other
Rotbunte	RO	Beef/Other
Sahiwal	SW	Beef/Other
Salers	SA	Beef/Other
Santa Gertrudis	SG	Beef/Other
Senepol	SE	Beef/Other
Shorthorn Beef Scotch	SS	Beef/Other
Shorthorn Polled	SP	Beef/Other
Shorthorn Illwara	IS	Beef/Other
Simbrah	SI	Beef/Other
Simmental	SM	Beef/Other
South Devon	DS	Beef/Other
South Poll	OP	Beef/Other
Speckle Park	SK	Beef/Other
Sussex	SX	Beef/Other
Tabapua	TB Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis).	Beef/Other
Tarentaise	TA	Beef/Other
Taurindicus	TN	Beef/Other
Texas Longhorn	TL	Beef/Other
Tuli	TI	Beef/Other
Welsh Black	WB	Beef/Other
West Flemish Red	WF	Beef/Other
White Angus Ona	WA	Beef/Other
White Park	WP	Beef/Other
Crossbreeds Twinner	XT	Beef/Other
Beef Crossbreeds	XB	Beef/Other

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