United Pet Club

Cattle color

White

White hair, feathers, skin, horn or shell. A white coat can still have dark eyes and dark skin; compare albino and leucistic.

12 Cattle breeds list White. It is in a club standard for 9 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept White

BreedPDCABROWN SWISS USAAICAHEREFORD CS UKHIGHLAND CSAHCAHOLSTEIN USAAMSSASA SHORTHORNHERITAGE SHORTHORN
AyrshireStandard (“with white / white alone”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
CharolaisNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“white”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
GuernseyStandard (“white markings”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
HerefordNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“white”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
HighlandNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“white”)Standard (“white”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
HolsteinStandard (“black and white / red and white”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“black and white / red and white”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
JerseyStandard (“white markings”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Milking ShorthornStandard (“white”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“White”)No rulingNo ruling
ShorthornNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“WHITE”)Standard (“white”)
Brown SwissHoovesNo rulingAlternate (“white hooves”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Breeds where White is disqualified or not accepted

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