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The Canadienne. Cattle (of unknown breeding) from Normandy and Brittany where imported to Canada in the 16th and 17th centuries to create a breed known as the Canadienne. Thus the Canadienne breed was the first breed of cattle that was "imported" and created in Canada.

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The majority of cows that are found in Canada are of the subspecies Bos primigenius taurus, comprising of both dairy and beef cattle.

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Shorthorns may have been the first breed to set foot in Australia.

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