Beef Cattle Breeds Origins Colors Characteristics Major Beef
Beef Cattle Breeds, Origins, Colors, Characteristics
Major Beef Breeds • • • Angus Beefmaster Brahman Charolais Chiania Hereford Limousin Longhorn Shorthorn Simmental
Angus Beef Cattle • Color-Black (in some cases double recessive cattle may be Red) • Origin-Scotland • Characteristics-smooth muscle, meaty, polled, Great Carcass traits. • Size-1200 -1400 pounds.
Beefmaster • Color-Red, Tan, & White • Origin-USA-Texas • Characteristicscrossbred with Brahman, Hereford and Shorthorn. • Size 1300 -1700 pounds.
Brahman • Color-Creamy to tan • Origin-India • Characteristics-large crest or hump, heat tolerant, loose skin, droopy ears. • Size-1400 -1600 pounds.
Charolais • Color-Creamy to White • Origin-France • Characteristics-Fast Growth, excellent mothering, meaty • Size-Medium - large 1300 -1500 pounds
Chiania-pronounced Key-a-nee-a • Color-White • Origin-Italy • Characteristics. HUGE size, muscular, large frame, sound. • Size-Bulls up to 4000 pounds.
Herefords • Color-Red with White Face, etc. • Origin-England • Characteristics. Easy calving, Good Mothering, Meaty, Gentle, polled and horned. • Size-1200 -1500 pounds.
Limousin • Color-Red, cream, tan, with white • Origin-France • Characteristics-Very Meaty Carcass traits, Muscular, • Size-1300 -1800 pounds.
Texas Longhorn aka Longhorn • Color-Red, tan, white, black. • Origin-Spain • Characteristics. Meatless Wonders, slow growers, long horns, • Size-900 -1100 pounds.
Shorthorn • Color-Red, White, or mixed-Roan • Origin-England • Characteristics. Meaty, gentle, good mothers, may be polled or horned. • Size-1200 -1400 pounds.
Simmental • Color-Red, tan, dark with white • Origin-Switzerland • Characteristicsmeaty, excellent mothers, • Size-1300 -1600 pounds.
Other minor Beef Breeds • Maine Anjou • Galloway • Santa Gertrudis-Brahman X Shorthorn King Ranch in Texas, 1920’s first crossbred animal developed. • Salers • Red Poll • Murray Gray • Gelbvieh • Highland • Brangus-Brahman X Angus-Oklahoma.
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Can You name the Breed? 1. Hereford 2. Polled Hereford 3. ? 4. ?
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Can You name the Breed? 1. 2. 3. 4. Hereford Polled Hereford Charolais ?
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Can You name the Breed? 1. 2. 3. 4. Hereford Polled Hereford Charolais Brahman
Which Breed came from France? • • A. Charolais B. Hereford C. Limousin D. Brahman
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Beef Breed Origin Quiz • 1. Hereford • 1. ___? _______
Beef Breed Origin Quiz • 1. Hereford • 2. Angus • 1. England • 2. _____? _____
Beef Breed Origin Quiz • 1. Hereford • 2. Angus • 3. Charolais • 1. England • 2. Scotland • 3. ____? ____
Beef Breed Origin Quiz • • 1. Hereford 2. Angus 3. Charolais 4. Chiania • • 1. England 2. Scotland 3. France 4. _____? _____
Beef Breed Origin Quiz • • • 1. Hereford 2. Angus 3. Charolais 4. Chiania 5. Brahman • • • 1. England 2. Scotland 3. France 4. Italy 5. _____? _____
Beef Breeds Origin Quiz • • • 1. Hereford 2. Angus 3. Charolais 4. Chiania 5. Brahman • • • 1. England 2. Scotland 3. France 4. Italy 5. India
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