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