Breeds of Cattle

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Breeds of Cattle

• Animal Science 101

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Types of Cattle

• Beef Cattle
• Dairy Cattle
• Duel Purpose Cattle

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Types of Cattle

• Beef Cattle
• Beef Cattle are cattle that are produced with
  the purpose of producing beef.

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Types of Cattle

• Dairy Cattle
• Dairy cattle are cows produced for milk and airy
  production.

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Types of Cattle

• Duel Purpose
• Duel Purpose cattle are cows that are produced
  for dairy and beef production.

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Beef Cattle

• There are three different classifications of
  beef cattle.
• British
• American
• Continental

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British Breeds

• Hereford
• They are from Herefordshire, England.
• They are light yellow to cherry red with a
  white underbelly. They also have
• thick and curly hair.
• They are a medium sized frame.
• They have poor marbling, they mature
• early and can adapt to most environments.

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British Breeds

• Poled Hereford
• The Poled Herefords originated in England like
  the regular Herefords.
• They also share the same characteristics as the
  horned Herefords.

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British Breeds

• Shorthorns
• The Shorthorns come from Northern England.
• The color is not always the same, but mostly roan
  (red and white)
• They have a medium to large frame, and have
  medium muscling.

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British Breeds

• Angus
• Angus are from Aberdeen Scotland
• They are solid black and polled with small ears
• Smooth hair, medium sized frame, heavy muscled,
  and great carcass merit.

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American Breeds

• Santa Gertrudis
• They were developed in Texas at the King Ranch.
• They are deep cherry red color. They are 5/8
  Shorthorn and 3/8 Brahman.
• They are horned and polled.
• They are medium to large frame size and heavy
  muscled
• They are hardy and productive in hot teperatures.
  

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American Breeds

• Beefmaster
• They are from Texas
• They are usually red, but there is no regular
  color pattern.
• Medium to large frame, and heavy muscled.

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American Breeds

• Brangus
• They are solid black with a small hump.
• They are 5/8 angus and 3/8 brahma.
• They are polled.
• They are medium to large frame.

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American Breeds

• Brahman
• They are originate from southern U.S.
• They are gray to red in color, horned or polled
  with a hump.
• They are large frame with light muscle.
• They are the most heat and disease tolorant

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Continental Breeds

• Main-Anjou
• They originated in France.
• They are dark red with black or white markings.
• Large in frame.
• Heavily muscled.

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Continental Breeds

• Charolais
• They originate from France.
• They are white to a creamy color, and some are
  red.
• They are a large frame animal that is noted for
  its double muscling .

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Continental Breeds

• Chiania
• They are from West Central Italy.
• They are off-white with black tongue, eyes, nose
  ,and hooves.
• They are a large frame animal with long muscles.

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Continental Breeds

• Limousin
• They are from South-Central France.
• They are mostly red but they do come in black
  with lighter eyes and belly.
• Medium to large frame size with a long body, and
  heavy muscle.

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Dairy Cattle

• Holstein
• They are from the Netherlands and Germany.
• They are black and white.
• Large sized and heavy milkers

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Dairy Cattle

• Jersey
• They are light grey to dark fawn in color.
• They are a medium sized animal
• They milk the more for their body weight than any
  other cow.

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Dairy Cattle

• Guernsey
• They are red and white.
• They are a medium framed cow.
• They have a high feed to milk conversion.
• Their milk is high in beta-carotene.

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Dairy Cattle

• Brown Swiss
• They are solid brown varying from dark to light.
• They are large sized.
• They have a light colored band around their
  muzzle.
• They have above average milk fat content.

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Duel Purpose Cattle

• Gir
• They originated in India.
• They are grey in color wit a hump.
• They have a average milk production.
• They have an medium to large frame, with beef
  characteristics.

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Duel Purpose Cattle

• Devon
• They originated in England.
• They are red in color.
• They have slight dairy characteristic.
• They are medium to large frame.

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