Beef Breeds

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Beef Breeds
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Three Influences of Beef

• British
• Continental (European)
• Exotic/American

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British Breeds

• Angus
• Hereford
• Shorthorn

-British breeds are usually smaller in size
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Angus

• Black or Red (red angus are an independent breed)
• Polled (no horns)
• Came from Scotland in 1873
• Known for carcass qualities
• Popular in crossbreeding

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Hereford

• Red with white faces, bellies, switches, and
  necks
• Polled or Horned
• From England
• Hardy- Does well in difficult range conditions
• Docile

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Shorthorn

• Red, Red and White, White, or Roan in color
• From England
• Have influenced 45 Breeds
• Known For
• -growth rate
• -carcass quality
• -feed efficiency
• -milking ability

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Continental (European)

• Simmental
• Salers
• Charolais
• Limousin
• Gelbvieh
• Maine-Anjou
• Chianina

-Continental cattle are known for being larger in
size
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Simmental

• Originally Patterned Red and White, or Yellow and
  White and Horned
• Now Black and Polled are found
• Known for their mothering ability, rapid growth,
  and size.
• German, Swiss and Austrian origins
• Found Worldwide

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Salers

• Red and Black
• Curly Coats
• Polled or Horned
• Originated in France
• Known for fertility, calving ease, and milking
  ability

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Charolais

• White
• Originated in France
• Polled and Horned
• Heavily muscled
• Lean
• Rapid Growth

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Limousin

• Red or Black
• Horned and Polled
• Originated in France
• Moderate Frame
• Known for muscle, leanness, and calving ease
• Reputation as a carcass breed

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Gelbvieh

• Red and Black
• Horned or Polled
• Originated in Southern Germany
• Known for fertility, calving ease, milking
  ability, and growth rate

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Maine-Anjou

• Red and White
• Horned
• Originated in France
• The Largest French Breed
• Know for milk, meat, feed lot efficiency, and
  growth rate

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Chianina

• White with dark pigment
• Biggest Breed
• Originally Draft Animals in Italy
• Heavy Muscled
• Known for growth rate, and lean carcass
• Terminal Breed

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Exotic/American Breeds

• Brahman
• Beefalo
• Beef Master
• Santa Gertrudis
• Texas Longhorn

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Brahman

• Many Colors, horned, and loose skin
• Originated in India (Bos Indicus)
• Known for tolerance for insects and heat, and
  disease resistance
• Widely used in crossbreeding with British and
  continental breeds
• i.e. Brangus, Simbrah, Charbray, Brahmousin,
  Brahford,

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Beefalo

• Cross between Bison and any domestic breed
• Qualities from Bison
• Hardiness, foraging, and calving ease
• Qualities from Cattle
• fertility, milking ability, and disposition

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Beefmaster

• Red
• Polled or Horned
• Mixture of Brahman, Hereford, and Shorthorn
• Terminal Breed

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Santa Gertrudis

• Red
• Polled or Horned
• 5/8 Shorthorn, and 3/8 Brahman
• Known for calving ease, milking ability, growth
  rate, feed efficiency, and resistance to heat and
  insects

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Texas Longhorn

• Any color
• Horned
• Known for large horns and low birth weights
• Originated in North America without aid from man

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Quiz
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Limousin
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Chianina
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Shorthorn
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Texas Longhorn
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Maine-Anjou
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Angus
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Beefmaster
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Salers
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Hereford
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Beefalo
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Charolais
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Santa Gertrudis
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Brahman
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Simmental
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Gelbvieh