Major Breeds of Beef, Swine, and Poultry

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Major Breeds of Beef, Swine, and Poultry

• Unit A Introduction to Animal Science

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Beef Cattle Breeds

• Angus
• Black
• Polled
• Originates from Scotland
• Most registered Breed in US
• Good carcass quality

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Angus
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Hereford

• Red with white face
• Not polled
• Originates from England
• Docile Breed
• Good foragers

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Hereford
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Charolais

• White
• Not polled
• Originates from France
• Large animal

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Charolais
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Brahman

• Can come in many colors Light gray, black, red,
  white
• Originates from India
• Animal has a hump, loose dewlap
• Resistant to insects
• Heat tolerant

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Brahman
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Other breeds

• Shorthorn, Polled Herefords, Chianina, Gilbvieh,
  Limousin, Texas Longhorn

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Swine Breeds

• American Landrace
• Duroc
• Hampshire
• Yorkshire
• Others

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American Landrace

• White
• Long body
• Droopy ears
• Tends to have large litters
• Good mothering ability
• Originated in Denmark

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American Landrace
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Duroc

• Red
• Drooped ears
• High Growth rate and feed conversion

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Duroc
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Hampshire

• Black with White belt (oreo pig)
• Erect ears
• Muscle leanness
• Carcass leanness

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Hampshire
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Yorkshire

• White
• Erect ears
• Tends to have large litters
• Good mothering ability
• High feed efficiency, growth rate
• Long carcasses

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Yorkshire
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Other Swine Breeds

• Poland China
• Spotted Swine
• Tamworth
• Berkshire
• Chester White

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Poultry

• White Leghorn
• Plymouth Rock
• Rhode Island Red
• Broadbreasted Bronze Turkey
• Broadbreasted White Turkey
• Beltsville Small White Turkey

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White Leghorn

• White
• Lay white eggs
• Known for egg laying ability

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White Leghorn
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Plymouth Rock

• White and Black
• Broiler
• Known for its meat

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Rhode Island Red

• Red
• Lay brown eggs
• Known as a good dual purpose bird

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Rhode Island Red
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Turkeys

• Broadbreasted Bronze

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Turkeys

• Broadbreasted White
• Turkey you eat at Thanksgiving

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Turkeys

• Beltsville Small White
• New breed due to decreasing family size.