What is it? http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/

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What is it?http//www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/
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Livestock Terms and Breeds
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Objectives

• List Sex terms of Beef, Sheep, Swine, Horses, and
  Chickens and what each means.
• List Common External Anatomy terms between Beef,
  Sheep and Swine.
• Compare different names for common structures.
• Analyze species-specific terms and what they
  mean.
• Compare breeds of Beef, Sheep and Swine.

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Objectives (cont)

• Prepare group oral report on What Breed is Best
  for class presentation.

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Animal Sex Terms

• Beef
• Sheep
• Swine
• Horses
• Chickens

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Beef

• Bull - mature male
• Cow - mature female with one calf
• Heifer - female that has not calved yet
• Steer - castrated male prior to puberty
• Stag - castrated male after puberty
• Calf - young beef animal

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Sheep

• Ram/Buck - mature male
• Ewe - female, prior to and after lambing
• Wether - castrated male prior to puberty
• Stag - castrated male after puberty
• Lamb - young sheep

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Swine

• Boar - mature male
• Sow - mature female after farrowing
• Barrow - castrated male prior to puberty
• Stag - castrated male after puberty
• Gilt - female prior to farrowing
• Pig(let) -young pig

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Horses

• Stallion - mature male
• Mare - mature female after foaling
• Gelding - castrated male
• Filly - female prior to foaling
• Colt - male, uncastrated, up to 3 yrs. old
• Foal - young horse

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Chickens

• Cock/rooster - mature male
• Hen - mature female
• Cockerel - young male prior to puberty
• Capon - castrated male prior to puberty
• Pullet - young female prior to laying
• Chick - young chicken

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Activity

• Take 1-2 note cards and write the terms for each
  species on each with their definition.
• You can use these to study for the matching
  portion of the test.

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External Anatomy

• Beef Main TermsLoin, Rump, Tail head, Stifle,
  Brisket, Rib, Quarter, Rear flank, Forearm, Hook,
  Pin, Round, Loin, Rib, Flank, Plate, Chuck,
  Brisket, Shank
• Sheep Main TermsRump, Loin, Back (Rack),
  Shoulder, Leg, Rear flank, Fore flank, Breast,
  Leg, Breast, Loin, Rack, Shoulder, Shank
• Swine Main Terms Shoulder, Loin, Rump, Ham, Rear
  flank, Fore flank, Jowl, Boston Butt, Loin, Ham,
  Jowl, Picnic Shoulder, Spare Ribs, Belly

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Beef
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Beef
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Sheep
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Sheep
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Swine
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Swine
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Beef Breeds

• Angus
• Hereford
• Shorthorn
• Charolais
• Limousin
• Simmental
• Gelbvieh
• Brahman
• Brangus
• Note the following pictures have been borrowed
  from this website http//www.ansi.okstate.edu/bre
  eds/

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British -Angus

• Black, Polled
• High Quality Carcass
• Early Maturity
• Good Maternally

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Hereford

• Polled or horned
• Good temperament
• Hardy
• Low milk production

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Shorthorn

• Red, White, Roan
• Polled/Horned
• Good milk production

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Continental - Charolais

• White
• Heavy muscling
• Fast growth
• Horned/Polled
• Hard to breed to grades (Choice to Prime)

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Limousin

• Semi-Golden
• Good muscling
• Trim
• Polled/Horned

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Simmental

• Red, White, Yellow, Black, Brown
• Polled/Horned
• Dual Purpose breed (milk and meat production)

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Gelbvieh

• Golden, Brown
• Tripurpose (milk, meat, draft)
• Oxen 4-5 year old Steers used for work

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Exotic - Brahman (Bos indicus)

• Heat Tolerant
• Temperamental
• Tropical Breed (West Indies)

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American/Improved - Brangus

• Black
• Polled
• 3/8 Brahman
• 5/8 Angus
• Popular in arid regions (Texas, U.S. southwest)

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Sheep Breeds

• Suffolk
• Dorset
• Hampshire
• Rambouillet
• Lincoln

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Suffolk - 1 Breed in VA

• Large, with short wool
• Ram breed (tall, meaty, good carcass)
• Droopy ears

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Dorset - 2 Breed in VA

• Medium length wool
• Dual Breed (milking, meat)
• White, Horizontal ears
• Small wool cap
• Horned/Polled

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Hampshire - 3 Breed in VA

• Medium Length wool
• Ram Breed
• Black face, white wool
• Large Droopy ears
• Prone to wool blindness

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Rambouillet

• Ewe breed (Maternal)
• Good herding instinct
• Large and hardy
• White, small horizontal ears
• Rams horned
• Medium length wool
• Large wool cap

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Lincoln

• Dual purpose breed (Wool and Meat)
• Black nose
• Small wool cap
• Long wool
• Erect ears
• Fairly good carcass

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Swine Breeds

• Yorkshire
• Landrace
• Chester White
• Duroc
• Hampshire
• Berkshire
• Spotted Swine or Spots

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Yorkshire

• Good Mothering
• White
• Erect Ears

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Landrace

• White
• Long Floppy ears
• Good Mothering

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Chester White

• White
• Medium Droopy ears
• Good Mothering

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Duroc - 1 Meat Breed

• Red
• Good carcass
• Females - poor milking ability
• Drooped ears

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Hampshire

• Black and white, belted
• Good carcass
• Erect ears
• Poor libido

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Berkshire

• From England
• Large, meaty hog favorite of British Royals for
  centuries.
• American Berkshire Association first swine
  registry in U.S.

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Spotted Swine or Spots

• Black and white spots
• Droopy ears
• Aggressive
• Originated in China

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Activity

• Group Presentations

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Review

• Questions?
• Context for the future
• Beef Breeds
• Dairy Breeds
• Goat Breeds