Hereford

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Hereford

• Originated in Hereford, England
• Red with white head, legs, and switch (tail),
  underline, crest and flank
• Tolerant of cold (thick coats)
• Originally a horned breed, Warren Gammon (Iowa)
  developed a polled version

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Polled Hereford

• Developed in Iowa by Warren Gammon
• Naturally hornless
• Red with white face, legs and underline

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Angus

• Originated in Scotland, brought to US in 1870s
• Most popular purebred beef (vigorous, perform
  well in feedlots)
• Polled
• Solid Black or Red
• Known for Marbling
• Certified Angus Beef (consumer demand)

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Angus
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Angus
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Shorthorn

• Originated in England
• Red red white or roan in color
• Horned or Polled
• Short, Docile, Good Mothering Ability
• Dual purpose breed
• Sometimes called the Durham breed

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Shorthorn
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What are the English Beef Breeds?

• Hereford - Red white, horned or polled.
• Angus - bred to compete with Hereford
• smaller cows and calves
• excellent conformation (body type)
• resistant to pinkeye cancer eye (due to black)
• Shorthorn - dual purpose breed (meat/milk)

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Brahman

• Originated in US after being bred breeds from
  India and Britain
• Horned or polled
• Able to survive on very little, poor feed
• Insect heat resistant
• Excess skin, large hump on back drooping ears
• White to gray, red to black
• Unpredictable temperament

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Brahman
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Charolais

• Originated in Charolais, France
• Pink to white color
• Large (1,500-2,500)
• Long bodied
• Heavily muscled
• Polled or horned
• Popular in crossbreeds to increase size/muscling

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Charolais
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Simmental

• Originated in Switzerland
• Oldest breed of cattle in the world
• White face dominant, red and white spotted to all
  red body
• Black lines have been developed
• Polled and horned
• Rapid growth thick muscling

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Simmental
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Limousin

• From France
• Brought to US in 1968
• Rust Red to Orange
• Muzzle is lighter than body
• Black lines developed
• Long and shallow bodied (easy calving)
• Lean carcass/ high cutabilty
• Polled or Horned

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Limousin
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Brangus

• Cross of Brahman (3/8) and Angus (5/8)
• Polled
• Crossed at USDA Experiment Station in Louisiana
• Solid Black

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Brangus
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Beefmaster

• Developed in Texas 1908
• ½ Brahman, ¼ Shorthorn, ¼ Hereford
• Red is dominant color
• Horned or Polled
• Hardy, Milk Well
• Rapid weight gain, hardy, good temperment

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Beefmaster
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Texas Longhorn

• Developed entirely by nature in North America
• Known for its long horns
• High fertility
• Were near extinction in 1927

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What are Exotics?

• Animals not common to U.S.
• Used for increasing calf weights
• Importation laws commonly restrict bringing
  exotics into the U.S.

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Belgian Blue
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Belted Galloway
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Chianina
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Chianina (Kee-a-nee-a)

• Originated in Italy
• One of the oldest breeds of cattle
• Tallest breed of beef cattle
• Short hair that is white to steel gray

Quick Article - http//www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds
/cattle/chianina/
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Gelbvieh
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Gelbvieh

• Originated in Germany
• Yellow Cattle in German now a yellow to red
  coloring
• Noted for superior fertility and mothering
  ability
• Tend to be extra fleshy under the throat

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Highland
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Maine Anjou
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Maine Anjou

• Originated in France
• Dark red with white markings or black
• Developed by crossing the Mancelle breed with the
  Shorthorn breed

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Piedmontese
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Salers

• Originated in France
• Fastest growing breed in the United States
• Mahogany red to black in color
• One of the last breeds to be imported into the
  United States

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South Devon
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New Breeds Continually Arise
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Santa Gertrudis
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Santa Gertrudis

• Developed on the King Ranch in Texas
• All Santa Gertrudis are descendants of the bull,
  Monkey
• They were created by crossing shorthorn cows and
  Brahman bulls