Breed of Livestock Beef Cattle

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Breed of LivestockBeef Cattle

• Mr. Gerbitz
• WHS

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English Breeds

• Angus
• Hereford
• Short Horn

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French Breeds

• Charolais
• Limousin
• Maine-Anjou

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Continential Breeds

• Beefmaster
• Brangus
• Bradford
• Santa Gerturdis

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Angus

• Origin Aberden and Angus, Scotland
• Imported to US 1873
• Color Black w/ smooth hair
• Polled Yes
• Desirable Qualities
• Small frame that produces a desirable carcass of
  high quality, well-marbled meat.
• Marble fat within the meat tissue that provides
  taste, juiciness, and tenderness
• Know as an alert and vigorous breed.

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Angus
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Hereford

• Origin England
• Color Red body, White face and belly
• Face has curly hair
• Polled No
• Desirable Qualities
• Docile and easy handling
• Superior foraging ability, vigor and hardiness
• Produces more calves under adverse conditions
  than other breeds

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Hereford
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Charolais

• Origin France
• Imported to US 1936 to King Ranch in Texas
• Color White to light straw with pink skin
• Polled Yes
• Desirable Qualities
• Hard, heavy muscling, particulary in the round
  and loin
• High feed efficiency
• Large frame animal

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Charolais
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Limousin

• Origin West Central France about 7000 years
  ago.
• Imported to US1968
• Color light yellow hair with lighter circles
  around the eyes and muzzle
• Polled no
• Desirable Qualities Short broad head with small
  neck. Carcass leanness and large loin

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Limousin
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Maine Anjou

• Origin France in 1840
• Imported to US 1970
• Color Dark red and white and roan
• Polled no
• Desirable Qualities Work animal, Excellent beef
  producers, Docile, easy to handle, Fast growth
  weight, well marbled

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Maine Anjou
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Maine Anjou
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Beefmaster

• Origin Texas in 1931
• Imported to US 1931
• Color Reds and dun
• Polled Horned
• Desirable Qualities Cross between Hereford,
  Shorthorn, Brahman. Good disposition, fertility,
  gain, conformation, hardiness, and milk
  production

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Beef Master
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Beef Master
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Brahman

• Origin India and British
• Imported to US
• Color Light gray or red to almost black
• Polled Horned
• Desirable Qualities Hardiness, climate, early
  maturity, High heat tolerance, resistant to
  disease and insects, good mothers, forage on poor
  range, gain rapidly, quality carcass,
  Unpredictable disposition.

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Brahman
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Brahman
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Bradford3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Hereford

• Origin
• Imported to US
• Color
• Polled
• Desirable Qualities Vigor, size milking ability,
  rumen capacity growth rate, adaptability and
  roughages.

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Bradford
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Bradford
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Brangus3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Angus

• Origin Jeanerette, Louisiana 1912
• Imported to US
• Color Black
• Polled Yes
• Desirable Qualities Adaptable, Good mothers,
  feed efficiency, desirable carcass

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Brangus
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Brangus
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Santa Gertrudis3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Shorthorn

• Origin Texas 1920
• Imported to US
• Color Cherry Red
• Polled Horned
• Desirable Qualities Efficient in feedlots,
  desirable carcass, Resistant to disease and
  insects

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Santa Gertrudis
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Santa Gertrudis
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Simmental

• Origin western Switzerland
• Color red and white animals
• Polled Horned
• Desirable Qualities
• rapid growth development
• outstanding production of milk, butter, and
  cheese
• and for their use as draught animals."

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Simmental
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Simmental
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Saler
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Galloway
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Belted Galloway
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Chianina
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Devon
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Murray Grey
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Texas Longhorn
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Beefalo
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Ankole-Watusi
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