Beef Cattle Breeds

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Beef Cattle Breeds

• Breeds, Origins, Colors, Characteristics

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Major Beef Breeds

• Angus
• Beefmaster
• Brahman
• Charolais
• Chiania
• Hereford
• Limousin
• Longhorn
• Shorthorn
• Simmental

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Angus Beef Cattle

• Color-Black (in some cases double recessive
  cattle may be Red)
• Origin-Scotland
• Characteristics-smooth muscle, meaty, polled,
  Great Carcass traits.
• Size-1200-1400 pounds.

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Beefmaster

• Color-Red, Tan, White
• Origin-USA-Texas
• Characteristics-crossbred with Brahman, Hereford
  and Shorthorn.
• Size 1300-1700 pounds.

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Brahman

• Color-Creamy to tan
• Origin-India
• Characteristics-large crest or hump, heat
  tolerant, loose skin, droopy ears.
• Size-1400-1600 pounds.

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Charolais

• Color-Creamy to White
• Origin-France
• Characteristics-Fast Growth, excellent mothering,
  meaty
• Size-Medium - large
• 1300-1500 pounds

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Chiania-pronounced Key-a-nee-a

• Color-White
• Origin-Italy
• Characteristics-HUGE size, muscular, large frame,
  sound.
• Size-Bulls up to 4000 pounds.

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Herefords

• Color-Red with White Face, etc.
• Origin-England
• Characteristics-
• Easy calving, Good Mothering, Meaty, Gentle,
  polled and horned.
• Size-1200-1500 pounds.

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Limousin

• Color-Red, cream, tan, with white
• Origin-France
• Characteristics-Very Meaty Carcass traits,
  Muscular,
• Size-1300-1800 pounds.

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Texas Longhorn aka Longhorn

• Color-Red, tan, white, black.
• Origin-Spain
• Characteristics-Meatless Wonders, slow growers,
  long horns,
• Size-900-1100 pounds.

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Shorthorn

• Color-Red, White, or mixed-Roan
• Origin-England
• Characteristics-Meaty, gentle, good mothers, may
  be polled or horned.
• Size-1200-1400 pounds.

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Simmental

• Color-Red, tan, dark with white
• Origin-Switzerland
• Characteristics-meaty, excellent mothers,
• Size-1300-1600 pounds.

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Other minor Beef Breeds

• Maine Anjou
• Galloway
• Santa Gertrudis-Brahman X Shorthorn
• King Ranch in Texas, 1920s first
  crossbred animal developed.
• Salers
• Red Poll
• Murray Gray
• Gelbvieh
• Highland
• Brangus-Brahman X Angus-Oklahoma.

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Can You name the Breed?
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Can You name the Breed?
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Can You name the Breed?

• Hereford
• Polled Hereford
• Charolais
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Can You name the Breed?

• Hereford
• Polled Hereford
• Charolais
• Brahman

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Which Breed came from France?

• A. Charolais
• B. Hereford
• C. Limousin
• D. Brahman

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Beef Breed Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford

• 1. ___?_______

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Beef Breed Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford
• 2. Angus

• 1. England
• 2. _____?_____

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Beef Breed Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford
• 2. Angus
• 3. Charolais

• 1. England
• 2. Scotland
• 3. ____?____

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Beef Breed Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford
• 2. Angus
• 3. Charolais
• 4. Chiania

• 1. England
• 2. Scotland
• 3. France
• 4. _____?_____

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Beef Breed Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford
• 2. Angus
• 3. Charolais
• 4. Chiania
• 5. Brahman

• 1. England
• 2. Scotland
• 3. France
• 4. Italy
• 5. _____?_____

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Beef Breeds Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford
• 2. Angus
• 3. Charolais
• 4. Chiania
• 5. Brahman

• 1. England
• 2. Scotland
• 3. France
• 4. Italy
• 5. India