breeds midterms (complete)

Black poland china

Black with 6 white spots and drooping ears

Duroc

Cherry red body with drooping ears

Chesterwhite

white body with semi-drooping ears

landrace

long and white body with drooping ears

largewhite

white body with erect ears

berkshire

black with 6 white spots and erect ears

pietrain

white body with black patches and erect ears

tamworth

copper red body and erect ears

Philippine native pigs

Kaman, Diani, Koronadal, Jalajala

Aberdeen-angus

Black, no horns, and body form is smooth, medium in size, and well muscled

Brahman

large hump over the top , ears are generally large and pendulous, and have more highly developed sweat glands than European cattle

Charolais

performs well under a variety of environmental conditions, white or creamy white in color, and has short hair coat for summer but thickens and lengthens in cold weather

Devon (ruby red)

red in color and nicknamed “red rubies”, calving problems are seldom encountered

Galloway

smallest of the beef breeds, easy calvers

Hereford

red with white face, this breed is known for their vigor and foraging ability

Red angus

an international breed, reddish-brown coat, and derived from the scottish aberdeen angus

polled herefords

a staple of the beef industry, red in color with white face, crest, dewlap and underline. one of the two most common purebred beef breeds in the US

shorthorn

developed by a cross and form naturally polled shorthorn found in the breed

scotch highland

small but exceedingly hardy, long, coarse outer hair coat and a soft, thick undercoat

limousin

“butcher’s animal”, red-gold color

Simmental

light red with white brand over shoulders, cream faces like herefords. known for their “rapid growth development and production of milk”

excellend dairy qualities

maine-anjou

very dark red with white markings on the head, belly, rear legs and tail.

chianina

white with black tail switch, known for rapid growth and well marbled meat

murray grey

good mothers, known for rapid gains, superior carcasses etc

santa gertrudis

five eights shorthorn and three eights brahman, good mothering ability and abundant milk supply

africander

good resistance to heat, used for up-grading indigenous cattle

gelbvieh

superior fertility, calving ease, mothering ability, and growth rate of the calves

salers

dark mahogany red and a growing number of black _____

delaine merino

golden fleece

rambouillet

most famous fine wool breed

debouillet

cross of rambouillet and delaine merino

cheviot

doesn’t have strong flocking instinct

dorset

all white ( ears, nose, face and legs)

finnish landrace

lambing rate

hampshire

good milkers

montadale

no wool on the face and legs - cross of columbia ewes with cheviot rams

oxford

largest breeds of medium wool

shropshire

smaller of the medium wool breeds

southdown

oldest sheep breed

suffolk

developed in the early 1800s - imported in the US about 1888

tunis

ancient breed of sheep - reddish brown to bright tan face

cotswold

old breed of sheep originated from england and improved during late 1700s

leicester

developded in the late 1700s and imported in the US in the late 1700s

lincoln

largest breed of sheep

romney

produces a more compact, finer fleece than others

columbia

corss of lincoln and rambouillet

corriedale

cross between lincoln and leicester ramen with merino ewes

polypay

crossing of finn, dorset, targhee and rambouillet

targhee

cross of rambouillet and corriedale-lincoln-rambouillet

black-faced highland

has a long, coarse outer coat of wool, with a finer undercoat

karakul

originated in asia and is an ancient breed

barbados blackbelly

Caribbean - cross of african hair sheep and wool sheep from europe

dorper

Developed in South Africa - coat is mixture of hair and wool

katahdin

by Michael Piel through crossing of african hair sheep

romanov

very high lamb crop percentages (quadruplets, quintuplets, and sextuplets are common)

st croix

from british virgin island - has a solid white coat, with a mixture of hair and wool

anatolian buffalo (turkish)

dairy and draft breed - - often have white markings on head and tail - - sickle or crescent shaped horns

Australian buffalo

growth rates appear similar to those of brahman cross cattle

egyptian

kept as a draft animal and for milk production - - grey-black with short curved horns - - two variety baladi (lower egypt) and saidi (upper egypt)

kundi

horns are small and spirally twisted and hence the name ___

malaysian

swamp type buffalo found in western malaysia - - used primarily as a draft animal - - originated from and similar to bubalus arnee

murrah

horns are short, tight, turning backward and upward and finally spirally curving inward

nili-ravi

milk type buffalo - - wedge shape, massive frame, small curly horns and wall eyes - - white markings on face and legs

Pandharpuri

famous for its high reproductive ability, producing calf every 12 months - - can be easily identified by its long, sword shaped and sometimes twisted horns

philippine carabao

water buffalo native to southeast asia, particularly in the philippines - - known for their strength, endurance and hardiness, making them ideal for farming

• Single comb white leghorn

• rose comb brown

• plymouth rock

• light sussex

• japanese bantam

Varieties within breeds

egg and meat type

commercial breeds (types)

• hyline

• dekalb

• babcock

• kimber

• lohmann

egg type

• cobb

• peterson

• pilch

• ross

• starbro

meat type (chicken)

according to origin and plumage color

philippine native strains (types)

• banaba and balulang (batangas)

• bolinao (pangasinan)

• darag (iloilo)

• paraokan (palawan)

• labuyo (red jungle fowl)

according to origin

muscovy and pekin

meat type duck

• mallard

• khaki campbell

• CV 2000

egg type duck

• narranganset

• broad breasted bronze

• bourbon

• slate

turkey breeds

• racing homer

• white kings

• african owl

• red carneaux

• jacobin

pigeon breeds

• chinchilla

• black checkered

• dutch

• flemish giant

rabbit breeds

• japanese seattle quail

• tuxedo japanese taiwan

• brown cross

quail breeds

• tolouse

• embden

• african

• egyptian

• pilgrim

goose breeds

animal breeding

branch of animal science that deals with the evaluation of genetic value of livestock

genetics

study of genes, genetic variation and heredity in living organism

breeds

a group of animal descended from common ancestry

line

group of animals descended from or related to a specific animal

strain

group of animals within a breed with traits that distinguish them from others in the breed

order

taxonomic rank used in classifying organism

family

taxonomic group of one or more genera

highly valued for its color and markings, favorite breed because of its refinement and intelligence

American paint horse

• excels at sprinting short distances

• most popular breed in US

american quarter horse

used as driving horses, jumpers, hunters and more

american saddlebred horse

name derives from the palouse river of idaho and washington - - trustworthy and makes a wonderful equine companion

appaloosa horse

• draft horse derived from farm horses of ______

• high leg action while walking feather ( long hair) on legs

clydesdale horse

also called as '“baguio light horse” with uneven head, short neck - -

ancestors: chinese, south american, arab, and spanish horses

philippine light horse

best known for its ability in harness racing (trotter or racer)

american standardbred horse

• distinctive head shaped and high proud tail carriage

• one of the oldest breeds

arabian

• known for its heart

• developed in England in the 17th and 18th century

• used as “hunters”

thoroughbred

• “running walk” comfortable for riding long distances

• now used as both show horses and pleasure mounts

tennesee walkerhorse

• One of the oldest breeds developed in the US

• small in sature but big at heart

• state animal in vermont

morgan

• considered as horse and not ponies

miniature horse

• not a breed but a group that encompasses a number of types including Hanoverian, Holsteiner, Oldenburg, and Trakhner

warmbloods

• with long thick manes and tails

• was first recognized as a breed in the 15th century

• known for its prowess as a war horse and prized by nobility

andalusian