Livestock Breeds Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering key cattle, swine, and sheep breeds, their origins, traits, and characteristics based on the lecture material.

Dual-purpose cattle breed with red, white, or roan coat patterns, originating on the northeastern coast of England with its U.S. association located in Omaha, NE.

Shorthorn

British cattle breed featuring a red body with a signature white face, chest, and underline, which can be either horned or polled.

Hereford

Dominant cattle breed in the U.S. in terms of registration numbers, characterized by a solid black or red polled body.

Angus

Large-framed Italian cattle breed imported to California in 1972, featuring a white to steel-grey coat and dark skin pigmentation, used extensively in club calf production.

Chianina

Bos indicus cattle breed recognizable by a prominent shoulder hump, large drooping ears, and loose skin, serving as the base for all American cattle breeds.

Brahman

One of the oldest and most widely distributed cattle breeds in the world, featuring red and white or black coats and promoting black baldy cows in the U.S.

Simmental

Cattle breed brought to the U.S. in 1969 from France, displaying both original red-and-white patched patterns and modern solid color patterns.

Maine-Anjou

Large, heavily muscled white to cream-colored cattle breed whose original two bulls were imported to the U.S. from Mexico in 1936.

Charolais

Solid black, polled Bos indicus / British blended cattle breed established in the U.S. in 1932, exhibiting subtle hump and ear characteristics.

Brangus

Black swine breed with erect ears and six white points on the feet, face, and tail, known for gold-standard meat quality exported to Japan.

Berkshire

Red to reddish-brown swine breed with drooping ears, recognized for good growth and carcass quality.

Duroc

All-white swine breed with erect ears, known as the 'Mother Breed,' originating from England and imported to Ohio in 1830.

Yorkshire

Black swine breed characterized by a white belt encircling the shoulders and front legs, erect ears, and strong muscularity.

Hampshire (Swine)

Swine breed featuring a distinct black-and-white spotted coat pattern with drooping ears, known for hardiness, growth, and muscle.

Spot

White-faced sheep breed with wool covering the legs and poll, known for growth, hardiness, and commercial crosses.

Columbia

Large terminal sire sheep breed characterized by a completely bare black head and bare black legs.

Suffolk

Terminal sheep breed with dark hair on the face and legs, distinguished by a distinct wool cap over the forehead.

Hampshire (Sheep)

Fine wool sheep breed with a white face and dense fleece, known as good out-of-season breeders used in commercial crosses.

Rambouillet

Dual-purpose white-faced sheep breed with white fleece and legs, whose popularity and registrations have significantly increased in the U.S.

Dorset

Moderate-framed, easy-keeping sheep breed distinguished by a mousey grey to light brown color on the head and legs.

Southdown