ANSC351- Beef Characteristics

Bos Taurus Cattle

Brit and Continental Breeds

Bos Indicus Cattle

Brahman and Brahman type cattle

of Scottish decent into Kansas in 1873

Angus

small—> moderate framed cattle (4-6)

Angus

Maternal, easy fleshing,

average muscle, high

carcass quality, grow

quickly, mature early

Angus

Easy Calving

Angus

What British Breed can you NOT “breed-up”

Angus

Breed developed from Angus cattle

Aberdeen

Breed started by 2 bulls, cow and calf, and 17 heifers

Aberdeen

These cattle are extremely feed efficient and started in Australia

Aberdeen

These are just the red version of black ___

Red Angus

Barred from AAA US registration on 1917, most popular in the Great Plains

Red Angus

Red Body w/ white underline and feet that are super feed efficient off of grass

Hereford

Breed from England and formed in 1742

Hereford

naturally horned breed but have a polled option

Hereford

Lower milking, bad udders, moderate growth, issues such a pinkeye and cancer

Hereford

Branch of a breed formed in 1890 of a previously horned breed, easier fleshing and a bit more flashy

polled Hereford

Cattle from England, sometimes called “teeswater”

Shorthorns

dual breed brit cattle orginally used for milking ability but now more used for beef

shorthorns

Durhams imported in 1783 known now for lots and lots of MUSCLE

shorthorns

Breed with issues of carrying TH and PHA, but good show cattle

shorthorns

From france, off white color (can produce smokey or diluted colors), fast growing but later maturing, lean muscle w/ poor marbling, crosses extremely popular in the show pen

Charolais

from Italy, white coat with black skin, horned, massive and brute cattle, lean muscular carcass w/ little to no marbling, cross well with brit females for show stock, breed has survived by registering composites

Chianina

From Germany, horned, reddish gold-russet color, originally a dual purpose breed leaning towards beef prod, had BIG bw but now are more moderate, moderate sized, good disposition, great fertility and milk production, high cutability, popular in great plains

Gelbvieh

from france, reddish gold or black, horned, moderate sized, below avg maternally, extremely lean carcasses, hard to marble, mean cattle with issues in males testicle development at times

limousin

from france, cross between shorthorn and native black horned french cattle, deep red color with white underline, horned, largest exotic in terms of bw, efficient forage grazers, extremely lean carcasses, hard to marble

Maine Anjou

from Switzerland, most popular exotic, oldest and most distributed, originally red and white or yellow and white, now mostly black, polled or horned, good milk prod, growth, and muscle quality

simmental

Bos Indicus

great in the heat and with the bugs, short hair, extra skin nerves to dissipate heat, long lived, later sexual maturity, lower muscle quality, and slower growth, poor cold tolerance