beef cattle breeds

Charolais, limousin, Maine-Anjou, Tarentaise

Temperate Breeds feom France

Simmental

Temperate Breeds from Switzerland

Chianina, Marchigiana

Temperate Breeds from Italy

Shorthorn, Hereford, Nagus, Devon

Temperate Breeds from UK

Gelbvieh

Twmperate Breeds from Germany

Guzerat, Gir, Kankrei, Hariana, Krishna Valley, Ongole

Tropical Breeds from India

Boran, Tuli, Nguni, Ankole, Fulani, Afrikander

Tropical Breeds from Africa

Santa Gertrudis

Cross between: shorthorn x brahman

Origin: Texas, Usa

Brahman

Cross between: guzerat, nellore, krishna valley, gir

Origin: texas, usa

Indu-Brazil

Cross between: Guzerat, Gir, and Nellore

Origin: brazil

Brangus

Cross between: brahman x angus

Origin: USA

Beefmaster

Cross between: brahman, hereford, and shorthorn

Origin: USA

Braford

Cross between: brahman x hereford

Origin: australia

Charbray

Cross between: charolais x brahman

Origin: usa

Droughtmaster

Cross between: shorthorn x brahman

Origin: australia

Murray Grey

Cross between: Aungus x shorthorn

Origin: australia

Cross between: afrikander, hereford, shorthorn

Origin: Australia

Mandalong special

Cross between: charolais, chianina, polled shorthorn, british white and brahman

Origin: australia

Simford

Cross between: simmental x hereford

Origin: australia

Simbrah

Cross between: simmental x brahman

Origin: USA

Beefalo

Cross between: bison, charolais, hereford

Origin: usa

Strains of Native Cattle

-    Small in size- 280-380 kg at maturity

-    Color patterns-red to yellow, black or combination

-    Milk yield- 190 liters in 144 days lactation period

4.56

% milk butter fat of native cattle

19.1 kg

Native cattle birthweight of calf

0.3-0.6 kg/day

ADG of Native Cattle

Brahman

-    Our country is the first Asian nation to import registered ____ from U.S.A. in 1952

-    Mr. Antonio Nocom of ANSA Farm imported _____ in 1966 and brought to South Cotabato. Birth weight (kg)- 28.5

Heat Tolerance

Trait of Brahman

• can withstand high temperatures – ideal for hot humid area

Mothering Ability

Trait of Brahman

• -    one of the strongest mothering instincts of any breed – they stay with their caves and protect them from eminent danger

Nellore

-    Small short ears

-    Extremely long, large, pendulous ears

-    Taller and lighter muscles

Simmental

-    Western and northern Switzerland

-    Spotted, few white markings

-    Head – white in front of the eyes

-    Lower parts of legs are also white

Simbrah

-    Superior to the parent breed

Senepol

-    Cross between Red Poll and N’Dama

-    Heat tolerant and insect resistance

Beefalo

-    Superior hardiness and foraging ability

-    Hind quarter legs shorter

Wagyu

-    Japanese cattle

-    Kobe beef

-    Marbling and early puberty

-    Horned, can be black or red

Brangus

-    Coss between Brahman and Angus

-    Good feed converter

Charolais

-    Cahrolles, Central France

-    White to cream with pink muzzle and pale hooves

-    Very deep and broad body

Limousin

-    Limoges, France

-    Pale horns and hooves

-    Reddish gold with lighter circles around eyes and muzzle

1,000 kg (M) & 681 kg (F)

Holstein Weight

839 kg (M) & 545 kg (F)

Ayrshire Weight

908 kg (M) & 636 kg (F)

Brown Swiss Weight

Black and white

Holstein color

Brown and white

Ayrshire color

Light to dark brown

Brown swiss color

6850

Milk yield kg/year of Holstein

5400

Milk yield kg/year of Ayrshire

5650

Milk yield kg/year of Brown Swiss

3.70

%bf of holstein

4.20

%bf of Ayrhsire

4.20

%bf of Brown swiss

Bos prmigenius

Ancestor of Holstein

B. longifrons and B. premigenius

Ancestor of Ayrshire

Bos longifrons

Ancestor of Brown Swiss

Holland

Origin of Holstein

Scotland

Origin of ayrshire

Scotland

Origin of brown swiss

773 kg (M) and 500 kg (F)

Guernsey weight

682 kg (M) and 636 kg (F)

Jersey weight

Fawn with white

Color of guernsey

Ref tips to fawn

Jersey color

4950

Milk yield Kg/year

4650

Milk yield Kg/year

4.90

%BF Guernsey

5.40

%BF jersey

Bos longifrons

Ancestor of guernsey

Bos longifrons

Ancestor of jeresey

Guernsey island

Origin of guernsey

Jersey Island

Origin of jersey

Hostein x Sahiwal

• first imported hybrid from New Zealand in 1980

1392 for 278 days

Milk yield of holstein x sahiwal

2.4 years

Age at first calving of holstein x sahiwal

12-14 months

Calving interval of holstein x sahiwal

Pakistan

Red sindhi origin

India and Pakistan

Sahiwal origin

India and Pakistan

Tharparkar origin

Dark red with white patches

Color of Red Sindhi

Reddish beown with white on the neck

Sahiwal color

White to gray

Tharparkar color

1840

Milk yield of rd sindhi

2270

Sahiwal milk yield

1749

Tharparkar milk yield

4.5

% Milk BF Red Sindhi

4.5

% Milk BF Sahiwal

4.4

% Milk BF Tharparkar

Pur Breeding

• mating of similar purebred cattle

• Ex. angus siren x angus dam

Inbreeding

• mating if closely r,ated cattle

• ex. parent sire x f1 female (daughter)

Crossbreeding

• mating of two different puebred cattle

• ex. Hereford x shorthorn

Terminal crossbreeding

• The crosses produced are not used for breeding and are sold as slughter animals

Rotational crossing

• Requires the retention of selected crosses for use in subsequent rotational breeding in each generation

Upgrading

• This is the amting of purebred sires ti native females