Beef Cattle Breeds

Angus

Aberdeen-Angus

Angus

Scotland

Angus

Oldest breed in Britain

Angus

black in color, smooth hair coat, polled, compact and low-set body

Angus

cow: 550 kg ; bulls : 850 kg

Angus

alert and vigorous breed

Angus

perform well in the feedlot

Angus

desirable carcass of high-quality, well-marbled meat

Angus

dominant polled gene

Red Angus

United States

Red Angus

Developed from crossing red with red from Black Angus

• recessive gene

• offspring is always red

Red Angus

similar in all respects to the Angus, except for its gold red color

Beefmaster

developed in Texas

Beefmaster

1st composite breed

Beefmaster

dual purpose

Beefmaster

result from crosses frm (25%) Hereford, (25%) Shorthorn, (50%) Brahmans

Beefmaster

color: red, dun

Beefmaster

horned or polled

Beefmaster

Good disposition, fertility, weight gain, conformation, hardiness and milk production, excellent mothering ability

Belmont Red

tropical beef breed

Belmont Red

50% Africander, 25% Hereford, 25% Shorthorn

Belmont Red

developed in an attempt to improve the Bos indicus fertility while retaining the characteristics of heat and tick tolerance

Belmont Red

high carcass yield, docility, fertility, adaptability

Belmont Red

predominantly red in color but some color difference are occasionaly evident

Belted Galloway

temperate beef breed

Belted Galloway

origin: Scotland

Belted Galloway

color: black with white belt around middle of entire body

Belted Galloway

larger than Galloway

Belted Galloway

naturally polled, double coat of long hair

Belted Galloway

bull: 815-955 kg ; cow: 400-600 kg

Belted Galloway

more of beef conformation, lean and flavorful meat

Belted Galloway

calves-hybrid vigor, grow rapidly

Beefalo

cross between bison (buffalo) (3/8) and domestic cattle (5/8) of any breed - 1960s

Beefalo

3/8 Bison ; 3/8 Charolais ; ¼ Hereford

Beefalo

large frame, docile, hardt in extreme cold and extreme heat

Beefalo

quality tasty healthier meat

Beefalo

efficient, non-selective grazers

Beefalo

easy calvers

Beefalo

low birth weight, excellent rate of gain, high weaning rates

Brahman

Brahma

Brahman

beef type

Brahman

grey, red to almost black

Brahman

mothering ability - rated high

Brahman

tolerate drough conditions, tendency to later maturity, tick& heat tolerant

Brahman

intelligent, inquisitive, shy

Brahman

humped

Brahman

high dressing percentage, good “cutout", min, outside fat

Brahman

medium size, bull: 700-900 kg ; cow: 450-635 kg

Charolais

temperate beef breed

Charolais

origin: Charolles, France

Charolais

color: white or cream, golden wheat or straw

Charolais

characteristics: flesh to pink color of skin and mucous membranes stoutly built and large size wavy hair coat

Charolais

efficient fedlot gains and carcass cutout values (tremendous muscling and conformity)

Charolais

ease of calving

Charolais

easy to manage in terms of temperament

Chianina

temperate beef breed

Chianina

origin: Chiana Valley in Italy

Chianina

color: porcelian white hair, pigmented skin (black tongue, palate, nose, eye area and switch)

Chianina

dark skinned

Chianina

largest breed and oldest of cattle breed in the world

Chianina

bull: up to 1,800 kg ; cow: 800-1000 kg

Chianina

very late maturer

Chianina

calves are dropped as reddish brown

Chianina

excellent lean but marbled beef

Devon

North Devon, Red Rubies

Devon

temperate beef breed, prev. dual purpose

Devon

origin: Country of Devon, England

Devon

desceneed from Bos lonqifrons

Devon

color: red, rich “ruby red" being most popular

Devon

characteristics: yellow skin, creamy white horns with black tips

Devon

cows - horned curved upwards

Devon

bulls - straight to curving outwards and downwards

Devon

good walkers and excellent rustlers and grazer

Galloway

temperate beef breed

Galloway

Origin: Galloway, Scotland

Galloway

Color: black; brownish or reddish tint amongst black is acceptable

Galloway

polled, long, curly hair, shorter legs and longer bodies compared to Angus

Galloway

insulating hair coat, no excessive outside fat, high omega-3 content

Galloway

courageous, docile

Galloway

good maternal breed, easy calvers, good milk supply

Galloway

bull - 770-1000 kg, cow: 450-680 kg

hereford

hereford, England

hereford

1st English cattle to be recognized as a true breed

hereford

dark red to red-yellow, white faces, crest, dewlap, underline, flanks, below knees and hocks

hereford

horned, short thick horns, curve down at the side of the head

hereford

docile, easily-handled

hereford

superior foraging ability, vigor, hardiness, higher % of calf crops

hereford

low-set, rectangular bodies with thick haircoat

Limousin

temperate beef breed

Limousin

origin: an ancient breed of France

Limousin

color: light brown with a range from apricot to dark red and black; calves born as light fawn or brown —> deep black at fully mature age

Limousin

majority of animals are horned:

• yellow horns at the base, dark towards the tips

• horizontal then curve forward and upwards

Limousin

large, fine, strong boned frame

Limousin

bull: 1000kg, cow: 650kg

Indu-Brazil

Origin: India - US by way of Brazil and Mexico

Indu-Brazil

color: light to silver gray to red

Indu-Brazil

prominent forehead and long droopy ears symmetrical horns which draw upward and to the rear prominent hump over the shoulders with loose, pendulous skin under throat and along the dewlap

Maine Anjou

temperate beef breed

Maine Anjou

origin: Western France

Maine Anjou

dual-purpose (beef and milk)