Breeds of Livestock

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

Animal Breeding

Study of genes, genetic variation and heredity in living organisms.

Genetics

a group of animals descended from common ancestry and possessing certain inherited traits that distinguish it from any other group.

Breed

a group of animals descended from or related to a specific animal or source of genetic stock.

Line

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

Strain

a taxonomic rank used in classifying organisms, generally below the class and comprised of families sharing a set of similar nature

Order

a taxonomic group of one or more genera, especially sharing a common attribute.

Family

Beefmaster consist of

Brahman x Shorthorn x Hereford

Sta. Gertrudis consist of

Brahman x Shorthorn

Braford consist of

Brahman x Hereford

Charbray consist of

Brahman x Charolais

Black, polled, body form is smooth, medium in size, trim, adequate in length of side, and well muscled. Calves from ________ cows are usually smaller at birth than from other breeds, but at weaning they are usually equal in weight.

Aberdeen-Angus

characterized by a large hump over the top of the shoulder and neck, horns are curved upward and are sometimes tilted to the rear. Wars are large, and the throatlatch and dewlap, which have a large amount of excess skin

Brahman

this cattle produce an oily secretion from the sebaceous glands which has a distinctive odor and is reported to assist in repelling insects.

Bos indicus

They are white or creamy white in color, but the skin carries appreciable pigmentation. Naturally horned. The hair coat is usually short. Their ability to walk, graze aggressively in warm weather, withstand reasonable cold, and raise heavy calves has drawn special praise from many that have them.

Charolais

Red in color, rich deep to a light red or chestnut color. have adequate size and scale but are not "horsey" big

Devon (Ruby Reds)

Nickname of Devon

Red rubies

Smallest of the beef breed. Polled, short leg, long hair coat. The color of the coat ranges from the more popular Black, to Dun (silver through brown), Red, White (with dark pigment about the eyes, nose, ears and teats), and the Belted (black, dun or red, with a white band around the middle).

Galloway

red-colored bodies and white faces. They are muscular, moderate to long in length of side, adequate in length of leg, large in size, trim, and smooth.

Herefords

Herefords are referred to as

White-faced cattle

is an international breed of beef cattle characterized by a reddish-brown coat. It derives from the Scottish Aberdeen Angus population and is identical to it in all but coat colour.

Red Angus

Possessing a typically large, muscular, red frame, with a white face, crest, dewlap and underline—it is one of the two most common purebred beef breeds in the US.

Polled herefords

they are large, rectangular, and well muscled.

They range in color from red to white and all combinations of these colors, such as spotted or roan.

Shorthorn

Small but exceedingly hardy. Long coarse, outer coat and soft thick undercoat. Acceptable colors are black, brindle, light red, red, dun, silver and yellow.

Scottish Highland

distinguished by its rich, red-gold color over the back, shading to light buckskin or straw color under the belly and around the legs and muzzle.

long-bodied, heavy-muscled, trim-middled, and relatively light-boned.

Limousin

Limousin cattle are still referred to as the ______ _______ in France

Butcher’s Animal

they are light red or cream with faces much like the Herefords. They usually have some white spots on a white band over the shoulders.

"rapid growth development; outstanding production of milk, butter, and cheese; and for their use as draught animals.“

Simmental

Other name for Simmental

Fleckvieh in Germany, Austra, Switzerlandm and other European countries

Pie Rouge, Montbeliard, and Abondance in France

Pezzata Rossa in Italy

coat color is red, red with white spots, or roan. coloring is a very dark red with white markings on the head, belly, rear legs and tail. White on other parts of the body is also common.

the largest breeds developed in France

Heavy muscled

Maine - Anjou

are white with a black switch on the tail. Their skin pigment is uniformly black.

noted for rapid growth and well-marbled, fine-textured meat.

Fullblood _________ have short hair that varies from white to steel gray in color. Bulls are often a darker gray around their front ends. Both sexes have black pigmented skin, points and mucosa.

most noticeable characteristic of the breed is the extensive and well-defined muscling

Chianina

The calves of the breed are small at birth.

Good mothers and milk well

are solid dark to silver gray in color. The gray is a very practical color that reflects more heat than dark colors. The skin should be heavily pigmented or dark-colored and this helps keep away certain eye and skin problems, such as cancer eye and sunburned udders

Murray Grey