Cattle Breed and Characteristics Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards detailing the definitions of cattle breeding terms and specific characteristics of English beef, Continental, Bos indicus, and Dairy cattle breeds based on the Ken Waddell lecture.

Black Baldy

The specific crossbreed resulting from mating an Angus animal to a Hereford animal.

Hereford

A popular U.S. English beef breed that is red and white in color and can be either horned or polled.

Angus

An English beef breed with excellent conformation and black coloring that provides some resistance to pinkeye and cancer eye.

Shorthorn

An English cattle breed categorized as a dual purpose breed, used for both meat and milk.

Charolais

A Continental beef breed that originated in France.

Limousin

A Continental beef breed that originated in France.

Simmental

A Continental beef breed that originated in Switzerland.

Gelbvieh

A Continental beef breed that originated in Germany.

Belgian Blue

A Continental beef breed that originated in Belgium.

Bos indicus

Cattle influenced by stock from India, characterized by being disease resistant and suited for hot and humid climates.

Brahman

A breed originated from stock in India that is disease resistant and highly adapted to hot and humid climates.

Brangus

A composite breed consisting of $\frac{3}{8}$ Brahman and $\frac{5}{8}$ Angus.

Santa Gertrudis

A composite breed consisting of $\frac{3}{8}$ Brahman and $\frac{5}{8}$ Shorthorn.

Beefmaster

A composite breed consisting of $\frac{1}{2}$ Brahman, $\frac{1}{4}$ Hereford, and $\frac{1}{4}$ Shorthorn.

Holstein

A dairy breed originating from the Netherlands.

Jersey

A dairy breed from the island of Jersey, which is a small British island.

Guernsey

A dairy breed from the island of Guernsey, located between Britain and France.

Ayrshire

A dairy breed originating from Scotland.

Brown Swiss

A dairy breed originating from Switzerland.