Cow Breeds
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From Scottland
Polled
Produce desirable carcass
Black Angus
From US around 1945
Can withstand warmer temperatures
Red Angus
From Oklahoma
Polled
Solid black, red
High humidity and resistance to bugs
Brangus
Los Indicus Cattle brought from India
- Bulls darker than cows
- Large hump
- Intelligent, shy, inqisuite
Brahman
From France
Mahoghanny red, gold
Lean Carcass
Limousin
From Iowa
Docile, easy to handle
Superior foraging abillity
White pattern dominant in cross breeding
Polled Hereford
Angus X Hereford
Black Baldy and Brockle-faced
Red, white, roan
From England
Easy to handle
Good dispositioning
Adaptable to many climates
Good moms
Shorthorn
From Texas
Brahman x Hereford x Shorthorn
Horned
Satisfactory reproduction
Beefmaster
From Spain
Horns can curve up and spread 4 feet or more
Texas Longhorn
Shorthorn x Brahman Bull
From King Ranch in Texas
Drooping ears
Loose skin
Short,straight hair in warm climates
Santa Gertrudis
Red, white, yellow and white, sky and white
From Switzerland
Heavy bone structure
Loose dewlap
Longer, larger head
Simmental
From France
1500-2000 lbs
well adapted, used in crossbreeding
Charolais
Reddish gold
From West Germany,
Calving ease
Gelbvieh
Belted Galloway
Scottish Highland
From Japan
Waygu
Solid brown, light-dark
From Switzerland
Dual-purpose
Brown Swiss
Yellow skin
From Isle of Guernsey
Bad meat, gentle, early maturing
Guernsey
LARGEST Dairy Breed
LARGE udders
#1 in Milk production
Holstein
Cream, white fawn
From France
#5 in milk production
#1 in milk-fat
Jersey
Bull
Intact male bovine
Cow
Intact female bovine that has given birth
Calf
Young bovine
Heifer
Young female bovine that has not given birth
Steer
Male bovine castrated when young
Calving
Giving birth to cattle
Freshening
Giving birth to dairy animals; also called freshen
Freemartin
Sexually imperfect, usually sterile female calf born as a twin with a male calf
Polled
Settled
Succesfully bred
Veal
Beef
Scours
Bloat
Cull
To kill