Cattle breeds

Aberdeen-angus

Black, no horns, and body form is smooth, medium in size, and well muscled

Brahman

large hump over the top , ears are generally large and pendulous, and have more highly developed sweat glands than European cattle

Charolais

performs well under a variety of environmental conditions, white or creamy white in color, and has short hair coat for summer but thickens and lengthens in cold weather

Devon (ruby red)

red in color and nicknamed “red rubies”, calving problems are seldom encountered

Galloway

smallest of the beef breeds, easy calvers

Hereford

red with white face, this breed is known for their vigor and foraging ability

Red angus

an international breed, reddish-brown coat, and derived from the scottish aberdeen angus

polled herefords

a staple of the beef industry, red in color with white face, crest, dewlap and underline. one of the two most common purebred beef breeds in the US

shorthorn

developed by a cross and form naturally polled shorthorn found in the breed

scotch highland

small but exceedingly hardy, long, coarse outer hair coat and a soft, thick undercoat

limousin

“butcher’s animal”, red-gold color

Simmental

light red with white brand over shoulders, cream faces like herefords. known for their “rapid growth development and production of milk”

excellend dairy qualities

maine-anjou

very dark red with white markings on the head, belly, rear legs and tail.

chianina

white with black tail switch, known for rapid growth and well marbled meat

murray grey

good mothers, known for rapid gains, superior carcasses etc

santa gertrudis

five eights shorthorn and three eights brahman, good mothering ability and abundant milk supply

africander

good resistance to heat, used for up-grading indigenous cattle

gelbvieh

superior fertility, calving ease, mothering ability, and growth rate of the calves

salers

dark mahogany red and a growing number of black _____