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Beef Cattle Breeds

Beef Cattle Breeds. ANGUS. British breed Scotland Polled Small calves Early maturing. Black. Red (Recessive). Hereford. Hereford County England Red/Brown Body White face & white underline Imported 1817 Polled developed in Iowa 1902. Horned. Polled. SHORTHORN. NE coast of England

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Beef Cattle Breeds

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  1. Beef Cattle Breeds ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  2. ANGUS • British breed • Scotland • Polled • Small calves • Early maturing Black Red (Recessive) ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  3. Hereford • Hereford County England • Red/Brown Body • White face & white underline • Imported 1817 • Polled developed in Iowa 1902 Horned Polled ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  4. SHORTHORN • NE coast of England • Red – White – Roan • Imported 1870 • Horned or Polled • Milking Shorthorn (Dairy Breed) ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  5. MURRAY GREY • Developed in Australia from Angus bull plus Shorthorn cow • Light silver to chocolate or dun grey • Dark skin helps prevent cancer eye • Polled - easy calving - docile ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  6. TEXAS LONGHORN • Texas from Spanish cattle • Variations of colors and patterns • Lanky bodies with long legs and feet built for speed • Small calves at birth • Horns 6 feet or more ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  7. pinzgauer • Austria 1600’s • Horned or Polled • Hardy – Docile • Easy calving ability • Pigmented skin under a chestnut red coat and white markings on the back, tail and barrel ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  8. BELGIAN BLUE • Heavy muscled • Calving problems ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  9. OTHER BREEDS White Park Scotch Highland ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  10. OTHER BREEDS Red Poll Watusi ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  11. CHARLOIS • France – imported 1960’s • White • Horned or Poll • Large frames • Heavy muscle • Calving problems • Crossbreeding programs ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  12. LIMOUSIN • France • Wheat – Rust – Black • Horned or Poll • Good carcass quality • Reproduction good ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  13. MAINE-ANJOU • France (Mancelle X Shorhorn) • 1969 Nebraska • Red coats spotted with white and some black • Large, well-muscled with good feed efficiency • Heat and cold tolerant B&B Cattle Co. Normangee, TX ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  14. BLONDE D’AQUITAINE • France • United States in 1972 • Wheat colored and Horned • Lean muscling - High growth rate • Docile – Easy calving ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  15. simmental • Simmen Valley in Berner Oberland, Switzerland. • Pale gold to dark reddish brown – Head usually white • Very docile - Easy to manage • High fertility – Hardy - Good mothering/milking ability ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  16. CHiAnina • One of the oldest breeds - Central Italy • United States; 1971 • White to steel gray with black pigmented skin • Well-defined muscling used for draft - meat • Not noted for their milk ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  17. OTHER BREEDS Piedmontese Marchigiana ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  18. AMERICAN BRAHMAN • Developed in U.S. from India cattle • Light gray or red to almost black • Long productivity life • Resists many diseases & insects • Temperature tolerant ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  19. OTHERS Gur Cow Indu-Brazil Bulls ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  20. Beefmaster • South Texas 1931 • ¼ Hereford ¼ Shorthorn ½ Brahman (Composite breed) • Strong maternal traits • Heat, drought and insect resistant • No set color pattern but are generally light red to dark red and some will have white mottle on their faces. ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  21. brangus • USDA Experiment Station at Jeanerette, Louisiana 1912 • 3/8 Brahman by 5/8 Angus • Black - Poll - Heat Tolerance • Docility – Muscularity - Early Puberty • Maternal Strengths - Mothering Ability ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  22. RED brangus • 3/8 Brahman by 5/8 Angus • Solid red – Polled • Other characteristics similar to the (Black) Brangus ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  23. SANTA GERTRUDIS • King Ranch – Kingsville, TX • 5/8ths Shorthorn and 3/8ths Brahman • Red – Horned or Polled • Harsh ranching climates Mr. Double TT 79/2 IntimidatorNational Champion Bull Calf ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  24. OTHER 5/8 – 3/8 Brahman crosses Brahmousin Brayford ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  25. OTHER 5/8 – 3/8 Brahman crosses Charbray Simbrah ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  26. Commercial CATTLE Black Baldies ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

  27. Phone: Toll Free (800) 357-3182 or (940) 380-8858 Address:2701 Hartlee Field Road, Denton, TX 76208Fax:(940) 381-1847 E-Mail:info@4act.com ACT - Beef Cattle Breeds

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