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Cattle
Breeds
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How many of you love to eat cheese, meat, ice
cream or drink milk?Did you ever wonder
where these products came from?
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Well if you said cattle youre on the right track.
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What are some breeds of cattle, and where do they
originate from.

• At this time discuss with your neighbor any
  relevant information that you know on cattle.
  (i.e. Breeds, uses, etc.)

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You may ask yourself what is a breed
You may ask yourself what is a breed?
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Well I'm so glad you asked!
The classic definition of a breed is
animals that, through selection and breeding,
have come to resemble one another and pass their
traits uniformly to their offspring.
SCwww.ansi.okstate.edu/BREEDS/
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Discuss in your small group and write down what
you think a trait is. What traits do you think
are important in identifying cattle breeds?
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A Trait is a distinguishing characteristic
within a specific breed of cattle.
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Key terms to the Beef industry
Veal Exotics Purebred Cow-calf
operation Stocker operation Feedlot operation
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Common traits of cattle - Muscularity -
Color - Size
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ORIGIN AND CHARACTERISTICS

• American Breeds
• British Breeds
• Continental Breeds
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American Breeds
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Brahman

• Origin Southern U.S.A
• Characteristics Gray/Red
• Most heat resistant breed
• Large frame size
• Horned or polled
• Light muscled
• Polled Genetically born without horns.

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Beefmaster

• Origin Texas
• Characteristics No color pattern usually red in
  color
• Medium to large frame size
• Heavy muscled

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Santa Gertrudis

• Origin Texas
• Characteristics Cherry red
• Medium to large frame size
• Mid-Heavy muscle

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British Breeds
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Angus

• Origin Aberdeen, Scotland
• Characteristics Black, some have white bellies,
  polled
• Smooth hair coat
• Medium frame size
• Heavy muscled
• Polled genetically born without horns

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Hereford

• Origin Herefordshire, England
• Characteristics Light yellow to cherry red with
  white belly-thick curly hair coat
• Medium frame size
• Medium muscled

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Hereford
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Polled Hereford
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Shorthorn

• Origin Northern, England
• Characteristics Color varies, mostly roan (red
  and white color)
• Medium to large frame size
• Medium muscle

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Continental Breeds
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Charolais

• Origin Central France
• Characteristics White to Creamy-some red, thick
  hair coat
• Large frame size
• Lean, heavy muscled

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Chianina

• Origin West - Central Italy
• Characteristics Off white with black tongue,
  nose, eyes, hooves
• Large frame size
• Long muscled

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Limousin

• Origin South Central France
• Characteristics Most commonly red can be black
  with lighter eyes belly
• Medium to large frame size, long body
• Heavy muscle

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Beefalo
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Belgian Blue
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Belted Galloway
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Dexter
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Highland
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Pinzgaur
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Simmental
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Produced by Manuel Alvarado Jana Shumaker Harvey
Willis