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Mt MorrisBeef Cattle Seminar

June 17, 2009

Classification andIdentification

of Cattle Breeds



CLASSIFICATION OF BEEF CATTLE

B r i t i s h E U R O P E A N

B O S T A U R U S

F 1 C r o s s

B O S T A U R U S / I N D I C U S

Z E B U

B O S I N D I C U S

B e e f C a t t l e



BRITISH BREEDS OF CATTLE

HerefordHereford Dairy CattleDairy Cattle Polled HerefordsPolled Herefords JerseyJersey Black AngusBlack Angus GuernseyGuernsey

Red AngusRed Angus AyrshireAyrshire Devon Milking ShorthornDevon Milking Shorthorn ShorthornShorthorn Red PollRed Poll GallowayGalloway British WhitesBritish Whites Scotch HighlandScotch Highland Welsh BlackWelsh Black WagyuWagyu



EUROPEAN BREEDS OF CATTLE SimmentalSimmental DairyDairy

LimousinLimousin Brown SwissBrown Swiss Maine-AnjouMaine-Anjou HolsteinHolstein Dut! Belte" Dut! Belte" SalersSalers C!arolaisC!arolais #ie"montese#ie"montese Blon"e "$A%uitaineBlon"e "$A%uitaine Bel&ian BlueBel&ian Blue C!ianinaC!ianina 'el()ie!'el()ie! M*+ M*+

orman"eorman"e #in%auer #in%auer De)onDe)on Sout! De)onSout! De)on .arentaise.arentaise



COMPOSITE BREEDS OF CATTLE

Bran&us /*D BLAC3Bran&us /*D BLAC3

Beefmasters Beefma4er Beefmasters Beefma4er

Sim(ra! Brafor"Sim(ra! Brafor"

Bramousin Santa 'ertru"isBramousin Santa 'ertru"is

Amerian 7 5a6 Comosite Amerian 7 5a6 Comosite SalornSalorn



HYBRID!I"OR BENEFITS

More li!ate varia"le

#ncreased Growth Rate

#ncreased $igor and %ertility



BOS TAURUS BEEF BREEDS

B*+.+SH 8 *:#A



Hereford

• Originated in England

• Red with white points

• Horned usually

• Known for pink eye

Bos Taurus / British Breed

Classification



Red An#$s

• Originated in the British Isles

• a!e as Black "ngus

• Barred fro! "ngus herd#ook

• Recogni$ed as separate #reed


Classification



Blac% An#$s

• %ati&e to "ngus 'near cotland(

• )ost popular #eef #reed in the

*

• "lways #lack in color

• Can produce Red "ngus

• Known for )ar#ling "#ility


Classification



Te&as Lon#'orn

• Originated in the *nited tates

• +arious colors

• "l!ost went e,tinct

• Known for -ow Birth .eights

and Cal&ing ease for Heifers


Classification



Red Poll

• e&eloped in England

• 0ri!arily used for !eat in *

• )ilk production in other countries

• ark red and polled


Classification



S'ort'orn

• Originated in England• .hite to red in color

• Roane Color1 &ery popular for

show heifers2


Classification



M$rra( "re(

Develo&ed in 'ew South Wales(Australia

Beca!e a recogni)ed Australian "reed in *+,-

ross of Roan Shorthorn and Angus

.nown for s!all "irth weights

Good arcass traitsDocile Dis&osition

Dark &ig!ent on head and udders



Belted "allo)a(

Develo&ed in the *,th century in Scotland

.now for shaggy coat(ideal for wet/ cold

conditions

Develo&ed fro! a cross of Galloway and

Dutch Belted

Have good !ar"ling a"ility

Polled and refered to as 0Belties1



De*on

• Originated in England

• "lso called %orth e&on

• One of the oldest #eef #reeds

• "t one ti!e used for !ilk

• )ature cows weigh 34567855 l#s2


Classification



So$t' De*onHigh Maternal Breed

'ot Related to Devon

High "utterfat(23-4Refered to as 0Gentle Giants

Bos taurus/British Breed

Classification



A(rs'ire5rigin Scotland

High "utterfat and Protein

Do Well in Harse onditions


Classification



"$ernse(5rigin Jersey #sle in 6nglish hannel


7sed in Gra)ing 5&erations8arger than Jersey cattle


Classification



+erse(5rigin Jersey #sle in 6nglish hannel


Po&ular due to high co!&onents in MilkS!all Mature Si)e

7sed in ross"reeding

9- Dairy BreedBos taurus/British Breed

Classification



Bos Ta$r$s

Breeds of 6uro&ean 5rigin



D$tc' Belted

Dual Pur&ose

Develo&ed in Holland fro! cattle originating in

Austria

Moderate %ra!e Si)e

Bos Taurus/utch Breed

Classification



Holstein

9* Dairy Breed

Develo&ed in 'orth Holland and %reisland

High Milk Production

8arge Mature Si)e

Bos Taurus/utch Breed

Classification



Bro)n S)iss

Swit)erland 5rigin

8arge attle Dual Pur&ose(Braunvieh

High Milk o!&onents

8arge Mature Si)e

Develo&ed at High AltitudeBos Taurus/wiss Breed

Classification



Li,o$sin

• %ati&e to outh6Central 9rance

• :olden6red to red6#rown in

color

Bos Taurus EuropeanBreed Classification



'arolais

'arolais

• Originated in 9rance

• .hite in color

• )ature #ulls weigh ;5556;455< l#s2

• )ature #ulls weigh 7;456;555< l#s2• Known for i$e and )uscle

Bos Taurus / European Breed

Classification



-a#($

• "ll =apanese cattle

• +arious colors

• Consists of !any =apanese #reeds

• Known for )ar#ling in the )eat

Bos Taurus / European

Breed Classification



Blonde d.A/$itaine


• Blonde color

• Known for Hea&y )uscle





Salers

• %ati&e to 9rance• )ilk production i!portant in Europe

• Rod to #rown in color

•Known for so!e Carcass )erit





Tarentaise


• *sed for !ilk in Europe

• Red color

Bos Taurus / European Breed

Classification



MaineAn0o$


• )ature #ulls weigh ;75568555 l#s2


• ark red with white !arkings

Bos Taurus / EuropeanBreed Classification



BOS INDICUS BEEF BREEDS

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Red Brah!an

Bos Indicus Classification

• Heat and Insect

Resistant• )othering "#ility



I n d o B r a 1 i li a n

n d o B r a 1 i li a n


• Known for -arge Ears• Hea&iest 0opulations in

outh "!erica

• High in )aternal "ttri#utes



Africander


• %ati&e to outh "frica

• *sually red with long horns

• *sed for !eat and as a draft ani!al


• )ature #ulls weigh 7>456;;55 l#s2



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Ha(s on*erters

• e&eloped in Canada

• enator Harry Hays6Calgary1 "l#erta

•7/8 Hereford

•7/8 Holstein

•7/8 Brown wiss

•Known for growth rate1 high fertility1sound udders1 and high !ilk production

•9irst Recogni$ed Co!posite in

Canada in 73?4

•Co!posite Breed Classification



Bran#$s


• 8/@ Brah!an1 4/@ "ngus

•olid #lack

• 0olled

Co!posite Breed Classification



Bra,o$sin


• :olden to red in color

• 4/@ -i!ousin1 8/@ Brah!an

Co!posite Breed

Classification



Braford

• e&eloped in 9lorida

• 8/@ Brah!an1 4/@Hereford

•Red with white points




Beef,a%er


• 8/A Hereford1 7/A i!!ental

• Red with white points




Beef,aster


• Brah!an1 Hereford1 and horthorn

• Co!posite Breed Classification



Salorn

• e&eloped in the *nited tates

• 4/@ alers2 8/@ Te,as -onghorn

• -ean !eat

• En&iron!entally adapta#le




Te&on


• Te,as -onghorn and e&on #reeds used





Santa Gertrudis

Originated at the King

Ranch in Te,as

)ade up of Brah!an1

Hereford1 and horthornBreeds

Known for Heat tolerance



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attle are lassified into :wo Grou&s

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Grou&s3What are so!e o!&osite Breeds and what are

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