CATTLE BREEDSMaggie Fetzer

Angus- Beef • Solid black

• Lean

• Slightly muscular

• Bulls have muscle crest around neck

• Heifers/ cows very lean

• Polled (naturally hornless)

Black Brangus- Beef• Brahman/ Angus cross

• Similar to angus

• Slight neck hump

• More defined sheath

• Bigger brisket

Bigger neck hump than Angus

Big brisket (comes from Brahman influence)

Beefmaster- Beef• Face and ears similar to Brahmans

• Slight neck hump

• Bulls are very stocky and muscled

• Heifer/cows leaner

• Color range from light to dark red

Slight neck hump

Santa Gertrudis- Beef• Dark red color

• Big brisket

• A lot of neck folds

• Slight neck hump

• Polled or horned

• Long face

Belted Galloway- Beef• Black and white or brown and white

• Distinguishing belt of white around their midsection

• “Hampshire of cattle”

Braford- Beef• Brahman/Hereford cross

• Red with white underbelly, face, and legs

• Looks like Hereford with slight neck hump

• Bigger brisket

• Horned or polled

• Stockier than Herefords

Notice the brisket

Hereford- Beef• Red with white face, underbelly, and hocks

• Horned

• Small brisket

• Moderately muscled

Brahman- Beef• Big ears, sheath, and brisket

• Long face

• Horned or polled

• Very distinctive neck hump

• Several colors

Braunvieh- Beef• Mousy brown

• Small ears

• Brown or black tail switch

• Lighter underbelly and legs

• White around the nose

Charolais- Beef• White, cream, or light blonde in color

• Medium frame

• Pink nose and hooves

• Heavily muscled

• Broad head

Gelbvieh- Beef• Can be dark red, golden, or black

• Long body

• Heavily muscled

• Looks similar to Charolias

• Medium to large frame

Big muscles

Limousin- Beef• Can be blonde, black, or red

• Very small brisket

• Lean body

• Lighter color on the underbelly, inside legs

and around the nose

• Broad head

Maine Anjou- Beef• Can be solid black, solid red, black and white, or red and white

• White markings are on the underbelly, legs, and face

• Large framed

• Not very muscular

• Less stocky than

hereford

Polled Hereford- Beef

• Same as Hereford but no horns

• Polled means “naturally hornless”

• Stocky and muscular

• Smaller brisket than Braford

• Smaller neck hump than Braford

Virtually no neck hump

No horns!

Red Angus- Beef

• Similar to Angus

• Solid red in color

• Lean , slightly muscular

Red Brangus- Beef

• Similar to black Brangus

• Slight neck hump

• Defined sheath

• Big brisket

Bigger neck hump than angus

Bigger brisket than angus

Big brisket

Shorthorn- Beef• Red, white, and roan

• Polled or horned

• Moderate frame

• Long hair

Roan

Simmental- Beef• Yellowish-brown, straw colored, red, or black

• White markings on face, legs, brisket, and underbelly

• Horned or polled Leaner & longer than polled hereford

Texas Longhorn- Beef• Variety of colors and patterns

• Has distinctively long horns

Ayrshire- Dairy• Red and white

• Distinct spots

• Can be speckled

• Small framed

• Udder

Brown Swiss- Dairy• Mousy brown, but can be grey, dark brown, or tan

• Similar to Braunvieh

• Small head

• Udder

Guernsey- Dairy• Can be yellowish to reddish-brown with white patches

• Small in the hip

• Udder

Holstein- Dairy• White with black patches

• Very distinctive look

• Chick-fil-a cow

• Udder

Jersey- Dairy• Light brown in color

• Dark nose, hooves, and tail switch

• Borden cow, Elsie

• Udder