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Mind Warmer
What are the terms used for the young females that have not given
birth for both cattle and swine?
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Cattle 101
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Introduction
Two basic types of Cattle Enterprises:
►Beef Cattle – Used mainly for meat. Includes steaks,
roasts, Hamburger ect.
►Dairy Cattle – Used mainly for Milk and Milk Products.
Includes butter, cream, Ice Cream, Cheese
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Terminology for Cattle
Steer – Castrated young male bovine
Stag – Castrated old male bovine
Bull – Non-castrated male bovine
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Terminology for Cattle
Cow – Older female that has given birth
Heifer – Young female that has not given birth
Calf – Baby bovine
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Parts of the Cow
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Beef Breeds- Angus-
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Beef Breeds
Angus►Mainly Black in color (some
Red also).
►Polled.
►Originated in Scotland
►Most registered purebred Beef
Breed
►Known for high carcass and
meat quality
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Beef Breeds
Hereford►Red with white face
►Horns
►Origin is England
►Docile – Easy
temperament
►Good foragers – Efficient
converters of forage crops
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Beef Breeds
Charolais►White to light straw color
►Horns
►Origin is France
►Large Framed
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Beef Breeds
Brahman►Light gray to black or red in
color
►Horns
►Origin is India
►Hump, loose dewlap
►Resistant to insects and
tolerant to heat
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Beef Breeds
Limousin►Golden-Red in color
►Native to the South Central
part of France
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Dairy Breeds
Holstein►Black and White in color
►Native to the Netherlands
►90% of the diary cattle in
the US
►Leading producer of milk
►Produce about 18,000 lbs.
of milk per year.
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Dairy Breeds
Jersey►Cream to light fawn to
almost black in color
►Native to the Isle of Jersey
in Britian
►Number one in milk fat
►Small framed
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