Beef Cattle Breeds

Breeds, Origins, Colors, Characteristics

Major Beef Breeds• Angus• Beefmaster• Brahman• Charolais• Chiania• Hereford• Limousin• Longhorn• Shorthorn• Simmental

Angus Beef Cattle• Color-Black (in some

cases double recessive

cattle may be Red)• Origin-Scotland• Characteristics-smooth

muscle, meaty, polled, Great Carcass traits.

• Size-1200-1400 pounds.

Beefmaster

• Color-Red, Tan, & White

• Origin-USA-Texas• Characteristics-

crossbred with Brahman, Hereford and Shorthorn.

• Size 1300-1700 pounds.

Brahman

• Color-Creamy to tan• Origin-India• Characteristics-large

crest or hump, heat tolerant, loose skin, droopy ears.

• Size-1400-1600 pounds.

Charolais

• Color-Creamy to White

• Origin-France• Characteristics-Fast

Growth, excellent mothering, meaty

• Size-Medium - large

1300-1500 pounds

Chiania-pronounced Key-a-nee-a

• Color-White• Origin-Italy• Characteristics-

HUGE size, muscular, large frame, sound.

• Size-Bulls up to 4000 pounds.

Herefords

• Color-Red with White Face, etc.

• Origin-England• Characteristics-

Easy calving, Good Mothering, Meaty, Gentle, polled and horned.

• Size-1200-1500 pounds.

Limousin

• Color-Red, cream, tan, with white

• Origin-France• Characteristics-Very

Meaty Carcass traits, Muscular,

• Size-1300-1800 pounds.

Texas Longhorn aka Longhorn

• Color-Red, tan, white, black.

• Origin-Spain• Characteristics-

Meatless Wonders, slow growers, long horns,

• Size-900-1100 pounds.

Shorthorn

• Color-Red, White, or mixed-Roan

• Origin-England• Characteristics-

Meaty, gentle, good mothers, may be polled or horned.

• Size-1200-1400 pounds.

Simmental

• Color-Red, tan, dark with white

• Origin-Switzerland• Characteristics-

meaty, excellent mothers,

• Size-1300-1600 pounds.

Other minor Beef Breeds• Maine Anjou• Galloway• Santa Gertrudis-Brahman X Shorthorn

King Ranch in Texas, 1920’s first crossbred animal developed.

• Salers• Red Poll• Murray Gray• Gelbvieh• Highland• Brangus-Brahman X Angus-Oklahoma.

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Which Breed came from France?

• A. Charolais

• B. Hereford

• C. Limousin

• D. Brahman

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Beef Breed Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford • 1. ___?_______

Beef Breed Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford• 2. Angus

• 1. England• 2. _____?_____

Beef Breed Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford• 2. Angus• 3. Charolais

• 1. England• 2. Scotland• 3. ____?____

Beef Breed Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford• 2. Angus• 3. Charolais• 4. Chiania

• 1. England• 2. Scotland• 3. France• 4. _____?_____

Beef Breed Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford• 2. Angus• 3. Charolais• 4. Chiania• 5. Brahman

• 1. England• 2. Scotland• 3. France• 4. Italy• 5. _____?_____

Beef Breeds Origin Quiz

• 1. Hereford• 2. Angus• 3. Charolais• 4. Chiania• 5. Brahman

• 1. England• 2. Scotland• 3. France• 4. Italy• 5. India