Ayrshires are red and white, and purebred Ayrshires only
produce red and white offspring. Actually, the red color is a
reddish-brown mahogany that varies in shade from very light to very
dark. On some bulls, the mahogany color is so dark that it appears
almost black in contrast to the white. There is no discrimination
or registry restriction on color patterns for Ayrshires. The color
markings vary from nearly all red to nearly all white. The spots
are usually very jagged at the edges and often small and scattered
over the entire body of the cow. Usually, the spots are distinct,
with a break between the red and the white hair. Some Ayrshires
exhibit a speckled pattern of red pigmentation on the skin covered
by white hair. Brindle and roan color patterns were once more
common in Ayrshires, but these patterns are rare today
AYRSHIRE
Slide 4
BEEFMASTER
Slide 5
BELTED GALLOWAY
Slide 6
Braford cattle are approximately 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Hereford.
BRAFORD
Slide 7
All the Bos indicus cattle are characterized by a large hump
over the top of the shoulder and neck. Spinal processes below the
hump are extended, and there is considerable muscular tissue
covering the processes. The other characteristics of these cattle
are their horns, which usually curve upward and are sometimes
tilted to the rear, their ears, which are generally large and
pendulous, and the throatlatch and dewlap, which have a large
amount of excess skin. They also have more highly developed sweat
glands than European cattle (Bos taurus) and so can perspire more
freely. Bos indicus cattle produce an oily secretion from the
sebaceous glands which has a distinctive odor and is reported to
assist in repelling insects. BRAHMAN
Slide 8
Their genetics are stabilized at 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Angus
BLACK BRANGUS
Slide 9
Braunvieh are various shades of brown, predominately mousy
brown, but ranging from light brown with gray to very dark brown.
The border of the muzzle is very light, as is the poll, and often a
lighter colored dorsal stripe is seen. The udder and inside of the
legs and underline also being the lighter shade. A darker, smokier
shading is often evident around the shoulders and neck compared to
the rest of the body. The switch of the tail is dark brown to
black. The skin is pigmented, the muzzle is black, and the hooves
are dark and very hard. BRAUNVIEH
Slide 10
BROWN SWISS
Slide 11
The French have long selected their cattle for size and
muscling. They selected for bone and power to a greater extent than
was true in the British Isles. The French breeders stressed rapid
growth in addition to cattle that would ultimately reach a large
size. These were men that wanted cattle that not only grew out well
but could be depended upon for draft power. Little attention was
paid to refinement, but great stress was laid on utility. The
Charolais of France are white in color, horned, long bodied, and
good milkers with a general coarseness to the animal not being
uncommon. CHAROLAIS
Slide 12
The breed is red in color, with strong skin pigmentation, and
horned. Polled cattle have developed in the United States from the
use of naturally hornless foundation females. Proponents of the
breed claim the breed has superior fertility, calving ease,
mothering ability, and growth rate of the calves GELBVIEH
Slide 13
GUERNSEY
Slide 14
HEREFORD
Slide 15
HOLSTIEN
Slide 16
Cows show very marked refinement about their heads and
shoulders, carry long, straight top lines, and usually carry out
long and level at the rump. For their size, they are usually deep
in the body and full and deep in the barrel JERSEY
Slide 17
LIMOUSIN
Slide 18
At the beginning of the 19th century, the cattle in this region
were large, well- muscled animals with light red coats spotted with
white. MAINE ANJOU