Beef Basics
The Swine Line
Sheep & Goat Style
Poultry Portfolio
The 'Origin' Story
100
This black, polled (hornless) breed from Scotland is the most popular in the US for its meat quality.
What is an Angus?
100
This "Mother Breed" is white with erect ears and known for large litters.
What is Yorskshire?
100
This meat-type sheep has a black head and legs with a wool cap and leg wool.
What is a Hampshire?
100
This white bird is the most common breed used for commercial egg production.
What is the White Leghorn?
100
These "Continental" cattle breeds, like Charolais and Limousin, originated here.
What is Europe?
200
A red-bodied beef breed with a white face and "feather" on its neck; can be horned or polled.
What is a Hereford?
200
This red swine breed with drooping ears is prized for its fast growth and durability.
What is a Duroc?
200
This goat breed from South Africa revolutionized the US meat goat industry.
What is the Boer?
200
This is the industry-standard breed of turkey used for Thanksgiving production.
What is a Broad Breasted White?
200
The Brahman breed belongs to this species category, originating in India.
What is Bos indicus?
300
This large, white-to-cream-colored French breed is known for its heavy muscling and size.
What is a Charolais?
300
A black hog with a white "belt" across the shoulders and front legs.
What is Hampshire?
300
This sheep breed is world-famous for producing the highest quality fine wool.
What is the Merino?
300
A dual-purpose American breed known for its dark red feathers and brown eggs.
What is a Rhode Island Red?
300
Many "Down" sheep breeds, like the Southdown or Shropshire, originated in this country.
What is England?
400
A "composite" breed developed on the King Ranch in Texas (5/8 Shorthorn, 3/8 Brahman).
What is the Santa Gertrudis?
400
This spotted breed is known for being an efficient feeder and having a high carcass yield.
What is the Spotted Poland China?
400
This "dairy" goat is known for its long, pendulous ears and high butterfat milk.
What is the Nubian?
400
This heavy-boned poultry breed is often used as the "sire" side of broiler crosses.
What is the Cornish?
400
The Landrace hog, known for its extra-long body, originated in this Scandinavian country.
What is Denmark?
500
A dual-purpose breed from England that can be red, white, or a unique "roan" color.
What is a Shorthorn?
500
Often called the "aristocrat of the swine world," this breed is black with six white points and has erect ears.
What is a Berkshire?
500
This hair sheep breed is heat-tolerant and does not require shearing that is the heavy hitter in the industry when it comes to the hair breeds.
What is the Dorper?
500
Often called the "Barred Rock" due to its striped feathers, this breed is the "mother" or dam side of the common broiler cross.
What is the Plymouth Rock Chicken?
500
The Boer goat was developed in this country before being imported to the US in 1993.
What is South Africa?