Developed in South Louisiana, composite breed of brahman, gelveih, and Red Angus.
Gelbray
Female that has NOT had a calf
Heifer
Has a double coat of hair, great for marketability to health conscious consumers due to their meat containing 1% of saturated fat.
Belted Galloway
3/8 brahman and 5/8 hereford
Braford
Dual purpose breed, black and white and sometimes has red and white patches
beef Friesian
Red with white face and horned
Hereford
Male that can breed
Bull
1/2 brahman, 1/4 shorthorn, and 1/4 Hereford
Beefmaster
Black or red and polled with medium to large droopy ears and moderate hump, tolerate to heat and resistance to insects.
Brangus
European and British Isles breeds
Bos Taurus
Very dark red with white marking, notes for milking ability, high mutability, but are slower maturing due to their large size.
Maine Anjou
Young male or female
calf
Which of the following breeds is a foundation breed for braford?
Hereford
Used as a dam breed due to calving ease and mothering ability. mature early, and are the foundation breed of brangus and amerifax
Angus
5/8 Angus and 3/8 beef Friesian
Amerifax
Which breed shows the characteristics of an abundance of loose skin, droopy ears, and pronounced hump?
Brahman
Female that has had a baby
Cow
Which breed originated in South africa?
Africander
Deep chest, strong toppling, and heavy muscling in the hindquarters, small short head, and improves muscling but increases calving difficulty.
Limousin
Characterized by a hump, drooping ears, and adapted to high temperatures
Bos Indicus
King Ranch introduced them to the U.S., efficient and grow rapidly, colors can be white, golden wheat or straw and have a pink muzzle
Charolais
Male that has been castrated and can NOT breed
steer
Which of the following is a foundation breed for the brangus, ankina, and amerifax?
Angus
In their native land they are used for draft and beef, bulls can be 6ft tall.
Chianina
Dominate hair color is red
Beefmaster