Terms
When a cattle breed has two purposes.
Ex. Meat and Milk
Dual purpose
This French breed is known for its large frame size and heavy muscling, and being white to off-white in color
Charolais
This breed shares a name with another breed, and is slightly more heat resistant.
Red Angus
The hardiest breed of cattle that is disease and heat resistant.
Brahman
What breed is known for having bulls that stand 6 ft tall at their shoulder?
Chianina
Fat that accumulates in the muscle/cut of meat
Marbling
French breed known for its great feed efficiency and good marbling. Is also a dual purpose breed (meat and draft)
(Also Ms. Hoerle's favorite breed....)
This breed produces the best marbling
Angus
Breed that descends from one sire.
Santa Gertrudis
What cattle breed does Santa Fe have?
Angus
Castrated male bovine
Steer
This breed has the highest cutability, and has a long bodied frame.
Limousin
This red and white colored breed is naturally horned, has a thick hair coat, and originated in England.
Hereford
Breed of cattle that combines traits from two different breeds: heat resistance and great marbling.
Brangus
All cattle descend from either of these two types of cattle.
Hint: Both of them start with the word “Bos”
Bos Taurus and Bos Indicus
Naturally hornless
Polled
This breed is known for being double muscled, and being dual purpose.
Piedmontese
This dual purpose breed is red, white, or roan colored.
Shorthorn
Known as the “American All Purpose Breed”
Simbrah
In Angus, black is the dominant gene, and red is the __________ gene
Recessive
When the offspring of a crossbreed demonstrate superior qualities than their parents
Hybrid Vigor
This breed is the most popular breed in Europe, is dual purpose, and can be yellow, red, or black in color.
Simmental
This red and white colored breed is naturally hornless, as a result of a genetic mutation that was selectively bred.
Polled Hereford
This breed originated on the Lasater Ranch in Texas.
Beefmaster
This breed almost went extinct in the early 1900s because of the popularity of imported cattle.
Texas Longhorn