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100

When a cattle breed has two purposes.

Ex. Meat and Milk

Dual purpose

100

This French breed is known for its large frame size and heavy muscling, and being white to off-white in color

Charolais

100

This breed shares a name with another breed, and is slightly more heat resistant.

Red Angus

100

The hardiest breed of cattle that is disease and heat resistant.

Brahman

100

What breed is known for having bulls that stand 6 ft tall at their shoulder? Look similar to a Charolais

Chianina

200

Fat that accumulates in the muscle/cut of meat

Marbling

200

This breed is a cross of a Brahman and a Herford

Braford

200

This breed produces the best marbling

Angus

200

A young female, has not had a calf

Heifer

200

What cattle breed is widely marketed for their excellent marbling?

Angus

300

Castrated male bovine

Steer

300

This breed has the highest cutability, and has a long bodied frame.

Limousin

300

This red and white colored breed is naturally horned, has a thick hair coat, and originated in England.

Hereford

300

Breed of cattle that combines traits from two different breeds: heat resistance and great marbling.

Brangus

300

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

400

Naturally hornless

Polled

400

This is the duration of pregnancy in cattle, typically lasting 285 days

Gestation

400

This dual purpose breed is red, white, or roan colored.

Shorthorn

400

Crossbred of Simmental and Brahman

Simbrah

400

In Angus, black is the dominant gene, and red is the __________ gene

Recessive

500

When the offspring of a crossbreed demonstrate superior qualities than their parents

Hybrid Vigor

500

This breed is the most popular breed in Europe, is dual purpose, and can be yellow, red, or black in color. Look similar to a Hereford. 

Simmental

500

This red and white colored breed is naturally hornless, as a result of a genetic mutation that was selectively bred.

Polled Hereford

500

This breed originated on King Ranch in Kingsville, Texas

Santa Gertrudis 

500

This breed almost went extinct in the early 1900s because of the popularity of imported cattle.

Texas Longhorn