Beef
This breed of beef cattle is black in color, polled, and is known for being the most registered breed of beef cattle.
Angus
This breed of dairy cow is the most recognizable. They are black and white and are the largest framed breed. They also are the highest quantity milk producer.
Holstein
This breed of swine is white in color with a long body and large loped forward ears. They are excellent mothers and produce large litters.
American Landrace
Which breed(s) from the following list is an example of wool purpose sheep breeds: Lincoln, Suffolk, Merino, Dorset, Rambouillet, Columbia, Hampshire
Lincoln, Rambouillet, or Merino
This breed of egg-laying chicken has white plummage and lays white eggs
White Leghorn
This breed of beef cattle is red with a white face and is known for being very docile and are good foragers.
Hereford
This breed of dairy cattle is red and white and they have good foraging efficiency.
Ayrshire
This breed of swine are black with a white belt around their body. They have erect ears and lean meat.
Hampshire
Which breed(s) from the following list is an example of dual purpose breeds of sheep: Southdown, Dorset, Hampshire, Merino, Columbia
Southdown, Dorset, or Columbia
This breed of turkey has black plummage, excellent feed conversion ratio, and can have low fertility and reproductive problems
This breed of beef cattle has no set color pattern and is a rapid grower with a large frame.
Simmental
This breed of dairy cow is light fawn to a reddish brown in color and they originated off of the isle where their name originated.
Guernsey
This breed of swine is red in color with drooped ears. They have a high growth rate and good feed conversion.
Duroc
Which breed(s) from the following list is an example of meat purpose sheep: Suffolk, Lincoln, Dorper, Columbia, Merino, Hampshire
Suffolk, Dorper, or Hampshire
Crossing this breed with a Cornish breed is the most common type of broiler cross
White Plymouth Rock
This breed of beef cattle originated in India, is naturally heat tolerant and insect resistant. They can be easily identified by their neck hump and their loose dewlap.
Brahman
This cow ranges in color from light brown, tan, and dark brown. Their milk is excellent for cheese (there is a cheese with this breed's name as part of the cheese name).
Brown Swiss
This breed of swine is white in color with erect ears. They have a long body and produce large litters. They have good feed efficiency and make great mothers.
Yorkshire
Which breed(s) form the following list is an example of meat purpose goat breeds: Boer, Nigerian Dwarf, Spanish, Nubian, Alpine, Kiko
Boer, Spanish, or Kiko
This breed of egg laying chicken has red plumage and lays brown eggs
This breed of beef cattle originated in France. They are a white to light straw color and they have horns.
Charolais
This breed of dairy cattle is the smallest framed breed and they have a high butterfat content in their milk. They are cream to light fawn in color.
Jersey
This pig is black with erect ears. They have white points on their body.
Berkshire
Which breed(s) from the following list is an example of a dairy purpose goat breed: Nigerian Dwarf, Spanish, Alpine, Boer, Kiko, Nubian
Nubian, Nigerian Dwarf, or Alpine
This breed of turkey was developed by the USDA to provide a smaller turkey based on consumer demand
Beltsville Small White