Beef Cattle intro and breeds

Question 1

Top beef producers

Answer 1

1. US
2. Brazil
3. China

Question 2

How many beef breeds worldwide

Answer 2

Over 250

Question 3

In the US 60s and 70s, how many predominant breeds

There is now over

Answer 3

15-20

Over 60 major breeds

Question 4

Three basic groups of beef breeds

Answer 4

British Isle breeds
Continental breeds
Indian breeds

Question 5

What breed group? 
Mature and fatten earlier 
Smaller at maturity 
Less muscular 
More maternal

Answer 5

British Isle breeds

Question 6

What breed group? 
Later maturing
Larger and heavier at maturity
More muscle, leaner
Tend to have less maternal traits and more fertility issues

Answer 6

Continental breeds

Question 7

What breed group? 
Withstand harsh or hot climates
Some parasite resistance
Don’t grow very fast
Lower palatability
Bos indicus 
Humps big ears dewlaps

Answer 7

Indian breeds

Question 8

Dewlaps

Answer 8

Under neck flaps/ folds

Question 9

Aberdeen Angus
Origin:
Color:

Answer 9

Scotland

Black

Question 10

Aberdeen Angus is of what breed group

Answer 10

British Isle breeds

Question 11

What British Isle breed? 
Polled 
Good milker
High fertility 
High quality, marbled meat

Answer 11

Aberdeen- angus

Question 12

Red angus origin

Answer 12

US

Question 13

Red gene in Red angus is (recessive or nonrecessive)

Answer 13

Recessive

Question 14

What breed group Hereford is from

Answer 14

British Isle breeds

Question 15

Hereford origin

Color

Answer 15

England

White face red body

Question 16

What British Isle breed? 
White face red body 
High fertility 
Fatten easily, less marbled meat 
Can thrive in extreme climate in scarce feed

Answer 16

Hereford

Question 17

What breed is more registered than any other breed

Answer 17

Hereford

Question 18

Polled Hereford origin

Answer 18

Iowa

Question 19

What British Isle breed?
 Not strictly beef
Long coarse shaggy hair 
Long impressive horns 
Hardy, excellent foragers

Answer 19

Scottish Highland

Question 20

Origin of Scottish highland

Answer 20

Hebrides islands

Question 21

Origin of Charolias

Answer 21

France

Question 22

What continental breed ?
White or cream
Heavy muscle good carcass quality
Has added a lot of growth and muscling to US breeds

Answer 22

Charolais

Question 23

Limousin origin

Answer 23

France

Question 24

What continental breed 
Red to gold in color
Lighter colored circles on eyes or muzzle
Very muscular
Lean carcass

Answer 24

Limousin

Question 25

Origin of simmental

Answer 25

Simmen Valley of Switzerland

Question 26

``` What continental breed? Fawn-Dark red w/ white Very muscular Good carcass quality Rapid rate of Gain ```

Answer 26

Simmental

Question 27

3 Indian breeds

Answer 27

Brahman Brangus Texas Longhorn

Question 28

``` What Indian breed? Cross of Zebu Large hump on back Large dewlap Drop ears Lower fertility and rate of gain ```

Answer 28

Brahman

Question 29

Brahman get max heterosis by crossing w

Answer 29

British Isle breeds

Question 30

Cross of angus and Brahman

Answer 30

Brangus

Question 31

``` What Indian breed ? Black color Slight hump and dewlap Good muscle Smoother confirmation then other crosses ```

Answer 31

Brangus

Question 32

What Indian breed Many colors Horns curve up and out up to 6 feet spread Slow maturing High fertility, hardy, longetivity, calves easily

Answer 32

Texas longhorn