CDE Beef Cattle

Question 1

Answer 1

Angus

• black coat
• polled
• superior marbling
• muscular and compact

Question 2

Answer 2

Hereford

• red and white coat color
• white on face, all four feet, switch, and underline
• high foraging ability
• horned or polled

Question 3

Answer 3

Shorthorn

• red, white, or roan
• naturally polled or horned
• good marbling ability

Question 4

Answer 4

Charolais

• white to light straw color
• large frame w/ long bodies
• polled or horned
• white skin pigmentation w/ tan colored noses
• heavy muscling

Question 5

Answer 5

Simmental

• brown, straw, or red coat
• white markings/spotting on legs, brisket, face, switch, underline, and back
• horned
• red pigmentation around eyes

Question 6

What is the difference between the hereford and the simmental?

Answer 6

Hereford - red with white on face, underline, legs and switch

• all legs have white
• white on face should connect to white on underline, with white strip down the neck and brisket
• white around the ears

Question 7

Answer 7

Brahman

• descendant of indain cattle
• grey or red
• black pigment on hooves and noses
• loose, excess skin
• hump over withers
• heat tolerant
• large, droopy ears
• horned or polled