1. Identification & Characteristics
Beef Cattle Breeds
Identification & Characteristics

2. Angus Origin – Scotland Color – Black P/H – Polled Characteristics
2nd most popular,
Resistant to pink eye
Superior carcass
Not as rugged as others

3. Barzona Origin – US - Arizona Color – Red P/H – either Characteristics
(1/4) Africander, Hereford, Shorthorn, & Angus
Good fertility, rate of gain, mothering, hardiness, resistant to pink eye
Medium size, long head

4. Beefalo Origin – Color – variety P/H – Characteristics
cross of (3/8) bison/buffalo & (5/8) any breed of cattle
Hardiness, calving ease, meat quality (buffalo)
Fertility, milking ability, handling ease (beef)

5. Beef Master Origin – US (TX) Color – red, variety P/H – polled
Characteristics
Hereford, Brahman, Shorthorn

6. Belted Galloway Origin – Scotland Color – Black Grey, white belt
P/H – polled
Characteristics
Similar to the Galloway
Larger
More milk
Grow more rapidly

7. Blonde D’Aquitaine Origin – France Color – blonde, light yellow
P/H – horned
Characteristics
Used as draft
Use for meat and milk

8. Brahman Origin – India Color – variety P/H – horned Characteristics
Sacred cattle of India
Large drooping ears
Excess skin

9. Brahman Crosses Braford Brahmousine Braler Brangus Charbray Simbrah
Gelbray

10. Brangus Origin – US Color – black P/H – polled Characteristics
Resistant to pink eye
Good milkers
Good carcass

11. Brown Swiss Origin – Switzerland Color – chocolate P/H – horned
Characteristics
Dosile
Raised for milk & beef
Crossed with Angus

12. Charolais Origin – France Color – white, cream P/H – Horned
Characteristics
Long bodied
Good milkers
3rd most popular
Larger in size
Muscular

13. Chianina Origin: Italy Color: white to steel gray P/H: horned
Characteristics:
One of the oldest breeds of cattle
Tallest breed of beef cattle
Short hair
Terminal breed
Low milk production

14. Corriente Origin – Spain Color – any except pure white P/H – horned
Characteristics
Milk, draft, meat
Hardy

15. Devon Origin – England Color – rich red, dark red preferred
P/H – horned
Characteristics
Adequate milk production
Genetic Tool
Fertility
Calving ease
Docility
Hardiness
Adapt to temperature extremes

16. Galloway Origin – Scotland Color – dark P/H – polled Characteristics
Wavy hair
Hardy
Easy calvers
Docile
Courageous

17. Gelbvieh Origin – Germany Color – red/red spotted P/H – horned
Characteristics
Strong skin pigmentation
Superior fertility, calving ease, mothering ability

18. Hays Converter Origin – Canada by Senator Hays
Color – Black w/ white face & underline
P/H – Horned
Characteristics
Hardiness –cold winters
Fast fleshing ability
Calving ease
Large milk production
Hardiness – cold climates
Excellent carcass
Sound feet & legs

19. Hereford Origin: Hereford, England
Color: Red w/ white head, legs, and underline
P/H: Horned
Characteristics:
Early maturing
“Mothering” breed
Meat: trimmer, less fat, more red meat

20. Limousin Origin – France Color – golden red P/H – horned
Characteristics
Larger
Rough coat
Hardy

21. Lincoln Red Origin – United Kingdom Color – deep red P/H – either
Characteristics
Early maturing
Easy calvers
Not prone to eye cancer or sunburn
Large frame or rapid growth

22. Longhorn (Texas) Origin – North America – survival of the fittest
Color –
P/H – horned
Characteristics
Developed entirely by nature in North America
High fertility
Hardy, aggressive, adaptable
Easy calving

23. Maine Anjou Origin: France
Color: Dark red with white markings or black
P/H: Horned
Characteristics:
Cross: Mancelle & Shorthorn
Well muscled
Easy fattening

24. Marchigiana Origin: Italy Color: white to steel gray P/H: horned
Characteristics
Large, muscular
Mature early
High feed efficiency

25. Murray Grey Origin: Australia Color: silver – grey, grey P/H: polled
Characteristics:
Mothering ability
Low birth weight
Efficient growth rate
Meat: high cutability

26. Normande Origin – France Color – mahogany & white or black & white
P/H – ?
Characteristics
Rings around eyes
Dual purpose breeds
Clean fronted, strong topline

27. Norwegian Red Origin: Norway Color: rust red and white P/H: horned
Characteristics:
Abundant milk production
Excellent feed conversion
Good carcass

28. Piedmontese Origin – Italy Color – white to pale grey P/H – ?
Characteristics
Most popular breed in Italy
Tender, lean beef
80% double muscled
Calving ease
Good milk yield
Docile

29. Pinzgauer Origin: Austria Color: chestnut red w/ white markings
P/H: either
Characteristics:
Pigmented skin
Maternal instinct
High fertility

30. Polled Hereford Origin: Iowa by Warren Gammon
Color: Red with white face, legs and underline
P/H: polled
Characteristics
Mutation of Hereford
Similar traits to Hereford

31. Red Angus Origin – US Color – Red P/H – Polled Characteristics
Similar to Angus
Deep fronted

32. Red Poll Origin – England Color – red P/H – polled Characteristics
Dual purposes
Well muscled

33. Salers Origin – France Color – deep cherry, white switch P/H – horned
Characteristics
Fastest growing breed in the United States
Most genetically pure of European breeds

34. Santa Gertrudis Origin – King Ranch - TX Color – P/H – Characteristics
descendants of the bull, Monkey
Cross: 5/8 shorthorn cows and 3/8 Brahman bulls

35. Shorthorn Origin: England Color: Red, white, roan P/H: Horned
Characteristics:
Originally used as a dual purpose breed for meat and milk (Milking Shorthorn)
Short & refined
Inward curving horns

36. Simmental Origin – Switzerland
Color – Orange/Yellow and white to black
P/H –
Characteristics
Oldest breed of cattle in the world
Large, powerful breed

37. South Devon Origin – England Color – light brown to red P/H – horned
Characteristics
Largest of British breeds
Heavy milkers

38. Tarentaise Origin – France Color – cherry to dark blonde P/H – horned
Characteristics
Larger breed
Thick neck

39. White Park Origin – England
Color – white, black/red pigmentation; black ears, eyes, nose, feet, tail
P/H – horned
Characteristics
excellent milking ability