1. Breed of Livestock Beef Cattle Mr. Ham GHS

2. English Breeds Angus Hereford Short Horn

3. French Breeds Charolais Limousin Maine-Anjou

4. Continential Breeds Beefmaster Brangus Bradford Santa Gerturdis

5. Angus Origin:Aberden and Angus, Scotland Imported to US: 1873 Color: Black w/ smooth hair Polled: Yes Desirable Qualities: –Small frame that produces a desirable carcass of high quality, well-marbled meat. Marble= fat within the meat tissue that provides taste, juiciness, and tenderness –Know as an alert and vigorous breed.

6. Angus

7. Hereford Origin:England Color: Red body, White face and belly –Face has curly hair Polled: No Desirable Qualities: –Docile and easy handling –Superior foraging ability, vigor and hardiness –Produces more calves under adverse conditions than other breeds

8. Hereford

9. Charolais Origin:France Imported to US: 1936 to King Ranch in Texas Color: White to light straw with pink skin Polled: Yes Desirable Qualities: –Hard, heavy muscling, particulary in the round and loin –High feed efficiency –Large frame animal

10. Charolais

11. Limousin Origin:West Central France about 7000 years ago. Imported to US:1968 Color: light yellow hair with lighter circles around the eyes and muzzle Polled: no Desirable Qualities: Short broad head with small neck. Carcass leanness and large loin

12. Limousin

13. Maine Anjou Origin: France in 1840 Imported to US: 1970 Color: Dark red and white and roan Polled: no Desirable Qualities: Work animal, Excellent beef producers, Docile, easy to handle, Fast growth weight, well marbled

14. Maine Anjou

16. Beefmaster Origin: Texas in 1931 Imported to US: 1931 Color: Reds and dun Polled: Horned Desirable Qualities: Cross between Hereford, Shorthorn, Brahman. Good disposition, fertility, gain, conformation, hardiness, and milk production

17. Beef Master

19. Brahman Origin: India and British Imported to US: Color: Light gray or red to almost black Polled: Horned Desirable Qualities: Hardiness, climate, early maturity, High heat tolerance, resistant to disease and insects, good mothers, forage on poor range, gain rapidly, quality carcass, Unpredictable disposition.

20. Brahman

22. Bradford 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Hereford Origin: Imported to US: Color: Polled: Desirable Qualities: Vigor, size milking ability, rumen capacity growth rate, adaptability and roughages.

23. Bradford

25. Brangus 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Angus Origin: Jeanerette, Louisiana 1912 Imported to US: Color: Black Polled: Yes Desirable Qualities: Adaptable, Good mothers, feed efficiency, desirable carcass

26. Brangus

28. Santa Gertrudis 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Shorthorn Origin: Texas 1920 Imported to US: Color: Cherry Red Polled: Horned Desirable Qualities: Efficient in feedlots, desirable carcass, Resistant to disease and insects

29. Santa Gertrudis

31. Simmental Origin: western Switzerland Color: red and white animals Polled: Horned Desirable Qualities: –rapid growth development; –outstanding production of milk, butter, and cheese; –and for their use as draught animals."

32. Simmental

34. Saler

35. Galloway

36. Belted Galloway

37. Chianina

38. Devon

39. Murray Grey

40. Texas Longhorn

41. Beefalo

42. Ankole-Watusi

43. http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/