ANEQ 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Zebu, Cattle, Hereford (Cattle)

• School: CSU
• Department: Animal Sciences
• Course: ANEQ 101
• Professor: Samantha Cunningham

Document Summary

Paternal breeds: fertility/proli cacy, mothering ability, milking ability, moderate in size, longevity, fast growing, muscular, low milking. Moderate: size, milk production, muscling, carcass quality,versatility, majority of us cattle numbers. Angus: scotland, naturally polled, black, excellent marbling, maternal. Hereford: england, horned, red with white face, white underline, white switch, very hardy. Polled hereford: u. s. , polled, red with white face, white underline, white switch, similar to production to hereford. Red angus: u. s. , naturally polled, red, excellent marbling, maternal. Shorthorn: england, horned/polled, red, white, or roan, heavy milking, high marbling. Large frame, heavy muscled, later maturing, high curability, milk production is dependent on breed. Charolais: france, horned/polled, white, off-white to cream, fast growing, muscular. Chianina: italy, horned/polled, gray (off-white) with black pigment, one of world"s oldest breeds, fast growing, muscular. Gelbviech: germany, horned/polled, red, dual purpose, heavy milking, moderate muscling. Limousin: france, horned/polled, red, heaviest muscled continental breed, most moderately sized continental breed.