V. Breeds_Cattle

Question 1

Scientific Name of Cattle

Answer 1

European: Bos taurus
Indian/Tropical: Bos indicus

Question 2

ENUMERATION

3 types:

Answer 2

1. European,/Temperate Breeds (Bos taurus)
2. Indian/Tropical Breeds (Bos indicus; humped cattle/ Zebu cattle)
3. Exotic Breeds — refers to relatively recent breed arrivals/revivals

Question 3

ENUMERATION

European,/Temperate Breeds (Bos taurus)

Answer 3

Angus (Scotland)
Hereford (England)
Shorthorn (England)
Red Angus (England)

Question 4

ENUMERATION

Indian/Tropical Breeds (Bos indicus; humped cattle/ Zebu cattle)

Answer 4

Brahman (USA)
Guzerat (India)
Gir (India)
Krishna Valley (India)
Bhagnar (Pakistan)
Hariana (India)

Question 5

ENUMERATION

3. Exotic Breeds
   a. African Breeds

Answer 5

Eloran
ankole watusi
Fulani
Africander

Question 6

ENUMERATION

3. Exotic Breeds
   b. Dual-purpose Breeds

Answer 6

Milking shorthorn (England)
Red Sindhi (Pakistan)
Tharparkar (Pakistan)
Sahiwal (Pakistan)
Red Poll (England)
Beef Friesian (England)
Charolais (France) — beef and draft
Romagnola (Italy) — beef and draft

Question 7

ENUMERATION

3. Exotic Breeds
   c. Triple-Purpose Breed

Answer 7

Chianina (Italy)
Welsh Black (England)
German Simmental (Germany)

Question 8

ENUMERATION

3. Exotic Breeds
   d. U.S. Developed Breeds; Crossbreed Foundation; Other Exotic Breeds

Answer 8

Santa Gertrudis (5/8 shorthorn; 3/8 Brahman) USA
Indu-Brazil (Guzerat, Gir, Nellore and other Zebu breeds)
Beefmaster (1/4 Hereford; % shorthorn; ¥% Brahman) USA
Brangus (3/8 Brahman; 5/8 Angus) USA
Red Brangus (Mutation from black Brangus) USA
Braford (5/8 Hereford; 3/8 Brahman) USA
Charbay (5/8 Charolais; 3/8 Brahman) USA
Droughtmaster (3/4 — 7/8 Shorthorn; % - 1/8 Brahman) USA
Beefalo (3/8 Bison; 3/8 Charolais; 2/8 Hereford) USA

Question 9

ENUMERATION

Dairy Breeds

Answer 9

Ayrshire (Scotland)
Brown Swiss (Switzerland)
Guernsey (France/Germany)
Jersey (France/Germany)
Holstein-Friesian (Netherland)
Girolando (Brazil) — Holstein-Friesian and Gir

Question 10

ENUMERATION

A. Beef Type

Answer 10

1. Charolais
2. Santa Gertrudis
3. Brahman
4. Aberdeen-Angus
5. Red Angus
6. Hereford
7. Polled Hereford
8. Shorthorns
9. Polled Shorthorns
10. Other breeds

Question 11

IDENTIFICATION

Powerful, large bodied, white animal weighing 1,520 Ibs (cow) to 2,510 Ibs (bull)

Originating from the Charolles district in central France

Coat: solid, creamy white color (light cream); spotless, uniformly tight-colored mucous membrane

Head: fairly small and short, with a broad forehead and muzzle; well developed jaws; long round white horn

Body: deep chest; round ribs merging with shoulders; straight and muscular back; very wide and thick loins; large hips, slightly recessed, large rump; deep, well-developed thighs.

Legs: fairly short, not to thin, standing well

Noted for its big body conformation, with long side, heavy muscled and lacks the smoothness of the British breeds

Answer 11

Charolais

Question 12

IDENTIFICATION

Famous red cattle of Texas

Result of a good blending of shorthorn (5/8) and the Brahman (3/8)

Heavy breed, the mature weighing 1,700lbs and the cows 1,200lbs

Developed at the King’s Ranch, Texas, maybe considered as the first new breed of Cattle produced in America

Beef type

Cherry red colors, dropping and pendant ears, smooth and compact body conformation, and a loose hide that folds at the underline portion of the body inherited from a Brahman parentage

Hardy breed that can adapt itself to tropical and sub-tropical climates. Even in semi-arid grazing condition it can survive on scanty grasses

Resistant to heat and insect pests

Answer 12

Santa Gertrudis

Question 13

IDENTIFICATION

The name Brahman or Zebu applies to all indigenous cattle of India

Characterized by a prominent hump above the shoulders, an abundance loose, pendulous skin and a loose hanging dewlap. It is narrow in body, rather long and is very thin of middle

Chief asset is its very adaptability to a warm humid climate such as is prevailing in the gulf coat of Texas and the Philippines

Also immune to Texas fever, and not bothered easily by ticks and flies

Good forages and regular brooders, and very active

Disadvantage is their tendency to become wild under range condition

Expected weight at maturity is 1,700lbs (cow) and 1,200Ibs (bull)

Foundation stock for new breed such as Santa Gertrudis, Brangus, Beefmaster, Braford

Answer 13

Brahman

Question 14

IDENTIFICATION

One of the most outstanding breeds of cattle in the US

Originates in Northern Scotland

Black with little white on the underline on the area of the navel

Characteristically polled

Resistant to eye disease, particularly cancer of the eye and pink eye

Calves are usually smaller than other calves but at weaning they weigh equal with most calves of other breeds if not more

Body conformation in general is smooth, medium in size, adequate in length of side, properly trimmed and well muscled

Answer 14

Aberdeen-Angus

Question 15

IDENTIFICATION

Comes out of the black angus herd even if the parents are black (black angus carry a red gene)

Body conformation in general is similar to that black Aberdeen Angus (came from same ancestry)

Deep red color

Answer 15

Red Angus

Question 16

IDENTIFICATION

Native of England (originated in the Hereford)

Red-colored bodies with white faces and often referred to as white faced cattle

White is also found on the flank, underline, crest, breast, tail switch, below the hock, knees, and hind and forelegs

Body conformations are muscular, moderate to long body size, adequate length of leg, large in size, smooth, and well-trimmed

Fleshing is adequate in the regions of valuable cuts as on back, loin, and hind quarters

Also very hardy an well known for its vigor and foraging ability

Answer 16

Hereford

Question 17

IDENTIFICATION

Same as Hereford except absence of horn

Answer 17

Polled Hereford

Question 18

IDENTIFICATION

Northeaster England comprising of countries of Durham, York, and Northumberland

Body conformation is large, well-muscled and rectangular in shape

Color ranges from red to white and all the combination of these two colors from the spotted white to roan

Answer 18

Shorthorns

Question 19

IDENTIFICATION

Developed out of the purebred shorthorn except it is hornless

Answer 19

Polled Shorthorns

Question 20

IDENTIFICATION

cross between Brahman and Angus

Answer 20

Brangus

Question 21

IDENTIFICATION

Triple cross of Brahman, Hereford, and Shorthorn

Answer 21

Beefmaster

Question 22

IDENTIFICATION

cross between Charolais and Brahman

Answer 22

Charbray

Question 23

IDENTIFICATION

5/8 shorthorn; 3/8 Brahman

Answer 23

Santa Gertrudis

Question 24

IDENTIFICATION

Guzerat, Gir, Nellore and other Zebu breeds

Answer 24

Indu-Brazil

Question 25

IDENTIFICATION 1/4 Hereford; 1/4 shorthorn; 1/2 Brahman

Answer 25

Beefmaster

Question 26

IDENTIFICATION 3/8 Brahman; 5/8 AnguS

Answer 26

Brangus

Question 27

IDENTIFICATION Mutation from black Brangus

Answer 27

Red Brangus

Question 28

IDENTIFICATION 5/8 Hereford; 3/8 Brahman

Answer 28

Braford

Question 29

IDENTIFICATION 5/8 Charolais; 3/8 Brahman

Answer 29

Charbay

Question 30

IDENTIFICATION 3/4 — 7/8 Shorthorn; 1/4- 1/8 Brahman

Answer 30

Droughtmaster

Question 31

IDENTIFICATION 3/8 Bison; 3/8 Charolais; 2/8 HereforD

Answer 31

Beefalo

Question 32

ENUMERATION B. Dairy Breed of Cattle

Answer 32

1. Holstein Friesian 2. Guernsey 3. Jersey 4. Brown Swiss

Question 33

IDENTIFICATION Native of Holland (known there as Friesian, other country known as Holstein Heavy milk producers Combination of black and white (legs are always white below the hock) Switch is also white, amount of black and white may vary (no pure white or black) Any combination which does not fall within this description is not considered a Holstein Standard weight for cow is 1,250lbs and bull is 1,800lbs Ruggedly built with emphasis on the big feeding capacity to hold a volume of milk Head is straight, long and narrow, thighs are straight while the withers have rounded orientation By nature the breed is docile, although some males show slight vicious tendencies Considered excellent grazers especially in pastures of mixed grasses and legumes Ordinarily the breed cannot thrive on a poor pasture growth Noted for milk low in fat, at average of 3.66% Calves are big and steers produce an excellent carcass noted for light fat color

Answer 33

Holstein Friesian

Question 34

IDENTIFICATION Originated from Island of Guernsey, France Typical color is fawn to almost red, with white markings on the legs, flanks, switch, and sometimes on the face and body Colar of the nose is buff to smoky, and the skin is yellow Body conformation is slightly rugged, usually rough on the rump and weak on the loin; udders are not as symmetrical as that of the Jersey and the face is double dished and longer than that of the Jersey Performance as a milk breed is comparable to that of the Holstein and Jersey except that it contains high percentage of milk fat As agrazeritis average and not as efficient as the Holstein on good pastures and in poor pasture not as efficient as the Jersey ¢ Ordinarily the breed is alert and active but not nervous (easy to manage)

Answer 34

Guernsey

Question 35

IDENTIFICATION Originated on the island of Jersey in the English Channel smallest of the dairy breed (cow weighs about 1000 lbs and bull is about 1300Ibs) Typical color ranging from fawn to black sometimes white spotting also occurs Tongue and switch may be black or white, while muzzle is black and with white ring encircling it Toplines are straight, with level rumps and sharp withers, in their head have a double dish Udders are well developed, both in shape and in attachments Inclined to be nervous and sensitive, and tamed under good management, but vicious when abuses Bullis naturally vicious under unfavorable conditions Considered very efficient foragers even in poor pastures

Answer 35

Jersey

Question 36

IDENTIFICATION Come from mountainous areas of Switzerland  Coat calor varies from a light fawn to almost black Muzzle and stripe along the backbone are light in color ; tongue, nose, horn tips, and switch are black largest and meatiest dairy cattle, Rugged and cow weigh as much as 14001bs also considered as a major source of beef characteristic has large bones, large head switch, thick and loose skin docile and easily tamed good grazer (ruggedness) Steers produce good meat with white fat milk production at average is 11,3921bs of milk and 463Ibs of fat with 4.07% milk fat in 305 days

Answer 36

Brown Swiss