1. Beef, it’s what’s for dinner Chapter #6

2. What is a Breed? ba group of animals that have certain traits in common bcolor bsize bbody structure bplace of origin bhorned or polled

3. What is a Purebred? banimals of known ancestry where all parents etc. are of the same breed bBreed associations register purebred animals, develop markets for those animals, and organize breed shows

4. What is Crossbreeding? bmating animals of the same species, but different breeds bAngus mated to Hereford bcrossbreed to achieve desired animal traits

5. Texas Longhorn

6. What are the English Beef Breeds? bHereford - Red & white, horned or polled b most popular in the U.S. bAngus - bred to compete with Hereford bsmaller cows and calves bexcellent conformation (body type) bmature lighter bresistant to pinkeye & cancer eye (due to black) bShorthorn - dual purpose breed (meat/milk)

7. Hereford

8. Polled Hereford

9. Angus

10. Shorthorn

11. Other Beef Breeds bBrahman - from France bhot & humid climates bdisease resistant bCharolais - large & long body, fast growth bused to increase size of English breeds bincreasing in popularity due to low marbling bSanta Gertrudis - 3/8 Brahman & 5/8 shorthorn bpopular in southern U.S. bBrangus - 3/8 Brahman & 5/8 Angus

12. Brahman

13. Charolais

14. Santa Gertrudis

15. Brangus

16. What are Exotics? banimals not common to U.S. bused for increasing calf weights bimportation laws restrict bringing exotics into the U.S.

17. Beefalo

18. Beefmaster

19. Belgian Blue

20. Belted Galloway

21. Blonde d’Aquintaine

22. Chianina

23. Devon

24. Dexter

25. Galloway

26. Gelbvieh

27. Highland

28. Limousin

29. Maine Anjou

30. Murray Grey

31. Piedmontese

32. Pinzgaur

33. Salers

34. Simmental

35. South Devon

36. Tarentaise

37. Beef Production bCow-Calf Production: own cows, sell weaner calves bStocker: buy weaner calves, sell yearlings bFeedlot Finishing: buy calves, fatten, sell to slaughter house

38. Beef Production bCow-Calf: most common need range land calve in spring, sell calves in fall feed 2# roughages per 100# of cow weight in winter (extra for cold weather) supplement with needed proteins, minerals, vitamins feed best hay to those that need it the most (pregnant, lactating, heifers) lots of clean water & free choice salt

39. Feedlot Finishing bplace calves in feedlot 500-700# bfeed high concentrates (grain) 2-4 months bslaughter at 1000-1200#

40. Beef Terminology bA Mature Male is called a: Bull bA Mature Female is called a: Cow bThe act of Giving Birth is called: Calving bGestation = 283 days bA Castrated Male is called a: Steer bAn Immature Female is called a: Heifer

41. Beef, it’s what’s for dinner.