1. Cows By: Amber Stewart, Kim Rigney,Nathan Moberly, Jared Sword

2. Terms Mature Male-Bull Mature Female-Cow Young Male-------------- Young Female-Heifer Altered Male-Steer Altered Female---------- New Born-Calf Birthing Process-Calving

3. Top 5 Breeds Angus Hereford Gelbvieh Limousin Simmental

4. Angus Breed Characteristics Black body Highly sought after in crossbreeding programs as a potential seal of Angus quality The very first Angus cattle were imported into the U.S. in 1873 http://www.cattle.com/ar ticles/title/Angus+Cattle.a spx

5. Hereford Breed Characteristics – White face, red body, white underbody and legs, Trademark face – Beef breed – Henry Clay imported the first three Herefords to the United States

6. Gelbvieh Color: black or reddish brown, fine hair Medium to large in size Polled or horned

7. Limousin Strong boned frame Large breed Color: golden red, lighter color under stomach Broad forehead, neck is short, with broad muzzle

8. Simmental Color: gold to red, with white markings Majority have pigment around the eyes, helping to reduce eye problems which occur from bright sunlight