WorksheetsBeef Cattle Breeds
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
A Bos Tarus breed that originated in France. This breed is solid white and is pink hided. They are known for being efficient weight gainers.
Angus
Shorthorn
Chianina
Charolais
A Bos Taurus breed that originated in France. This breed was originally solid red, but is now mostly black. They are known for their heavy muscling and for being a terminal Breed.
Limousin
Brangus
Chianina
Polled Hereford
A Bos Indicus breed that originated in Texas. This breed can be any color and any pattern. This breed is made up of 1/2 Brahman, 1/4 Shorthorn and 1/4 Hereford.
Brahman
Beefmaster
Santa Gertrudis
Simbrah
A Bos Taurus breed that originated in England. This breed has a red body, with a white face, underline, crest, and some white on their legs. They are a low milking breed and are characteristically horned.
Polled Hereford
Maine-Anjou
Horned Hereford
Simmental
A Bos Taurus breed that originated in Italy. This breed was originally solid white/Steel Grey with black hide and was used as a draft breed. They are known for their large frame (sometimes being over 6 ft tall!)
Simmental
Charolais
Braunvieh
Chianina
A Bos Taurus breed that originated in England. This breed can be red, white, red and white, or a unique roan color. This breed has split in two ways- Milking and Beef.
Shorthorn
Angus
Limousin
Simmental
A Bos Indicus breed that originated in India. This breed can be grey, white, or red. They have characteristically loose skin, droopy ears, pendulous sheath and a pronounced hump. They are the foundation breed to most American cattle.
Angus
Brahman
Brangus
Santa Gertrudis
A Bos Taurus breed that originated in Scotland. This breed is solid black in color and Is polled and docile. They are famous for their quality of meat production.
Limousin
Angus
Braunvieh
Chianina
A Bos Indicus breed developed on the King Ranch in Texas. This breed is solid cherry red and has large ears, loose skin and excessive skin in the dewlap. It’s breed makeup is ⅝ Shorthorn, ⅜ Brahman
Brahman
Simbrah
Beefmaster
Santa Gertrudis
A Bos Taurus breed that originated in England. This breed has a red body, with a white face, underline, crest, and some white on the legs. This breed is known to be low milking and characteristically polled.
Polled Hereford
Horned Hereford
Brangus
Santa Gertrudis
A Bos Indicus breed that originated in Texas. This breed is solid red with medium to large ears and a moderate hump. It’s breed makeup is ⅝ Angus, ⅜ Brahman.
Red Brangus
Simmental
Brangus
Red Angus
A Bos Taurus breed that originated in France. This breed came to be when Marcelle & Durham were crossed. This breed was originally red with white markings, but is now mostly black. They offer high quality milking.
Braunvieh
Limousin
Maine-Anjou
Angus
A Bos Indicus that began in Florida. This breed is mostly red with white markings. The breed makeup is ⅝ Hereford, ⅜ Brahman.
Polled Hereford
Braford
Brangus
Brahman
A Bos Taurus breed that originated in Scotland. This breed was formed from recessive red genes. The breed is solid red, polled, and docile.
Angus
Maine-Anjou
Red Angus
Charolais
A Bos Taurus breed that originated in Switzerland. This breed was originally golden red with white a underline, switch, and face, but is now mostly black. This breed is a triple purpose breed known for its miking, maternal traits and terminal traits.
Braunvieh
Shorthorn
Simmental
Braford
A Bos Indicus breed that originated in Louisiana. This breed is solid black with medium to large ears and a moderate hump. The breed makeup is ⅝ Angus, ⅜ Brahman.
Red Brangus
Brangus
Simbrah
Brahman
A Bos Taurus breed that originated in Switzerland. This breed has distinctive mousey brown & silver coloring. This breed was used to develop a dairy breed in the U.S.. It is one of the oldest recorded breeds dating back to 800 BC.
Braunvieh
Limousin
Simmental
Polled Hereford
A Bos Indicus breed that was developed in the Gulf Coastal region of Texas. This breed can be red or black and sometimes has white markings. The breed’s makeup is ⅝ Simmental, ⅜ Brahman.
Simbrah
Beefmaster
Brangus
Santa Gertrudis
The breed make up of Beefmaster is (a) Brahman, 1/4 Hereford, 1/4 Shorthorn
The breed makeup of Brangus is (a) Angus, 3/8 Brahman
The breed make up of Braford is 5/8 (a) and 3/8 Brahman
The breed make up of Santa Gertrudis is 5/8 (a) , 3/8 Brahman
The breed make up of Simbrah is 5/8 Simmental, (a) Brahman
True/False:
Bos Taurus breeds are known for being heat tolerant as well as insect and disease resistant.
(a)
True/False: Bos Indicus breeds originated in India with the Zebu and Brahman breeds.
(a)
Santa Gertrudis
Simmental
Simbrah
Red Brangus
Polled Hereford
Shorthorn
Simmental
Red Angus
Charolais
Simbrah
Brangus
Simmental
Hereford
Braford
Simmental
Braunvieh
Angus
Beefmaster
Brahman
Brangus
Charolais
Chianina
Simmental
Braunvieh
Beefmaster
Braford
Hereford
Simbrah
Charolais
Chianina
Braunvieh
Maine-Anjou
Simmental
Beefmaster
Simbrah
Brangus
Polled Hereford
Simmental
Maine-Anjou
Red Angus
