Transcript Commercial Livestock

Commercial Livestock
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Plant and Soil Science
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Beef
 Dairy
 Hog

Beef
Angus

Aberdeen-Angus is
the original name of the
breed as developed in
Scotland, and the term
is still in use as such in
the United Kingdom. In
the United States they
are usually referred to
simply as Angus or
Black Angus.
Limousin

Limousin cattle are a
breed of beef cattle
originally bred in the
Limousin and Marche
regions of France.
They are recognizable
by their distinctive
golden-red coloring.
Maine-Anjou

Maine-Anjou cattle is
a cattle breed of the
Anjou region in West
France. The cattle are
red and white
(sometimes black or
roan) and have horns.
They are big animals
(cows: 142 cm, 800 kg;
bulls: 152 cm, 1,200
kg).
Salers

The Salers is a breed of
cattle which originated in
Cantal in the Massif
Central of France. They are
a large breed of cattle, with
the female weighing in at
between 700 and 750 kg
and standing 1.40 meters
tall. They have a thick
mahogany red or black
coat, and long, lyreshaped, light-colored
horns.
Gelbvieh

Gelbvieh (Ger. "Yellow
cattle") is a dualpurpose, mediumframe cattle breed
originating in Bavaria,
Germany around the
end of the 18th century.
The breed is known as
the "German Yellow"
and "Einfarbiges
gelbes Hohenvieh."
Simmental

The Simmental or
Simmenthal breed
originated in western
Switzerland. Simmentals
are one of the oldest and
most widely distributed
breeds of cattle in the world
today. Simmental bulls on
average range from 20002900 pounds at mature
weight, while the females
can range from 1200-1700
pounds
Dairy
Ayrshire

Ayrshires came to the
United States from the
County of Ayr in
Scotland in 1822. Their
color varies from light
to deep cherry red,
mahogany, brown, or a
combination of these
colors with white. Some
are all white. They
weigh 1,200 pounds
when mature.
Brown Swiss

Brown Swiss came to
the United States from
Switzerland in 1869.
They are solid brown
varying from very light
to dark. They weigh
1,500 pounds when
mature.
Guernseys

Guernseys came to the
United States from the
Isle of Guernsey, an
island in the English
Channel off the coast
of France in 1831.
Their color is a shade
of fawn with white
markings. They weigh
1,150 pounds when
mature. Their milk is a
distinctive golden color.
Holsteins

Holsteins came to the
United States from
Holland in 1621. They
are black and white.
They weigh 1,500
pounds when mature.
They produce the most
milk on average.
Jerseys

Jerseys came to the United
States from the Isle of
Jersey, another of the
islands in the English
Channel. They are fawn in
color and may have white
markings. They weigh 900
pounds when mature. They
are the smallest of the
dairy breeds but produce
milk with the highest
protein and fat content.
Milking Shorthorn

The Milking Shorthorn
originated in
Northeastern England
and arrived in the
United States in 1783.
Milking Shorthorn cattle
are red or white or any
combination. A mature
cow usually weighs
about 1400 pounds..
Hogs
American Landrace

The various strains of
Landrace swine are the
descendants of the famous
Danish Landrace hogs that
were developed in
Denmark. The
development of the breed
began in about 1895. It
resulted from crossing the
Large White hog from
England with the native
swine.
Large Black

The Large Black was
developed from the
black pigs of Devon
and Cornwall and the
European pigs found in
East Anglia. The pigs of
East Anglia were
believed to have
developed primarily
from Chinese breeds
brought into England in
the late 1800's.
Middle White

Middle White swine
originated in the Yorkshire
area at about the same
time and from the same
general stock as the Large
White and Small White
breeds. Mainly, it was a
selection for the
intermediate size that
caused it to be classified as
a separate breed.