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Mind Warmer

What are the terms used for the young females that have not given

birth for both cattle and swine?

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Cattle 101

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Introduction

Two basic types of Cattle Enterprises:

►Beef Cattle – Used mainly for meat. Includes steaks,

roasts, Hamburger ect.

►Dairy Cattle – Used mainly for Milk and Milk Products.

Includes butter, cream, Ice Cream, Cheese

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Terminology for Cattle

Steer – Castrated young male bovine

Stag – Castrated old male bovine

Bull – Non-castrated male bovine

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Terminology for Cattle

Cow – Older female that has given birth

Heifer – Young female that has not given birth

Calf – Baby bovine

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Parts of the Cow

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Parts of the Cow

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Common Breeds of Cattle

– Beef –

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Beef Breeds- Angus-

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Beef Breeds- Angus-

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Beef Breeds

Angus►Mainly Black in color (some

Red also).

►Polled.

►Originated in Scotland

►Most registered purebred Beef

Breed

►Known for high carcass and

meat quality

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Beef Breeds- Hereford-

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Beef Breeds

Hereford►Red with white face

►Horns

►Origin is England

►Docile – Easy

temperament

►Good foragers – Efficient

converters of forage crops

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Beef Breeds- Charolais-

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Beef Breeds

Charolais►White to light straw color

►Horns

►Origin is France

►Large Framed

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Beef Breeds- Brahman-

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Beef Breeds

Brahman►Light gray to black or red in

color

►Horns

►Origin is India

►Hump, loose dewlap

►Resistant to insects and

tolerant to heat

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Beef Breeds- Limousin-

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Beef Breeds

Limousin►Golden-Red in color

►Native to the South Central

part of France

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Beef Breeds- Shorthorn-

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Beef Breeds- Longhorn-

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Common Breeds of Cattle

– Dairy –

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Dairy Breeds- Holstein-

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Dairy Breeds

Holstein►Black and White in color

►Native to the Netherlands

►90% of the diary cattle in

the US

►Leading producer of milk

►Produce about 18,000 lbs.

of milk per year.

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Dairy Breeds- Jersey-

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Dairy Breeds

Jersey►Cream to light fawn to

almost black in color

►Native to the Isle of Jersey

in Britian

►Number one in milk fat

►Small framed

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Dairy Breeds- Ayrshire-

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Dairy Breeds- Brown Swiss-

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Dairy Breeds- Geurnsey-

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