Yes they are. Herefords are often raised in an extensive setting, and in such a setting good mothering ability is a must since a lot of the time the owner or rancher isn't around to make sure the calf mothers up to its new mom or the cow accepts her calf.
Good to excellent. Various lines have better mothering ability than others, and mothering ability that is lacking in the cattle you get can be improved by culling.
On farms and ranches that raise and breed Hereford cattle.
Hereford is a town in England. Hereford is also a beef breed of cattle that originated in England.
Hereford cattle.
In 1817.
Oliver Siralvo Willham has written: 'A genetic history of the Hereford breed of cattle in the United States' -- subject(s): Cattle, Heredity, Hereford cattle
James MacDonald has written: 'History of polled Aberdeen or Angus cattle' -- subject(s): Beef cattle, Cattle breeds, Aberdeen-Angus cattle, Races, Bovins de boucherie, Aberdeen-Angus, Bovins 'History of Hereford cattle' -- subject(s): Beef cattle, Hereford cattle, Cattle breeds, Races, Bovins de boucherie, Bovins, Hereford (Race de bovins)
Jerseys and Herefords are breeds of cattle.
Primarily for beef production.
Yes.
They're about the same.
By ship, when Henry Clay of Ashland, Kentucky imported two females and one bull from England, as were other subsequent importations of other Hereford cattle.
Earle W. Klosterman has written: 'A comparison of the Hereford and Charolais breeds and their crosses under two systems of management' -- subject(s): Hereford cattle, Breeding, Charolais cattle, Cattle