Whoever told you that the Hereford breed is a dual purpose breed is a numb-nut with his/her head stuck in the clouds. Herefords are and were solely bred for their meat, however docility was bred into these cows because of the people that originally bred and created them.
Hereford is a pure breed, and the origin of the colour pattern of the Hereford breed is pretty much unknown. So you can't find two breeds to cross to find Hereford, unless you can find a Hereford cow and a Hereford bull and "find" a Hereford calf!
Jerseys and Herefords are breeds of cattle.
Angus, Hereford, and Shorthorns.
The main breeds are Angus (being the most popular), Charolais, Hereford, Limousin, Simmental.
Angus, Hereford and Shorthorn.
Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Limousin and Simmental.
The genes.
British cattle are those breeds that originated from Great Britain including England, Scotland and Ireland. The following are some of the British breeds: - Aberdeen Angus (Black and Red) - Hereford - Shorthorn - Galloway - Dexter - Kerry - Scottish Highland - Red Poll - South Devon
In beef cattle one of the largest framed animals is the charlais, hereford or angus
Angus, Charolais, Brahman, Simmental, Hereford, Limousin, Gelbvieh and Red Angus.
Angus, Red Angus, Polled Shorthorn, Polled Hereford, Brangus, Red Brangus, Red Poll, are the breeds that I can think of that are born naturally polled.
Hereford cows and longhorn cattle can breed and produce hybrid offspring, but it is not a common practice since they are different breeds with distinct characteristics and breeding goals. Breeding between these two breeds may not be ideal for maintaining the desired traits of either breed.