Cattle Breeds

Transgenic cattle can be of any breed, scientists are working mainly on dairy cattle so that the milk will aid in the treatment of human emphysema.

Almost all of them have big eyes and are docile. For example, Herefords, Angus, Jersey, Speckle Park etc.

Cattle of the same breed which have a parent of a different lineage or blood-line (be it a dam or a sire) than the lineage that is being bred on that ranch. For example, a ranch may have a closed-breeding program of a blood line of Line One Hereford cattle. When he wants to outcross some of his cows, he will buy a bull that does not have the Line One lineage, but instead will go for a bull that has, for instance, a Durango line instead so that the resulting offspring have Durango-Line One genetics.

**Note: Line One and Durango are bloodlines that do exist in the Hereford breeding industry. They are just used as examples on here.

In the states, this is a yes. Angus is a breed that will bring more $/lb because of the Certified Angus Beef marketing tactics created by the American Angus Association, enabling calves that are pure Angus or have Angus in their dams or sires to bring top-dollar for the producer.

Different breeds have improved the texture, taste and the quality of our beef. These different breeds have not only provided us with meat but pharmaceutical needs, and leathers.

Historically, Ayrshires were from several unknown breeds crossed to native cattle of the County of Ayr in Scotland. It is not known how the the different strains of cattle were crossed to form the Ayrshire breed is not exactly known. Back in the late 1700's they were mostly black, but brown coloration and spotting started to appear. It is hypothesized that in 1750 the breed started improvements, with the infusion of Shorthorns and Holsteins into the foundation breeding stock. Also, cattle from the Channel Islands where also used to improve the Ayrshire breed to what we know today. Remember though, Ayrshires are not crossbred animals, but purebreds.

I believe so.

A Pied calf may weigh around 100 lbs at birth.

The southern United States

Angus cattle are the most common.

Speckle Park is a breed of beef cattle that originated from Saskatchewan, Canada.

This breed was originated in Saskatchewan, Canada.

In 1959, Eilleen and Bill Lamont of Maidstone, Saskatchewan, bought their first speckled heifer from Mary Lindsay of Greenstreet, Saskatchewan. The subsequent offspring from this heifer caught their interest and they decided to attempt to create a new breed. In 1985, nine Speckle Park breeders met to form The Speckle Park Breeders Association; the name was later changed to the Canadian Speckle Park Association. In 1993, Agriculture Canada granted the approval to the association for a developing breed under the Canadian Animal Pedigree Act. Then on July 6, 2006 the Speckle Park breed was named it's own distinct breed of purebred cattle.

Speckle Parks are a medium sized beef breed that easily converts forage into beef allowing the animal to have a high dressing out percentage. This breed is known as the Carcass breed, producing high quality carcasses without a thick layer of outer fat and high quality marbling.

Heifers and cows rarely need assisting during calving (high calving ease), calves have a birth weight between 60 and 80 pounds and known to be very vigorous (energetic, suckling within minutes). Cows have high maternal instincts and high milking abilities and udder qualities. The breed is very fertile, females will cycle early and are easy to catch.

Speckle Parks are polled (a natural trait), they are very docile, and can withstand harsh environments.

Check out the link below for more information on the qualities and characteristics of this Canadian breed.

From 700 to 1000 lbs.

Genetics. MA's have been bred to have low birthweights.

There are beef and dairy cows that are red and white:

Red Holsteins

Hereford

Simmental (modern white face types)

Normande

Braford

Red Baldies (Hereford-Red AngusX; Simmental-Red AngusX, and Hereford-SimmentalX)

Simbrah

Beefmasters

Guernsey

Ayrshire

Both.

It would have to be the Holstein.

Average is around 285 days or more.

Primarily their unique colour pattern and size of horns. Other things like conformation, beefiness, etc. come after.

Early imports of Simmentals occured in 1890 and 1914. But it wasn't until 1967 when a group of Alberta cattle producers headed by Travers Smith from Cardston, Alberta imported enough Simmentals that the breed really started to grow and become a major thing in North America. In 1968, semen from Canadian Simmental bulls became available in the U.S.A. The first purebred Simmental bull was imported into the United States in 1971, and the American Simmental Association became established in 1968.

This all depends on where you are located and the time of year. If you are in the states, in some areas black calves and black-baldy calves will bring a higher price than red, red-baldy or yellow-baldy calves. But other areas will have red and red-white-face calves bringing more than the blacks, like up in Canada.

FYI, the black calves are primarily of the following breeds or mixes thereof:

- Angus

- Simmental

- Gelbvieh

- Maine Anjou

- Limousin

- Salers

- Brangus

- Chiangus

Black-baldy calves could be of the following:

- AngusXHereford

- AngusXSimmental

- Black SimmentalXHereford

- LimousinXHereford

- SimmentalXLimousin (black factor)

- Maine AnjouXHereford

- Maine AnjouXSimmental

- et al.

Red calves are primarily these breeds:

- Red Angus

- Simmental

- Gelbvieh

- Limousin

- Salers

- Maine Anjou

- Red Poll

- Devon

- South Devon

- Red Brangus

- Beefmaster

- Shorthorn red-factor

- Blonde d'Aquitaine

- et al.

Red-baldies are thus:

- Red AngusXHereford

- Simmental

- Red AngusXSimmental

- LimmousinXHereford

- SimmentalXHereford

- Red BrangusXHereford

- Hereford

- GelbviehXHereford

- ShorthornXHereford

- Maine AnjouXHereford

- et al.