Cattle Breeds

The Red Angus was originally created by crossing Celtic Shorthorn with Black Angus to produce an animal that was more beefier and could be used for draft purposes. The breed itself likely has had other breeds infused into it to further enhance certain qualities such as Simmental, Limousin and others.

Since Simmentals are typically those that are later maturing than other breeds, the gestation is usually 286 to 293 days in length.

The gestation length of a Dexter cow is short, which is around 260 to 283 days long.

Aberdeen Angus.

Their hardiness, longevity, great maternal instincts, and wide adaptability. Good grass and those men on horses called cowboys that moved them from one grazing area to another, and herded them to watering areas, were also factors that enabled the TL's to survive on the plains.

A cow is usually the name given to a female of any breed of the species Bos taurus (cattle). Male cattle are called bulls. The name may be applied to the females of other species of animal (e.g. whales)A Longhorn is a specific breed of cattle. There are over 800 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide.

The only disadvantages that a modern cattle producer would find with highlands are their horns, their thick hair, their small size, and their tendancy to not be as beefy as other breeds that are commonly used for beef production. Horns are dangerous and docked for at the auction mart. The thick hair makes them a problem to handle when there is an electric fence because the hair acts as an insulator, enabling them to simply walk through a hot-wire without feeling much of anything.

Shorthorns are dual purposed animals, they can be used for both diary and beef production. The Milking Shorthorn is the dairy producer.

The rare breed of Mini Panda cattle is one breed you may be thinking of. Other breeds that have the white stripe in the middle (but not the white face) include Dutch Belted, Belted Galloway, and the BueLingo.

Holstein cows are generally bred to be quite docile as they need to be handled at least twice a day for milking. The caveat is that they would be more docile if handled when young on a daily basis, which does not generally happen in large commercial dairy herds.

Holstein bulls can be quite agressive...as can most bulls.

That all depends on the frame size. The average height for a Hereford cow may be around 5 feet in height. Some of the larger-framed cows may be taller than this (never exceeding 6 feet in height though), and the larger-framed cows may be around 4 feet in height.

Well either your registering a heifer or a cow, not a heifer cow or anything like that. She must be purebred, or have parents that can be traced back over the lineage, depending on what breed she is. You must have the papers of her sire and her dam (and they must be registered within the breed too) before you can register her. You must also be a member of that breed association before you can register any cattle.

There are many breeds of tropical cattle but here are just a few for starters:

Dajal- a white/grey humped cattle found in and near Pakistan

Brahman- these are the cattle that are considered sacred in Hindu religion and are found in India

Ilawarra- a cattle found in Australia and some southeast Asian countries

A Holstein-Friesian cow.

Most white cattle you see are Charolais and Chianina cattle. Shorthorns also come in white, but are primarily red roan or red in colour.

Other breeds that have white on them (or are almost all white) are British Whites and White Parks.

No. The udder develops during the time the heifer, after being bred at 15 months of age (breeding age), is pregnant with calf. The udder doesn't start developing until the third trimester, when it starts filling up with milk, and is ready until the calf is born and gets up and starts suckling.

There are a wide variety of breeds found in Texas, and not just Texas Longhorns. Here's a list:

- Brangus

- Angus

- Red Angus

- Red Brangus

- Hereford

- Brahman

- Santa Gertrudis

- Beefmaster

- Droughtmaster

- Senepol

- Barzona

- Santa Cruz

- Brafords

- Bralers

- Charbray

- Simbrah

- Simmental

- Limousin

Much of the breeds raised in Texas have to be heat and insect tolerant. You will find many of the Brahman-based breeds like Santa Gertrudis and Brangus are found all over Texas, where as breeds like Angus are only found in the northern areas of this state. Texas Longhorns are being raised in this state, but they are not nearly as common as the Brahmans and Brahman-based breeds.

The only ones I can think of are British White, American White Park or Red Poll. There may be another breed (or two...) out there that you're thinking of, since there is more than one breed that is capable of having "exceptionally docile bulls."

Just take note though: no bull should be trusted, no matter how "exceptionally docile" they are.

Depends on the weight.

How are you defining "best"? Jerseys have high fat content/better flavour ('creamier'); Holsteins produce more milk per cow.

Never, ever assume that every farm each has four breeds of cattle on it. Many farms and ranches have just one breed (purebred operations), and still many others have over 10 (commercial operations with mixed-bred cows). Also, what four breeds these are depend on the location and the owners of such farms.

Crossbred cattle. F1's are those that have parents each comprising of a different breed. For instance, a Hereford bull mated to an Angus cow will give an F1 black baldy calf. The result of this breeding creates offspring with heterosis, a term which means that the offspring exhibits genetic traits that are superior to the traits in either its sire or dam.