Cattle Breeds

Yes, since 90% of the beef breeds used today are naturally horned, and yet no, because most beef cattle today are bred to be naturally polled, even though historically, their breeding depicts their ancestors to be horned. Horns are not needed in today's world because of the danger factor to both humans and other animals.

However, there are naturally polled beef breeds that exist including Black and Red Angus, Senepol, Black and Red Brangus, Galloway, Belted Galloway, British White, Speckle Park, and Red Poll.

yes? cattles that produce both meat and milk are DEXTER CATTLE.

There is no "best" breed of beef cattle, no matter where you live. All breeds have their faults, and have characteristics that may be better or worse than another. "Best" breeds go according to (and pretty much only) to one's entitled opinion. Best breeds go according to what one prefers over another, whether its colour, mothering ability, forage convertibility, carcass qualities, size, uniqueness, or what works best for them in their area. "Best" breeds also depends on what requirements are for a particular ranch or farm based on vegetation quantity and quality, soil type, terrain (rugged and mountainous or smooth and slightly hilly), climate type (hot and humid versus cold and dry), market demands, and how cattle are going to be managed on that farm or ranch. For instance, some people think that Angus and Hereford are better than all other breeds. Other folks will think that Beefmasters or Brangus cattle are the better breeds in comparison to Angus or Charolais. Also, Angus could be the best breed for one area of the country or world, but in another part, Angus is either unheard of or a really poor choice. The possibilities go on, and so do the opinions.

It contains about 87 percent water and 13 percent solids

They don't, certainly not by choice. They are built to give their calves milk, not humans. It's us humans who have chosen to take advantage and manipulate cows so that they produce more milk than their calves need so that we can take it and drink it or make other food products from it.

Most farmed calves actually drink milk replacer so that the mothers can be farmed for the dairy milk that humans choose to consume. This also means the calves are often separated from their mothers at a very early age.

Cows weight approximately between 500-690kg and Bulls weight between 820-1140kg

They range from dark brown to a light brown, usually will have white udders, legs and white around their mussels.

Charolais are the worst breed you can think of for dairy purposes! They are a beef breed, not a dairy breed. When they were originally developed they were used for milk, but they were found to be more suitable for being raised for beef and a draft animal than for dairy production. Charolais cows don't give much milk anyway.

There is no use doing this because all breeds will lactate for the same amount of time, being around 6 to 10 months on average. Most dairy breeds, especially Holstein and Jersey, will most often go 10 months or more in their lactation, whereas beef breeds stay in that particular time period. Many other not-so-popular dairy breeds also tend to stick to the 10-month lactation period, such as Canadiennes, Dutch Belted, Angeln, Normande and others. Beef breeds include Brahman, Nelore, Guzerat, Charolais, Angus, Hereford, Gelbvieh, Shorthorn and others.

Modern cattle are derived from an extinct animal called the aurochs.

None. There is no breed that gives this colour of milk. All milk from all breeds of dairy cows is white.

You certainly can! Longhorns are just another beef breed just like Angus, Charolais, Simmental and Herefords are. Though they will finish at a lighter weight than Angus or Charolais beefers will, they can still be slaughtered and eaten and have just as good quality beef as the other breeds used for beef production.

Originally they were bred in Switzerland as a dual purpose breed - milk and beef. Today the modern Simmentals are primarily a beef breed, though they do have good milking ability.

The top beef cattle producing state is Texas.

They eat normal cattle feed including hay, they will usually be fed a high energy grain such as corn.

In the past, Texas Longhorns. Today, Brahmans, and Brahman-European beef breeds, Texas Longhorns, Herefords, etc.

Shorthorns can be all red, all white, or red with white hairs in with the red hairs (called a roan coloration).

Because of their ability to produce lots of beef on their frame. More demand for beef means having to select cattle that are quite beefy, so Simmental fits the bill. Simmental also cross well with Angus to produce a good marbled yet large carcass of beef.

Mainly beef, however, more farms are beginning to use Shorthorns for dairy production.

Yes and no. The Longhorn is actually a breed of the domestic bovine, which is one that has both cows and bulls (both horned) to make up that breed. The adage that "all bulls have horns" is not true, though, even though all bulls (and cows) of this breed are indeed horned.

There a bunch breed associations of Shorthorns. The Canadian Shorthorn Association, the Alberta Shorthorn Association, the American Shorthorn Association, etc. Check out the following links I posted for you below.

Quite common. I think Charolais is the third or fourth popular breed in America. Angus takes the number one spot for being the most popular beef breed in the United States.

TL's are not nearly as popular as Black Angus cattle or any of the other beef breeds because both of the colouration of their hides and the presence of their horns. Salebarns will dock for hides that are of mottled colour and cattle that have horns. Because of this Longhorns are best for direct-selling meat, for rodeo stock, and as lawn ornaments.

Texas Longhorns almost went into extinction around 100 years ago because most of them, those wild cattle that lived and grew in population in the Southwestern states and territories had been rounded up and sold to slaughter houses back East. But with careful breeding and consistent attention to making sure the breed increases in popularity, Texas Longhorns have made a come-back. However, they will never be as popular as they once were 200 years ago.