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10 Cards in this Set
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When were cattle domesticated?
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8500 B.C.
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What 3 main reasons were cattle domesticated?
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beef, milk, labor
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how many breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide? How many of those are beef cattle?
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800, 80 (british, european, bos indicus)
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what are the 5 british beef cattle breeds?
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angus, hereford, polled hereford, red angus, shorthorn.
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what are the qualities of the black angus?
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Black, naturally polled, moderate size
Excellent marbling, early compositional maturing Excellent maternal breed, easy fleshing, good milk production Early maturing sexually Largest number of annual registrations in the U.S. |
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what are the qualities of the hereford?
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Red with white face, also white on underline, legs, switch, etc.
Moderate size, adaptable to many environments, good disposition Low to moderate milk, relatively early maturing Poorest marbling of the British breeds, average to below average muscle 2nd largest annual registry (after merging with Polled Hereford registry in 1995) |
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what are the qualities of the polled hereford?
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Red with white face, also white on underline, legs, switch, etc.
Moderate size, adaptable to many environments, good disposition Low to moderate milk, relatively early maturing Poorest marbling of the British breeds, average to below average muscling Naturally hornless, developed from Hereford cattle with mutated gene |
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what are the qualities red angus?
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Red, naturally polled, moderate size
Excellent marbling, early compositional maturity Excellent maternal breed, easy fleshing, good milk production Early maturing sexually Developed from a recessive gene found in black Angus cattle |
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what are the qualities of a shorthorn?
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Three major coat colors – red, white, and roan
Moderate size, good disposition, excellent milk production Has appendix registry program which allows outside genetics to be introduced (i.e. Maine Anjou) |
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what are the european beef cattle breeds?
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Chianina (Italy)
Charolais (France) Gelbvieh (Germany) Limousin (France) Main Anjou (France) Simmental (Switzerland) Texas Longhorn (Texas, Spanish Origin) |
