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91 Cards in this Set
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Angus |
Solid Black polled Largest Breed Assoc. CAB Marbling Maternal traits calving ease homozygous black & polled
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Belted Galloway |
Black or dun w/ white stripe milk production fleshing ability early maturing weakness: last in growth weight (slow growing) |
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Hereford |
Red w/ white face & underline good in dry environment low milk production rebreed in harsh conditions docility meat tenderness heterosis in crossbreeding programs low muscle bald face - dominant
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Polled Hereford |
Polled gene dominant same characteristics as hereford |
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Red Angus |
solid red polled moderate size fertility fleshing ability marbling calving ease homo polled |
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Shorthorn |
solid red, white or roan closed & appendix herd books milk production marbling increased frame and growth Weakness: birth weight (high) |
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South Devon |
Red, horned or polled increased frame and growth heat tolerant
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Belgian Blue |
white, black or blue **double muscling** muscle, lean carcass weakness: worse calving ease, & meat tenderness |
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Braunvieh |
Brown, mouse DAUL purpose fast growing heavy milking |
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Charolais |
solid white 31/32 growth muscle cutability
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Chianina |
White open registration muscle growth carcass leanness |
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Gebvieh |
fullbloods - red DUAL purpose fast growing heavy milking calving ease
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Limousin |
Fullbloods - red most muscular breed growth feed efficiency carcass cutability weakness: worst marbling, disposition |
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Maine - Anjou |
fullblood - red w/white on face, belly, legs growth muscle weakness: birth weight, fleshing ability
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Pinzgauer |
Red w/skunk stripe milk calving ease fertility weakness: slow growth, lighter muscle |
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Simmental |
Red or yellow DUAL purpose fast growing heavy milking (#1) |
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Brahman |
Grey or red heat and humidity tolerant insect resistant maternal instinct milk fat muscle Gir, Guzerat, Nellore |
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Gir |
Domed forehead Red milk production |
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Guzerat |
grey to black large frame growth rate adaptability docile |
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Nelore |
small ears heat & insect resistant hardy easy calving most prevalent breed in Brazil |
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Beefmaster |
1/2 Brahman, 1/4 Hereford, 1/4 shorthorn red, yellow, black weight, conformation, milking ability, fertility, hardiness, disposition maternal heterosis
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Bonsmara |
5/8 afrikaner, 3/ hereford/shorthorn red, horned fertility hardiness in rough conditions
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Braford |
3/8 brahman, 5/8 hereford maternal & fertility heterosis heat and inset resistant
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Brangus |
solid black, polled 3/8 brahman, 5/8 angus maternal ability black hide favorable marbling |
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Red brangus |
Red polled 3/8 brahman, 5/8 red angus maternal ability heat tolerance
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Santa Gertrudis |
Cherry/red, horned/polled 3/8 brahman, 5/8 shorthorn hardy
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Simbrah |
red, yellow, black 3/8 brahman, 5/8 simmental Best growth maternal instinct heat tolerance
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Corriente |
Hardy adaptable low birth weight
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Texas Longhorn |
Hardy small, mature size & weight low birth weight ** superior calving ease |
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Senepol |
red polled efficiency heat tolerant
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Lowline |
Black, polled do NOT carry dwarfism gene |
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Scottish Highland |
red, horned, long hair disease resistant efficient (low quality forage) |
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Waygu |
red, black, horned ** marble extremely well |
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Holstien |
Netherlands black and white or red and white ** produce most total pounds of milk |
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Jersey |
England mouse color to dark fawn and black * highest butterfat produce more pounds of milk for pound of body weight |
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Brown Swiss |
Switzerland mouse heaviest muscled of dairy breeds |
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Ayrshire |
Scotland red and white purebred (all they produce) Approved Ayrshire Milk program example for marketing milk today
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Milking Shorthorn |
England red, white, roan, paint milk and meat production vigorous calves at birth
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Guernsey |
France red and white paint high butterfat, high protein, high betacarotene
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Yorkshire |
England white, erect ears "mother breed", sow base in many crossbreeding programs lare litters, performance, mothering ability |
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Landrace |
Denmark white, large heavy down ears mothering ability extra vertebrae ( longer body)
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Chester White |
U.S. white, down ears functional, mothering ability |
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Meishan |
China down ears, wrinkled face, black, white feet prolific, **very large litters |
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Hampshire |
England black with white belt and erect ears terminal sire in pork production as well as F1 production with yorkshires muscle, lean gain
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Duroc |
US light yellow to dark red, down ears terminal sire hog used in 3 breed rotation **highest marbling, lean gain
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Berkshire |
England black with 6 white points (nose, feet, tail) erect ears marbling |
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Poland CHina |
US down ears, black w/6 white points fast gaining, foot and bone
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Spots |
US black and white spotted, down ears fast gaining, feed efficiency |
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Pietrian |
Belgium white with black spots, erect ears muscle, high lean to fat ratio Negative - stress carriers
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Hereford |
US red with white face & at least 2 white feet, down ears mothering ability, carcass quality Duroc & chester blood lines |
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Tamworth |
England red, erect ears bacon production, foraging ability |
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Hampshire |
England blackface, wool cap, wool on legs, medium wool heavy muscle, high performing |
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Suffolk |
England black face & legs, big ears, medium wool muscling, frame
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Southdown |
England medium to small size, polled, mouse color, medium wool excel in hot house lamb production
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Dorset |
England horned/polled, white face, medium wool out of season breeders, mothering ability
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Columbia |
US large, white face, medium wool cross of lincoln and rambouillet popular due to wool production
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Rambouillet |
Spain & France rams horned, ewes polled, white **most numerous amoung sheep breeds high quality fleece, breed out of season |
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Lincoln |
England white, largest sheep breed long coarse wool, used well in crossbreeding programs
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Barbado |
US tan with black bellies, rams horned, ewes polled rams- large, curled horns trophy animals |
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Dorper |
South Africa white, may have black head, little hair & wool 1/2 blackheaded persian, 1/2 dorset *fertile (lambs every 8 months, hardy, adaptable, very muscular
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St. Croix |
Virgin islands white, tan with brown or black spots parasite & insect resistant, fertile, usually have triplets |
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Royal White |
Snyder, TX white, slick haired 1/2 dorper, 1/2 St. Croix 3 breed heterosis, fertile, muscular, high rate of shedding |
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Angora |
Asia horned, heavy down ears, ringlet or flat locks **mohair production, graze on browse
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Boer |
South Africa horned, looped ears, red and black heads club goat production muscling, increase frame
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Spanish |
Spain, US horned, any color developed by natural selection low fat content in meat
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Finn |
Finland White, coarse fleece, short tail prolific, triplets
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Saanen |
Switzerland white, tan, erect ears, strait or dished face milk production |
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Nubian |
England any color, long thick ears, roman nose, short hair high butterfat content increase frame
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Quarter Horse |
US most popular registry bay, sorrel, brown, black, grey, roan, buckskin, grulla, dun, palomino intelligent stock horse, short distance racing, versatile horse quick start, good temperament easy handling |
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Thoroughbred |
England bay, chestnut, black, grey, brown has helped in forming quarter horse one of the most popular long distance race horses in the world
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Arabian |
Arabian peninsula bay, chestnut, black, grey, dish face, large eye & nostril, arched neck its blood lines are in every breed of light horses today |
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Standardbred |
US bay, sorrel, brown, black Harness racing breed, trot or pace under a sulky |
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Appaloosa |
US blanket or leopard, wall eyes, striped hooves, molting around muzzle, gentle disposition versitile breed used for racing, dressage, jumping, reigning, pleasure |
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Paint Horse |
US 3rd largest registry Combinations of white (over, tobiano, or tovero) laid over any base color derived from quarter horse, similar strengths |
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Clydesdale |
Scotland bay, black, chestnut, 4 white socks with feathering & blaze or bald face 16.2 - 18 hands 1600-1800 lbs draft purposes |
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Percheron |
France Black, gray dapple Draft purposes |
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Belgian |
Belgium flaxen mane and tail, sorrel body draft purposes |
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Shetland Pony |
England any color coal mines in Britain to pull coal carts, replaced due to mechanization of the industry |
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Welsh Pony |
England grey, black, roan, cream, chestnut great kid horse, very intelligent |
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Old Age: Bulldog Dwarfism |
Either Dexter heterozygous are short legged but healthy homozygous are stillborn extremely small, and have a pug like nose |
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Old Age: Needle Nose Dwarfism |
NON Lethal Angus and Hereford disproportionate growth head is normal but body is effect by dwarfism |
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Old Age: Crooked Leg Dwarfism |
NON Lethal Angus & Hereford bench kneed appearance in the front skeleton
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Old Age: Comprest Dwarfism |
NON Lethal angus and hereford frame score 2 or less, compact thick body type
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Old Age: Snorter Dwarfism |
NON lethal angus and hereford abnormally shortened head and legs, highly susceptible to bloat, labored and audible breathing |
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Idiopathic Epilepsy |
Lethal Hereford occurrence and persistence of seizures |
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Protoporphryia |
NON lethal limousin extreme sensitinity to sun light, skin on the ears or nose may exhibit lesions or missing hair |
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Pulmonary Hypoplasia with Anasarca |
Lethal shorthorn absent or near absence of lungs, tremendous fluid collection in body cavity "bulldog face" appearance |
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Osteoperosis: Marble Bone |
Lethal angus and red angus bones are solid, contain no marrow |
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Tibial Hemimelia |
Lethal galloway and shorthorn absent tibia, adominal hernia, crytorchidism in males, exposure of brain or spinal tissue, long shaggy hair coats |
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Arthogryposis Multiplex Curly Calf |
Lethal angus and angus derivatives bent or twisted spines, small with limited muscle development limbs are often rigid
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Neuropathic Hydrocephalus water head |
Lethal angus and angus derivatives 25-35 lbs body weight, enlarged cranium, skull is malformed, cranial cavity is filled with fluid, no recognizable brain tissue |
