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Who am I?
Jet Black head and legs (clean). Polled. Descrived as power legs. Has low resistance to worms. Good carcass quality. GOOD WOOL I am the best lowland terminal sire breed. "Black Face" |
This is the most numerous terminal sire breed in Ireland. It is also a sire of breeding females. It matures early (can get over fat) and has high growth rates and good quality wool.
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Suffolk
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Who am I?
White, blocky, square head (no wool on head). 10-2 ears! Short nose polled |
Uses:
Lowland terminal sire breed (2nd best) - lean carcass, excellent conformation -slower growing than suffolk - low litter size (1.4) |
Texel
imported from Holland 1964 |
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Who am I?
White with clean brown/reddish face RED FACE/tear stain! wool on forehead |
Used as a lowland terminal sire breed.
- prolific (1.7+) - good conformation, muscling -lack of wool at birth. (unsuitable for outdoor lambing) |
Charollais
French Breed |
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Who am I?
White, legs and head brown/grey Wool on forehead (brown nose) |
Lowland Terminal sire Breed
-lean carcass, excellent conformation -excellent lamb survival -good carcass length -prolific (1.7+) |
Vendeen
Vendee in France |
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Who am I?
White sheep, black head and legs fine wool on head (surrounding eyes) and legs polled TEDDY BEAR |
Lowland Terminal Sire (3rd best)
production of lighter weight carcass (15-18 kg) - early maturing |
Hampshire Down
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Who am I?
good double muscling "Big Butt" |
Lowland Terminal Sire Breed
lean carcass, excellent conformation slow growing caesarean section common in purebreed inconsistent data on performance, not popular yet |
Beltex
developed in Belgium |
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Who am I?
All white with wool on head and legs. -nose and lips are a distinguished pink color |
Lowland and Terminal Sire Breed
- non seasonal breed (terminal sire for early lamb) - early maturing |
Dorset Horn, Polled Dorset
selected for polled trait |
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Who am I?
white colored loose wool - head, legs are dark purple/blue - some wool on head |
Lowland Terminal Sire Breed
very prolific (2.0) |
Bleu du Maine
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Who am I?
White colored loose wool Head, legs are red/pinkish * looks like Charollais |
Lowland Terminal Sire Breed
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Rouge de L'Ouest
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Who am I?
Some wool on face White, black nostrils |
Lowland terminal sire
ancestor for many lowland breeds ** Suffolk, Shropshire, Hampshire, dorset down, vendeen |
Southdowns (SD)
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Who am I?
black and white spotted breed -head black with white blaze - can have 2 or 4 horns (4 horns desired by breeders) |
Lowland Terminal Sire Breed
-kept as novelty |
Jacob
from Israel to spain and then the the UK/Ireland |
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Who am I?
White with Black or speckled head and legs - horned - tails not docked (no flies at altitude) |
Hill/Replacement (maternal) breeds
very hardy western mountains Bad WOOL |
Blackface Mountain
-cross with Border leicester or Blue Leicester to produce Greyface and Mule |
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Who am I?
Ewes and most Rams are polled - White face, BLACK NOSE muzzel - slightly curved nose (not as pronounced as Border Leceister) |
Hill/ Replacement (maternal) breeds
potential litter size 1.5 Good Cross!! = desirable lowland cross= suffolk x cheviot |
CHEVIOT
From Cheviot hills, UK found in EASTER hills (WIcklow) |
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Who am I?
Composit Breed 37% Texel 12% Finnish Landrace 50% Belclare Mark I * MOST ON FARM Long Face compared to Texel (isosceles triangle) |
Hill/ Replacement (maternal) breeds
- MOST ON FARM - Good litter size 2-3 - high resistance to worms -high resistance to foot ware |
Belclare
Original: 12.5% Galway, 12.5% Finnish Landrace, 25% high fertility Galway; 50% Lleyn Improver: 37% Texel; 12.5% Finnish landrace;50% Belcalare Mark l |
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Who am I?
Short ears, pink nose Wooless legs and head - short wooless tail -CURLY wool |
Hill/Replacement (maternal) breeds
90% sheep in Finland very prolific (2.3) Breeds out of season Vasectomized rams- excellent teasers |
Finnish Landrace
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Who am I?
Large, white polled face (white wool on forehead) - bob of wool on head and wool on legs - outer lips-dark colour -dark spots on ears=common |
Hill/Replacement (maternal) breeds
- Few Breeders remaining -low litter size (1.4) - native Irish Breed * Not economical |
Galway
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Who am I?
White polled face, tip of nose black can have black spots on ears |
Hill/Replacement (maternal) breeds
prolific compact sized sheep with good maternal traits * tempermental, high litter size |
Lleyn
from Lleyn Peninsula in Wales |
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Who am I?
polled, white sheep clean head, legs Roman nose, and very large ears (straight wool) |
Hill/ Replacement (maternal) breeds
-produces milk - sire for Breeding Females - Blackfaced mountain x BL cross= Greyface Prolific 1.7 |
Border Leicester
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Who am I?
similar to Border Leicester CURLY WOOL distinctive blue tinge to head and skin |
Hill/Replacement (maternal) breeds
- decended from Border Leiester - prolific 1.75-2.0 x with Bl faced mtn=mule |
Blueface Leicester
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Who am I?
Black face with white muzzle and may have some white around eyes (gray around nose) - black and white mottled legs |
Hill/Replacement (maternal) breeds
- a hardy mountain breed - Genetically closely related to black faced mountain |
Swaledale
Named after Yorkshire valley of Swaledale (UK) |
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Cheviot x Texel Ewes
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Crossbred example
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Suffolk X Ewe
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crossbred example
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Who am I?
- whole body is red - ease of calving - cross on dairy breeds to improve conformation and carcass quality - produce suckler cows - cross bred with black breed (ex. Friesian)- 4/5 black; 1/5 red |
Continental breed
Used as terminal sire or to upgrade traditional sucklers! |
Limousin
native to an upland area of SW France |
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Who am I?
Pedigree color- cream/white - characteristic cream, orange or mousey brown color comes through in cross-bred offsping - good growth rates ** TOP BREED - lean Carcass, low fat score - excellent conformation |
Continental breed
good growth rate conformation ease of calving |
Charolais
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Who am I?
red, white head - cross bred: white-head; red and white, black and white or brown and white body * blotch around eye - BETTER CONFORMATION than HEREFORD |
Continental breed
Ireland- selected for Beef Europe- bred as dual purpose |
Simmental
Native to Simme Valley, Switzerland |
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Who am I?
characteristic wheaten color - lighter shade around eyes/muzzle - very good KO% - high calving difficulty! discouraged use in Ireland |
Continental breed
Excellent conformation well developed hind quarters high growth rate and FCE, lean carcass |
Blonde d/Aquitaine
** discouraged use in Ireland |
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Who am I?
Pedigree colors: White, Blue, and white, Black and White * I'm very muscular! don't confuse with Friesan! |
Continental breed
Double muscling characteristic (recessive trait) -High incidene of caesarian births in pedigree herd |
Belgian Blue
Cross bred- blue grey colors/mottling comes through - better beef conformation vs shorthorm |
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Name 2 imported Italian Breeds
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Continental breeds
1. Romagnola 2. Piedmontese (see image) |
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What are common commercial Crosses?
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Charolais x Friesian
Hereford x Friesian 3/4 bred hereford calf Romagnola cross |
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Characteristics of Continental Breeds
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1. group of a number of Breeds
2. Conformation, Growth rate, feed conversion efficiency better than traditional breeds 3. Less fat and greater lean proportion than traditional breeds 4. Excellent as terminal sires to produce beef for export to mainland Europe |
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Who am I?
Black and White most numerous Dairy Breed in Ireland |
Dairy Breed
- from Beef Perspective, poor conformation |
Friesian (holstein British)
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Who am I?
Pedigree: Red with white heads (white head comes through in cross bred offspring) usually horned, some polled |
Traditional Breed
Most numerous Beef Breed in Ireland HIGHEST FAT SCORE (very common "black with whitehead= Hereford x Friesian |
Hereford
Introduced to Ireland 1775 |
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Who am I?
Black in colour with polled head - easy calving - Bred for length, depth and well developed hind quarter |
Traditional Breed
- Finish at lighter weight than continentals/Friesians - often used as beef suckler cows (when crossed- progeny polled) |
Aberdeen Angus
- OLD Breed in Ireland 1st introduced in 1860 |
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Who am I?
- characteristic mottled coat (red and white (roan) or Blue/grey and white - comes through in cross bred offspring |
Traditional Breed
- Bred as a dual purpose (milk and beef) - short horn crosses useful as beef suckler cows |
Short Horn
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Who am I?
Selected as dual purpose minority Breed, kept to maintain gene pool! |
Traditional Breed
- uncompetitive at either Dairy or Beef |
Kerry
- derived from ancient celctic cattle |
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Who am I?
Red and white Don't confuse with Hereford (red white heads) |
Dairy Breed
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Ayrshire
Scottish Breed imported to Ulster ~1800 |
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Who am I?
Smaller mature size vs. Friesian |
Dairy Breed
lower yielding than Friesian or Ayrshire - disliked by Beef Producers |
Jersey
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What are 3 Dairy Breeds new to Ireland?
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1. Brown Swiss (not common in Ireland, second biggest dairy breed in rest of world)
2. Montbeliarde 3. Normande |
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Characteristics of Dairy Breeds
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- selected for Milk Traits/Conformation
- in Ireland, also major impact on beef industry - males from dairy herd, predominantly enter beef production chain - 50% of females born- replacements for dairy herd - other 50% replacements for beef suckler herd or else finished directly for beef |
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Characteristics Traditional Breeds
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- Conformation traits of all traditional breeds similar (esp. Aberdeen Angus and Hereford)
- growth rates- lower than continental breeds -home and UK market demands.. females from traditional breeds and smaller sized joints, tenderness. Reasonable amount of fat (marbling) |
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