Breeds of Beef Cattle

Black Angus
 Origin: Scotland

 Characteristics:

 Black in color

 Perform well in the feedlot

 Polled with smooth haircoat

 Well-marbled meat
Red Angus

 Origin: United States

 Characteristics:

 Red in color

 Polled with smooth haircoat

 Can tolerate warmer

temperature

 Perform well in the feedlot

 Well-marbled meat
Charolais
 Origin: France

 Characteristics:

 Body color ranges from light to

light straw with pink skin

 They are large and heavily muscled

breed

 Most are naturally horned

 High feed efficiency

 Well-adapted to many areas

 Mature bull weigh 907 to 1,134 kg

 Mature cow weigh 680 to816 kg

 Beefmaster

 Origin: Texas, USA

 Characteristics:

 Variety of color but red and

duns are the most dominant
colors

 Some are horned but some

also are polled

 Good disposition, fertility,

gain, conformation, hardiness
and milk production
Hereford
 Origin: Hereford, England

 Characteristics:

 White faced, white flanks, white tail and white

crest on its neck

 Body color ranges from cherry to mahogany

red

 Medium-sized body but increase in weigh

gains and mature weight is attained by breeders

 Docile and are easily handled

 They have superior foraging abilities, vigor

and hardiness

 Popular for their general producing ability

 Mature bulls weigh about 834 kg

 Mature cow weigh about 544 kg

Brahman


 Origin: United States

 Characteristics:

 Body color ranges from light gray to almost black

 Humps over the shoulder

 Have loose dewlap

 Large drooping ears

 Heat tolerant

 Resistant to disease and insect

 Good mothering ability

 Good forager

 Produce quality carcass

 Mature bulls weigh about 726 to 998 kg

 Mature cow weigh about 454 to 635 kg

 Beefmaster
 Origin: Southern Texas,
USA

 Characteristics:

 Red and duns are more

common than other colors

 Some are horned and polled

 Good disposition, fertility,

conformation, hardiness,
and milk production
 Shorthorn
 Origin: Northern England

 Characteristics:

 Dual purpose breed

 Both polled and horned

 Body color are predominantly red, white

or any combination of the two

 Produce desirable carcass

 Adaptable to many climates

 Excellent crossing ability with other breed

 Mature bulls weigh about 1,088g

 Mature cow weigh about 680 kg

Santa Gertrudis
 Origin: King Ranch, Texas

 Characteristics:

 Cherry red in color

 Horned

 Have loose hides with folds of skin on

the neck, and a sheath or navel flap

 The hairs grow short and straight in

warm climates

 Excellent in feedlot

 Desirable carcass

 Resistant to disease and insects

Red Poll

 Origin: Eastern England

 Characteristics:

 Light to very dark red in

color

 Switch of tail contain some

natural white color

 Polled

 Dual purpose type

 High proportion lean meat