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Major Breeds of Beef, Swine, and Poultry

Major Breeds of Beef, Swine, and Poultry . Unit A: Introduction to Animal Science. Beef Cattle Breeds. Angus Black Polled Originates from Scotland Most registered Breed in US Good carcass quality. Angus. Hereford. Red with white face Not polled Originates from England Docile Breed

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Major Breeds of Beef, Swine, and Poultry

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  1. Major Breeds of Beef, Swine, and Poultry Unit A: Introduction to Animal Science

  2. Beef Cattle Breeds • Angus • Black • Polled • Originates from Scotland • Most registered Breed in US • Good carcass quality

  3. Angus

  4. Hereford • Red with white face • Not polled • Originates from England • Docile Breed • Good foragers

  5. Hereford

  6. Charolais • White • Not polled • Originates from France • Large animal

  7. Charolais

  8. Brahman • Can come in many colors: Light gray, black, red, white • Originates from India • Animal has a hump, loose dewlap • Resistant to insects • Heat tolerant

  9. Brahman

  10. Other breeds • Shorthorn, Polled Herefords, Chianina, Gilbvieh, Limousin, Texas Longhorn

  11. Swine Breeds • American Landrace • Duroc • Hampshire • Yorkshire • Others

  12. American Landrace • White • Long body • Droopy ears • Tends to have large litters • Good mothering ability • Originated in Denmark

  13. American Landrace

  14. Duroc • Red • Drooped ears • High Growth rate and feed conversion

  15. Duroc

  16. Hampshire • Black with White belt (oreo pig) • Erect ears • Muscle leanness • Carcass leanness

  17. Hampshire

  18. Yorkshire • White • Erect ears • Tends to have large litters • Good mothering ability • High feed efficiency, growth rate • Long carcasses

  19. Yorkshire

  20. Other Swine Breeds • Poland China • Spotted Swine • Tamworth • Berkshire • Chester White

  21. Poultry • White Leghorn • Plymouth Rock • Rhode Island Red • Broadbreasted Bronze Turkey • Broadbreasted White Turkey • Beltsville Small White Turkey

  22. White Leghorn • White • Lay white eggs • Known for egg laying ability

  23. White Leghorn

  24. Plymouth Rock • White and Black • Broiler • Known for it’s meat

  25. Rhode Island Red • Red • Lay brown eggs • Known as a good dual purpose bird

  26. Rhode Island Red

  27. Turkeys • Broadbreasted Bronze

  28. Turkeys • Broadbreasted White • Turkey you eat at Thanksgiving

  29. Turkeys Beltsville Small White New breed due to decreasing family size.

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