major breeds of beef, swine, and poultry
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Major Breeds of Beef, Swine, and Poultry
Unit A: Introduction to Animal Science
Beef Cattle Breeds
AngusBlack
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
Good foragers
Hereford
Charolais
White
Not polled
Originates from France
Large animal
Charolais
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
Brahman
Other breeds
Shorthorn, Polled Herefords, Chianina, Gilbvieh, Limousin, Texas Longhorn
Swine Breeds
American Landrace
Duroc
Hampshire
Yorkshire
Others
American Landrace
White
Long body
Droopy ears
Tends to have large litters
Good mothering ability
Originated in Denmark
American Landrace
Duroc
Red
Drooped ears
High Growth rate and feed conversion
Duroc
Hampshire
Black with White belt (oreo pig)
Erect ears
Muscle leanness
Carcass leanness
Hampshire
Yorkshire
White
Erect ears
Tends to have large litters
Good mothering ability
High feed efficiency, growth rate
Long carcasses
Yorkshire
Other Swine Breeds
Poland China
Spotted Swine
Tamworth
Berkshire
Chester White
Poultry
White Leghorn
Plymouth Rock
Rhode Island Red
Broadbreasted Bronze Turkey
Broadbreasted White Turkey
Beltsville Small White Turkey
White Leghorn
White
Lay white eggs
Known for egg laying ability
White Leghorn
Plymouth Rock
White and Black
Broiler
Known for it’s meat
Rhode Island Red
Red
Lay brown eggs
Known as a good dual purpose bird
Rhode Island Red
Turkeys
Broadbreasted Bronze
Turkeys
Broadbreasted WhiteTurkey you eat at Thanksgiving
Turkeys
Beltsville Small White
New breed due to decreasing family size.