Beef
Cattle
Breeds
(ANSC
108-Lab)
Angus
(Scotland)
-
ANS-(British)
-black,
naturally
polled,
moderate
size
-excellent
marbling,
early
compositional
maturity
-excellent
maternal
breed,
easy
fleshing,
good
milk
production
-early
maturing
sexually
-largest
number
of
annual
registrations
in
United
States
(270,000
head)
Beefmaster
(United
States)
-
ANS-Bos
Indicus
-developed
by
Tom
Lasater
in
the
1930s
in
Falfurias,
TX
-***about
50%
Brahman,
25%
Shorthorn,
and
25%
Hereford
-no
set
color
pattern
-developed
based
on
the
"6
essentials"
as
described
by
lasater-
weight,
conformation,
fertility ,
hardiness,
rapid
growth,
and
maternal
ability
-composite
breed
-*largest
registration
of
Bos
Indicus
breeds
(40,000
head)
Brahman
(India)
-
ANS--Bos
Indicus
-the
American
Brahman
is
a
cross
of
three
Indian
breeds
-both
red
and
gray
strains
of
Brahmans
exist,
both
have
black
pigmentation,
horned
-noted
for
heat
tolerance,
disease
and
insect
resistance
and
crossing
ability
-poor
marbling
ability
and
slow
sexual
maturity
is
offset
by
their
ability
to
thrive
in
the
hot,
humid
environments
of
the
Southern
US
-Brahman
composites
(Brangus,
Santa
Gertrudis,
Beefmaster ,
Braford,
Simbrah,
Brahmousin,
Charbray)
Brangus
(United
States)
-
ANS-Bos
Indicus
-5/8
Angus
and
3/8
Brahman,
black
and
naturally
polled
-Excellent
mothering
ability ,
moderate
size,
early
sexual
maturing,
heat
tolerance
and
forage
ability
result
from
the
two
parent
breeds
-Intermediate
in
carcass
merit
between
the
two
parent
breeds
-Most
widespread
composite
breed
in
the
U.S.
Charolais
(France)
-
ANS--continental
or
european
(exotic)
-white,
off-white
to
cream
coloration,
some
pigmentation
of
skin
possible
-extremely
fast
growing,
muscular
breed
that
is
late
maturing
-large
framed
with
relatively
heavy
birth
weights
and
large
mature
size
-produce
lean,
muscular
carcasses,
marbling
can
be
a
problem
Cattle
Breeds
(ANSC
108-Lab)
Angus
(Scotland)
-
ANS-(British)
-black,
naturally
polled,
moderate
size
-excellent
marbling,
early
compositional
maturity
-excellent
maternal
breed,
easy
fleshing,
good
milk
production
-early
maturing
sexually
-largest
number
of
annual
registrations
in
United
States
(270,000
head)
Beefmaster
(United
States)
-
ANS-Bos
Indicus
-developed
by
Tom
Lasater
in
the
1930s
in
Falfurias,
TX
-***about
50%
Brahman,
25%
Shorthorn,
and
25%
Hereford
-no
set
color
pattern
-developed
based
on
the
"6
essentials"
as
described
by
lasater-
weight,
conformation,
fertility ,
hardiness,
rapid
growth,
and
maternal
ability
-composite
breed
-*largest
registration
of
Bos
Indicus
breeds
(40,000
head)
Brahman
(India)
-
ANS--Bos
Indicus
-the
American
Brahman
is
a
cross
of
three
Indian
breeds
-both
red
and
gray
strains
of
Brahmans
exist,
both
have
black
pigmentation,
horned
-noted
for
heat
tolerance,
disease
and
insect
resistance
and
crossing
ability
-poor
marbling
ability
and
slow
sexual
maturity
is
offset
by
their
ability
to
thrive
in
the
hot,
humid
environments
of
the
Southern
US
-Brahman
composites
(Brangus,
Santa
Gertrudis,
Beefmaster ,
Braford,
Simbrah,
Brahmousin,
Charbray)
Brangus
(United
States)
-
ANS-Bos
Indicus
-5/8
Angus
and
3/8
Brahman,
black
and
naturally
polled
-Excellent
mothering
ability ,
moderate
size,
early
sexual
maturing,
heat
tolerance
and
forage
ability
result
from
the
two
parent
breeds
-Intermediate
in
carcass
merit
between
the
two
parent
breeds
-Most
widespread
composite
breed
in
the
U.S.
Charolais
(France)
-
ANS--continental
or
european
(exotic)
-white,
off-white
to
cream
coloration,
some
pigmentation
of
skin
possible
-extremely
fast
growing,
muscular
breed
that
is
late
maturing
-large
framed
with
relatively
heavy
birth
weights
and
large
mature
size
-produce
lean,
muscular
carcasses,
marbling
can
be
a
problem
