Wikibooks: Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Beef cattle breeds

Breed id name = Angus image = Angus cattle 10.jpg description = Angus cattle are naturally polled (meaning they do not grow horns) and solid black although white may appear on the udder. Black Angus are the most popular beef breed of cattle in the United States. Breed id name = Brahman image =Brahman2644.JPG description = The Brahman has a distinct large hump over the top of the shoulder and neck and a loose flap of skin (dewlap) hanging from the neck. Their ears are large and floppy. Bulls weigh {{Units 800 1600 lbs to Units 1100 kgs 2200 lbs . Despite their huge size they are known as a docile breed if handled with kindness from calfhood. }} Breed id name = Charolais image =Charolais.jpg description = This breed has been quite popular in the top end of Australia where they are more adaptable to the harsh weather conditions. The coat is almost pure white. Breed id name = Hereford image =Hereford bull large.jpg description =Hereford cattle are a widely used breed in temperate areas mainly for beef production. Originally from Herefordshire England they are the most common breed of beef cattle in the temperate parts of Australia. The breed also enjoys great popularity among ranchers in the desert American Southwest of the United States and also in the centre and east of Argentina. Breed id name = Texas Longhorn image =Texas Longhorn.jpg description =The Texas longhorn is a breed of cattle known for its characteristic horns which can extend to six feet in width and have a slight upward turn at their tips as well as for their distinctive burnt orange coloring. [[Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book}}/Overlapping requirements SUBPAGENAME ]]