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Red Poll Herd Book: Red Poll Cattle Society of Great Britain and Ireland [1] Shorthorn: Coates's Herd Book: Shorthorn Society of Great Britain and Ireland [1] South Devon: Herd Book of South Devon Cattle: South Devon Herd Book Society [1] Simmental: Irish Simmental Cattle Society: Irish Simmental Cattle Society Ltd [1] Sussex: Sussex Herd Book ...
The decision to introduce Maine-Anjou blood into the Beef Shorthorn breed was very controversial at the time, but most breeders now acknowledge it was a necessary step which saved the breed from irrelevance. The herd book was closed to Maine-Anjou blood lines in 2001, except by introduction through the Grading Register.
A Bonsmara bull in Namibia. The Bonsmara is a breed of cattle known for its high quality beef and resistance to local diseases. Originating in South Africa as a scientific experiment of professor Jan Bonsma, the Bonsmara was created after many cross matings and back-crosses consisting of five-eighths Afrikaner (), three-sixteenths Hereford, and three-sixteenths Shorthorn (both taurine types).
From about 1880 bulls of the British Hereford and Beef Shorthorn breeds were used to improve them; [3]: 290 substantial separate Shorthorn and Hereford herds were kept to supply the bulls. [ 5 ] : 115 In 1910 a part-zebuine bull, descended from an Ongole bull imported in 1906 directly from India, was acquired and was cross-bred with cows of the ...
Animals with no more than 25% Shorthorn heritage could be registered in the Dairy Shorthorn herd-book. [4]: 163 The programme led to the development of a new composite breed, the Blended Red-and-White Shorthorn. It also led to the virtual extinction of the Dairy Shorthorn: by about 2009 there fewer than 100 breeding cows, and by 2012 there were ...
Shorthorn bull, cows & calves. Today, the breed is found mainly in English-speaking countries, and Southern South America. The main countries are: Argentina, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, the United States of America, Uruguay, and Zimbabwe.
South Africa Developed from 10/16 Afrikaner, 3/16 Hereford and 3/16 Shorthorn cattle. Boran: East Africa (Ethiopia-Kenya) Usually white, with the bulls being darker (sometimes almost black). Brahman: India, Pakistan and United States: Large, pendulous ears and dewlaps, hump over the shoulders. Brangus: United States Developed by crossing Angus ...
Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. [1]Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species.