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As in other breeds of grey cattle, the calves are born wheat-coloured but become grey at about three months. [ 11 ] : 112 The skin is black, as are the natural openings. The horns are light, lyre-shaped in cows, half-moon-shaped in bulls; they are slate-grey in young animals, becoming pale at the base and dark at the tip with maturity.
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus ) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
In 1937 a new breed, the Swedish Polled (Swedish: Svensk Kullig Boskap or SKB), was created with the intention of merging the Rödkulla with the Fjällras, a quite different breed of mountain cattle. [ 5 ] : 307 [ 6 ] Breeders did not accept the new classification, and continued to maintain separate bloodlines as before.
Jersey Cattle Society of the United Kingdom [1] Kerry: British Kerry Cattle Herd Book: British Kerry Cattle Society [1] Kerry: Kerry Cattle Herd Book: Royal Dublin Society [1] Lincoln Red: Lincoln Red Herd Book: Lincoln Red Cattle Society [1] Miniature Jersey: Purebred Mini Jersey Herd Book: Purebred Mini Jersey Society [1] Red Danish: Stambog ...
In the first decades of twentieth century, the favored breed of zebu in Brazil was the Indubrasil or Indo-Brazilian, but from the 1960s onwards, Nelore became the primary breed of cattle in Brazil because of its hardiness, heat-resistance, and because it thrives on poor-quality forage and breeds easily, with the calves rarely requiring human ...
Northern Finncattle are a dual breed of cattle from Finland, used in both dairy and beef production. These cattle are usually white with pigmented ears and muzzle, and naturally polled. [1] Cows produce approximately 4000 kg of milk per lactation. [2]
The Swedish Polled, Swedish: Svensk Kullig Boskap, often abbreviated to SKB, is a Swedish breed of domestic cattle. It was created in 1937 from two different Swedish cattle breeds, the Swedish Red Polled and the Fjäll. Breeders did not accept the new classification, and continued to maintain separate bloodlines as before.
The Droughtmaster is an Australian breed of beef cattle. It was developed from about 1915 in North Queensland by crossing zebuine cattle with cattle of British origin, principally the Beef Shorthorn. It was the first Australian taurindicine hybrid breed; [3]: 171 it is approximately 50% Bos indicus and 50% Bos taurus. [4]