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  2. Colour-sided - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 48 [2]: xxii, 127 A similar colour pattern is seen in the domestic yak [1]: 48 and in some zebuine cattle. [ 3 ] An extreme pale form of the colour-sided pattern is the colour-pointed or 'white park' pattern, seen for example in the White Park , the British White and in some Irish Moiled , where the darker colour is restricted to the ears ...

  3. List of cattle breeds - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Red Angus - Wikipedia

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    The Red Angus is an international breed of beef cattle characterised by a reddish-brown coat colour. It derives from the Scottish Aberdeen Angus population and is identical to it in all but coat colour. Red Angus are registered separately from black Angus cattle in Australia, Canada, and the United States. [4]

  5. Limousin cattle - Wikipedia

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    The Limousin is a large framed breed of beef cattle with a bright wheat-coloured coat, not too dark, a little lighter on the belly, the rear of the thighs, between the legs, on the anus, around the testicles or udder, and the tail tip.

  6. List of United States cattle breeds - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of some of the cattle breeds considered in the United States to be wholly or partly of American origin. Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively American.

  7. Cattle - Wikipedia

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    Before 1790, beef cattle averaged only 160 kg (350 lb) net. Thereafter, weights climbed steadily. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Cattle breeds vary widely in size; the tallest and heaviest is the Chianina , where a mature bull may be up to 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) at the shoulder, and may reach 1,280 kg (2,820 lb) in weight. [ 10 ]

  8. Texas Longhorn - Wikipedia

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    A steer. The Texas Longhorn is an American breed of beef cattle, characterized by its long horns, which can span more than 8 ft (2.4 m) from tip to tip. [4] It derives from cattle brought from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas by Spanish conquistadors from the time of the Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus until about 1512. [5]

  9. Beef cattle - Wikipedia

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    On average, cattle will consume 1.4 to 4% of their body weight daily. [8] There is a range of types of feed available for these animals. The standard text in the United States, Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle, has been through eight editions over at least seventy years. [9]