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What is it?http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/
Livestock Terms and Breeds
Objectives
List Sex terms of Beef, Sheep, Swine, Horses, and Chickens and what each means.
List Common External Anatomy terms between Beef, Sheep and Swine.
Compare different names for common structures.
Analyze species-specific terms and what they mean.
Compare breeds of Beef, Sheep and Swine.
Objectives (con’t)
Prepare group oral report on “What Breed is Best” for class presentation.
Animal Sex Terms
Beef Sheep Swine Horses Chickens
Beef
Bull - mature male Cow - mature female with one calf Heifer - female that has not calved yet Steer - castrated male prior to puberty Stag - castrated male after puberty Calf - young beef animal
Sheep
Ram/Buck - mature male Ewe - female, prior to and after lambing Wether - castrated male prior to puberty Stag - castrated male after puberty Lamb - young sheep
Swine
Boar - mature male Sow - mature female after farrowing Barrow - castrated male prior to puberty Stag - castrated male after puberty Gilt - female prior to farrowing Pig(let) -young pig
Horses
Stallion - mature male Mare - mature female after foaling Gelding - castrated male Filly - female prior to foaling Colt - male, uncastrated, up to 3 yrs. old Foal - young horse
Chickens
Cock/rooster - mature male Hen - mature female Cockerel - young male prior to puberty Capon - castrated male prior to puberty Pullet - young female prior to laying Chick - young chicken
Activity
Take 1-2 note cards and write the terms for each species on each with their definition.
You can use these to study for the matching portion of the test.
External Anatomy
Beef Main Terms:Loin, Rump, Tail head, Stifle, Brisket, Rib, Quarter, Rear flank, Forearm, Hook, Pin, Round, Loin, Rib, Flank, Plate, Chuck, Brisket, Shank
Sheep Main Terms:Rump, Loin, Back (Rack), Shoulder, Leg, Rear flank, Fore flank, Breast, Leg, Breast, Loin, Rack, Shoulder, Shank
Swine Main Terms: Shoulder, Loin, Rump, Ham, Rear flank, Fore flank, Jowl, Boston Butt, Loin, Ham, Jowl, Picnic Shoulder, Spare Ribs, Belly
Beef
Beef
Sheep
Sheep
Swine
Swine
Beef Breeds
Angus Hereford Shorthorn Charolais Limousin Simmental Gelbvieh Brahman Brangus Note: the following pictures have been borrowed from this website:
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/
British -Angus Black, Polled High Quality
Carcass Early Maturity Good Maternally
Hereford
Polled or horned Good temperament Hardy Low milk production
Shorthorn
Red, White, Roan Polled/Horned Good milk
production
Continental - Charolais White Heavy muscling Fast growth Horned/Polled Hard to breed to
grades (Choice to Prime)
Limousin
Semi-Golden Good muscling Trim Polled/Horned
Simmental
Red, White, Yellow, Black, Brown
Polled/Horned Dual Purpose breed
(milk and meat production)
Gelbvieh
Golden, Brown Tripurpose (milk,
meat, draft) Oxen : 4-5 year old
Steers used for work
Exotic - Brahman (Bos indicus) Heat Tolerant Temperamental Tropical Breed
(West Indies)
American/Improved - Brangus Black Polled 3/8 Brahman 5/8 Angus Popular in arid
regions (Texas, U.S. southwest)
Sheep Breeds
Suffolk Dorset Hampshire Rambouillet Lincoln
Suffolk - #1 Breed in VA
Large, with short wool
Ram breed (tall, meaty, good carcass)
Droopy ears
Dorset - #2 Breed in VA
Medium length wool Dual Breed (milking,
meat) White, Horizontal
ears Small wool cap Horned/Polled
Hampshire - #3 Breed in VA
Medium Length wool Ram Breed Black face, white
wool Large Droopy ears Prone to wool
blindness
Rambouillet
Ewe breed (Maternal) Good herding instinct Large and hardy White, small
horizontal ears Rams horned Medium length wool Large wool cap
Lincoln
Dual purpose breed (Wool and Meat)
Black nose Small wool cap Long wool Erect ears Fairly good carcass
Swine Breeds
Yorkshire Landrace Chester White Duroc Hampshire Berkshire Spotted Swine or Spots
Yorkshire
Good Mothering White Erect Ears
Landrace
White Long Floppy ears Good Mothering
Chester White
White Medium Droopy
ears Good Mothering
Duroc - #1 Meat Breed
Red Good carcass Females - poor
milking ability Drooped ears
Hampshire
Black and white, belted
Good carcass Erect ears Poor libido
Berkshire
From England Large, meaty hog
favorite of British Royals for centuries.
American Berkshire Association first swine registry in U.S.
Spotted Swine or Spots
Black and white spots
Droopy ears Aggressive Originated in China
Activity
Group PresentationsGroup Presentations
Review
Questions? Context for the future:
Beef Breeds
Dairy Breeds
Goat Breeds