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Livestock Breeds
JJC LAN DR. Stein
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
09/28/2013

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Term
Name 10 breeds of dairy cattle
Definition
Trick Q- only 6!
Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, and Milking Shorthorn
Term
Ayrshire
Definition
-red+white, 3.9% butterfat, medium-sized (>1200#), 17,000 lbs milk/herd
-efficient grazer, superior shape and quality of udder
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Brown Swiss
Definition
-light or dark brown, 4.85% butterfat, second heaviest (1400#), 13,000 lbs milk/herd
-excellent grazer, older, second heaviest
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Guernsey
Definition
-fawn+white, 4.67% butterfat, intermediate-sized (1100#), 14,667 lbs milk/herd
-excellent grazer, high fat/protein/betacarotene milk, consume 20-30% less per lb/milk
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Holstein-Friesland
Definition
-black+white, red+white, 3.65% butterfat, largest (1500#), 17,500 lbs milk/herd
-largest, most common, largest vol milk with lowest fat%, 6yr lifespan
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Jersey
Definition
-wide range of color, 5.4% butterfat, smallest (800-1200)
-smallest, highest butterfat, most lbs milk/body wt, reaches maturity/milk production fastest
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Milking Shorthorn
Definition
red, red/white, white, roan, 3.65% butterfat, rel. large (1400#), 11,000 lbs milk/herd
-oldest in world, versatile milk/beef
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Name 10 breeds of beef cattle
Definition
Angus, Red Angus, Brangus, Shorthorn, Texas Longhorn, Hereford, Limousin, Chianina, Maine Anjou, Murray Grey
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Name 10 breeds of pigs
Definition
American Landrace, American Yorkshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Poland China, Hereford, Chester White, Spots
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Name 10 breeds of sheep
Definition
Hampshire, Merino, Oxford, Suffolk, Dorper, Dorset, Lincoln, Jacob, Karakul, Columbia
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Name 10 breeds of goat
Definition
Trick Q- only 9!
Alpine, LaMancha, Angora, Pygmy, Boer, Nubian, Oberhasli, Saanen, Toggenburg
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Name the breeds of chicken in the US
Definition
(6) Andalusian, Cornish, Leghorn, New Hampshire Red, Rhode Island Red, Plymouth Rock
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Name the breeds of turkey in the US
Definition
black, bronze, white
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