Add to ORKGHistorians have established that cattle were on this planet 7,000 years ago. Breeds of cattle have been identified for several hundred years. A breed is defined as a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by man . In 1920 the average college textbook in the U.S. listed 16 beef cattle breeds compared with 21 breeds listed in the 1969 college textbooks. In 1975 the up-to-date college textbook could list 68 cattle breeds. This is the number identified by the National Association of Animal Breeders
A herd of purebred Angus and Simmental cows is maintained at the Cow-Calf Teaching and Research Unit...
At present, diet conscious consumers are exerting considerable pressure on the beef industry. Consum...
4 pp., 1 tableChoosing types of sires is one of the most important genetic decisions facing beef pro...
8 pp.This publication explains the origin of cattle breeds and reasons for combining them. It also l...
Beef performance programs have come a long way since their start after World War II as a means of wi...
Selection alters the frequency of genes in a population (breed) affecting a particular characteristi...
The introduction of exotic breeds of cattle into the United States has begun to accelerate within th...
The germ plasm base for beef cattle production in the United States has been broadened considerably ...
The decade just passed will probably go down as the most challenging period in the history of beef c...
Cattle are kept worldwide in various environments and play many different roles in our society. We h...
This archival publication may not reflect current scientific knowledge or recommendations. Current i...
Seed stock producers, though the smallest segment in the beef industry, are the primary sources of g...
"Two major breeding programs in beef cattle improvement are: (1) purebred, in which the objective is...
Ten years ago most cattle found in feedlots in the Corn Belt and the Northern Great Plains were stra...
Citation: Miller, Fred Carl. Hereford cattle. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1907...
A herd of purebred Angus and Simmental cows is maintained at the Cow-Calf Teaching and Research Unit...
At present, diet conscious consumers are exerting considerable pressure on the beef industry. Consum...
4 pp., 1 tableChoosing types of sires is one of the most important genetic decisions facing beef pro...
8 pp.This publication explains the origin of cattle breeds and reasons for combining them. It also l...
Beef performance programs have come a long way since their start after World War II as a means of wi...
Selection alters the frequency of genes in a population (breed) affecting a particular characteristi...
The introduction of exotic breeds of cattle into the United States has begun to accelerate within th...
The germ plasm base for beef cattle production in the United States has been broadened considerably ...
The decade just passed will probably go down as the most challenging period in the history of beef c...
Cattle are kept worldwide in various environments and play many different roles in our society. We h...
This archival publication may not reflect current scientific knowledge or recommendations. Current i...
Seed stock producers, though the smallest segment in the beef industry, are the primary sources of g...
"Two major breeding programs in beef cattle improvement are: (1) purebred, in which the objective is...
Ten years ago most cattle found in feedlots in the Corn Belt and the Northern Great Plains were stra...
Citation: Miller, Fred Carl. Hereford cattle. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1907...
A herd of purebred Angus and Simmental cows is maintained at the Cow-Calf Teaching and Research Unit...
At present, diet conscious consumers are exerting considerable pressure on the beef industry. Consum...
4 pp., 1 tableChoosing types of sires is one of the most important genetic decisions facing beef pro...