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1A)e - The main beef breeds

Over the centuries different breeds have been developed for meat production throughout the world and across different areas. With the availability of international transport the availability of the different breeds has increased. The purpose of this module is to identify the breeds available and to describe their best and worst qualities.

At the end of the module you will be able to: -

  • Identify different beef breeds
  • Describe the best and worst qualities of different breeds
  • Identify the most suitable purpose of a particular breed

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Beef Breeds

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Bulls

  • Aberdeen Angus
  • Beefalo
  • Blonde Brydeinig
  • British Blue
  • Charolais
  • Devon bull and cow
  • Galloway
  • Gwartheg Duon
  • Hereford
  • Lincoln red bull
  • Limousin
  • Salers bull
  • Simmental
  • Stabiliser
  • Wagyu

Cows and Calves

  • Aberdeen Angus Cow and Calf
  • Beefalo
  • Blonde
  • British Blue
  • Charolais
  • Devon
  • Galloway cow
  • Hereford version
  • Lincoln red
  • Limousin-1
  • Saler
  • Simmental
  • Stabilisers
  • Wagyu
  • Welsh Black