AgApps Obj. 4.03 - Breeds

Yorkshire.

Hampshire.

Holstein.

Dorset.

a small breed of beef cattle.

an exotic breed of heat tolerant cattle.

the major dairy breed of cattle in America.

the most used show cattle in America.

black color and high quality meat.

hump and heat tolerance.

large calves and fast growth rate.

large size and leaner meat.

Angus.

Brahman.

Hereford.

Charolais.

Consumers demanded leaner meat.

Disease wiped out the English breeds.

Producers wanted smaller calves.

To produce quality meat from dairy breeds

fast growing calves.

lightweight calves.

large size calves.

production of twin calves.

improve meat quality.

increase heat tolerance.

increase milk production.

reduce the size of calves.

brothers and sisters in the same litter.

pigs from the litter with their parents.

purebred boars to purebred sows.

purebred boars to crossbred sows.

decrease the influence of marketing on prices.

improve genetic makeup of one breed of swine.

increase body fat on hogs.

reduce hybrid vigor.

fighting.

laying eggs.

meat production.

show.

Bantam show hens

Commercial turkey production

Home egg production

Milk production