ANIMAL

PRODUCTION
(RUMINANT) NC II
 PERFORM
BREEDING OF
RUMINANTS
 CATTLE BREEDS
There are 277 identifiable breeds worldwide

Beef breeds - 33
Dairy breeds - 51
Draft breeds - 18
Meat-dairy breeds - 54
Meat-draft breeds - 39
Dairy-draft breeds - 21
Meat-dairy-draft breeds - 61
 SMALL
RUMINANT
GOAT BREEDS
 BOER

 he most-prized Boer goats are

large, stocky animals with a
white body and a red head,
brown eyes, lop (downward-
hanging) ears, backward-curving
horns, and strong, well-placed
legs.
 Adult males often reach 160 kg
(350 pounds), and females can
weigh as much as 110 kg (about
250 pounds).
 SAANEN

white colored.
Some black spots in the nose, and
ear.
The ears are straight to upwards.
no horns. Small sized legs.
Udder become very big sized.
Long sized neck.
small sized hair.
3-5 litres per day
 TOGGENBURG
a medium sized, sturdy, vigorous and
very alert in appearance.
 have soft, fine, short or medium
length hair and their hair is laying
flat.
 Their colour is solid, varying from
light fawn to dark chocolate with no
preference for any shade.
 ANGLO-NUBIAN
 are very famous for their beautiful
look, milk and meat production.
 white,black, brown or mixed with
various colored.
 They are mainly raised for milk
production.
 Long sized pendulous ears hanged
close to the head.
 ALPINE
 can come in virtually any colour or
colour combination, and should have
medium-sized ears that they carry in an
erect position.
 They are almost as large as Nubians.
 Males weighing about 170 pounds.
 Females weigh about 125.
 Females have well-balanced, even
udders.
 PHILIPPINE NATIVE GOAT

 a small, stocky animal with a

mature weight ranging from
15-30 kg.
 It is red, white or black or a
combination of these colours.
 It is primarily raised for
meat and seldom for milk.
 Most goats in the Philippines
are marketed in the live per
head basis.
 LA MANCHA

 are well
behaved, good
tempered and calm in nature.
 They are also very suitable for
raising as pets.
 They are quite dependable
dairy goat breeds for their
moderate temperament and
easy adaptability.
 OBERHASLI
 coatcolor is generally light
tan to deep reddish brown
with black points.
 Oberhasligoats can also be
black in color as a result of
recessive genes.
 Thesegoats have erect ears
and straight faces.
 KALAHARI

 Red coat color. White or light

shades of red are not desirable,
as they do not provide as much
camouflage from predators in
their native pastures.
 They also have strong herding
instincts for protection as well.
 Kalahari Reds have long, floppy
ears.
 KIKO
 is an aggressive forager,
capable of thriving under
conditions of feed
deprivation.
 This breed is generally solid
white or cream in color
although there are some of
darker colors including black.
 have erect ears
 BARBARI
 is a small goat of compact
form. 
 The head is small and neat,
with small upward-pointing
ears and small horns.
 The coat is short and is most
commonly white spotted with
brownish red; solid colours
also occur.
 dual-purpose, meat and milk
 JAMUNAPARI
  large sized, tall, leggy with
large folded pendulous ears
and prominent Roman nose.
 typical coat is white with
small tan patches on head
and neck.
 carry long and thick hair on
their hindquarters and have
a glossy coat.
 SMALL
RUMINANT
SHEEP BREEDS
 KATAHDIN

 are hardy,adaptable, low
maintenance sheep that
produce superior, meaty
carcasses.
 do not produce a fleece
 medium sized and efficient,
bred for utility and for
production
 MERINO
 medium sized animals
with very beautiful
appearance.
 can be either polled or horned.
 polled version has no horns, or
has a very small stubs, known
as scurs.
 the horned version has long
and spiral horns, which grow
close to the head.
 its excellent wool quality
 ST. CROIX

 are completelywhite with
others being solid tan,
brown, black or white
with brown or black
spots.
 Ewes and rams are polled
(no horns), and rams have
a large throat ruff.
 BLACK BELLY
 extremely hardy and strong
animals, can thrive in the hot
and humid environments that
are challenging for most
sheep but they can also do
well in colder climates.
 They are alert and docile in
terms of temperament. They
are very prolific, and they
reproduce non-seasonally.
 DORSET

 are dual-purposewool and
meat sheep. Dorset ewes
produce fast-growing, meaty
lambs; twins are the norm.
 Use:Dorsets are dual-purpose
wool and meat sheep. Dorset
fleece is white, strong, and
free of dark fiber.
 DAMARA

 Ewesappear feminine,
whereas the rams are
more robust and
masculine.
 Desert breed, namely long
legs, fat tail, short hair
and respiratory rather
than a cylindrical.
Moderate head.
 DORPER

 most fertile of sheep

breeds that is hornless
with good body length and
a short light covering of
hair and wool.
 Thebreed has
the characteristic black
head (Dorper) as well as
white heads (White
Dorper).
 OTHER BREED OF SHEEP

Rambouillet Cormo

Bond Polwarth
 Targhee Teeswater

Finnish Landrace Wensleydale

 Romney Bluefaced Leicester

Corriedale Suffolk
 Corriedale ram Karakul

Black-Face Highland Ram Costwold Ewe

 Columbian Ram Hamsphire

South down Ram North Country Cheviot Ram

Comeback
 LARGE
RUMINANT
CATTLE BREEDS
 BRAHMAN

 Characterized by a large
hump over the top of the
shoulder and neck.
 Large pendulous ears with
prominent dewlap
 known for their extreme
tolerance to heat
 INDO-BRAZILIAN
 Indo-Brazilian cattle have good
heat and parasite resistance and
thrive in the tropics.
 Typical Zebu shoulder hump.
Life-span: 20 years
 They are white to dark grey in
color with short horns and very
large ears.
 SIMBRAH

 They have a slight hump above

the neck and have slightly
larger ears than European beef.
 They come in various colors,
usually red with a bit of white
on the face or black with a bit
of white on the face.
 HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN

Color & Appearance:  black

& white or red & white
Size:  Large, a mature cow
should weigh 1,500 lbs.
Known for:  Producing the
most milk per cow
 JERSEY
 Color & Appearance:  fawn or
cream colored, gray, brown, or
black, with or without white
markings.  The tail, tongue, &
muzzle are usually black as
well.
 Size:  smallest breed of cattle; a
mature cow should weigh 900
lbs.
 Known for:  producing milk
with the highest fat.
 SAHIWAL
 Color and Appearance:
Reddish brown to the
more predominant red,
with varying amounts of
white on the neck, and the
underline.

 Known for: Heat-tolerant

and noted for its high
resistance to internal and
external parasites
 RED SINDHI
 arenormally a deep, rich
red color but this can
vary from a yellowish
brown to dark brown.
  areheavy and heat
tolerant.
 good milkers
 can yield more than 12
liters per day
 BELTED GALLOWAY

  long
hair coat and the
broad white belt that
completely encircles the
body
  known for their ease of
calving producing a live
calf every year.
  meatis praised for its
high quality
 LIMOUSIN
 Yellowstraw to reddish
gold with lighter circles
around eyes and muzzle
 Medium to large frame
size, long-bodied, small
head, and pale horns and
hooves.
 Heavilymuscled, high
carcass yield, growth rate,
and feed efficiency.
 SIMMENTAL

 well-muscledanimals,
being long and deep-
bodied with strong bone.
They have good
temperament and high
milk prod
 withlittle waste, and they
give a higher yield of
saleable meat.uction. 
 AFRICANDER
 good resistance to heat, a
high level of tick resistance,
quiet temperament and a
satisfactorily high level of
fertility under harsh
conditions.
 It is a heavy beef-type animal
and has good meat quality
but show lactational
anoestrus in times of
environmental stress.
 ANGUS

 Black and polled

(without horns)
 Body form is smooth,
medium in size, trim,
adequate in length of
side, and well muscled.
 BROWN SWISS

Color & Appearance: light

or dark gray
Size: Very large in
stature; a mature cow
should weigh 1,500 lbs.
Known for:  High protein
to fat ratio, sound feet &
legs, longevity, & having
few health problems
 GUERNSEY

Color & Appearance:  fawn &

white, with orange-yellow
skin
Size:  medium in stature, a
mature cow should weigh
1,150 lbs.
Known for:  Their milk being
golden in color, heifers
mature and breed quickly
 AYRSHIRE

Color & Appearance: red &

white spotted, the red varies
in shade, the spots are
sometimes very jagged.
Size:  Medium sized; a
mature cow should weigh
1,200 lbs.
Known for: Great udders,
longevity, & hardiness.
 SHORTHORN
 Color & Appearance:  Red,
red and white, white, or roan
(a mix of red and white hair)
 Size:  Large in stature, a
mature cow should weigh
1,400 lbs.
 Known for:  Being very
versatile, they may be used
for both meat and milk;
hardiness, longevity, & easy
calving. 
 BLONDE D’ AQUITAINE

 very heavy and large

animals. They are usually
wheat or cream colored,
varying from a dark to very
light fawn.
  wereused to pull carts
carrying weapons and
goods. The cattle were
valued as draft oxen and
for their meat and milk.
 HEREFORD
 They are muscular,
moderate to long in length
of side, adequate in length
of leg, large in size, trim,
and smooth.
 They are also well
developed in the regions of
valuable cuts - the back,
loin, and hind quarters or
round.
 KANKREJ
 is its large, pendulous ears.
The horns are lyre shaped.
 Grey or steel black color
 The cows are good milkers
and bullocks are used for
agricultural operations and
road transport.
 Long Pendulous ear
 Heaviest indian cattle breed
 PHIL. INDIGENOUS CATTLE
 FromAsian continent,
China, Cambodia, Spain
 Blackhair coat of Spanish
origin found mainly in
Northern Luzon
 Red hair coat of Chinese
origin found in Mindoro
and Southern Luzon
OTHER CATTLE BREEDS

Nelore bull American Breed

Asturian Mountain
 LARGE
RUMINANTS
BUFFALO BREEDS
 INDIAN MURRAH

 eyes are black in color,

slightly shrunken in males but
active and prominent in
females.
 short and tightly curved
horns.
 females have long and thin
neck, while the males have
thick and massive neck.
 ears are short, alert and thin.
 Nili-Ravi

 Their color is black

and their average
weight at maturity is
800 kg for the male
and 525 kg for the
female.
 CAMBODIAN BUFFALO
 whiteor yellowish hair
on a pinkish skin, but
the eyes, hooves, and
mouth are dark, and the
skin may be speckled.
 Theyare slightly bigger
and have larger horns.
 NAGPURI

 smallerand lighter
body compared to other
buffalo breeds found in
north India.
 Their body color is
generally black, but they
have white patches on
their face, legs and tail
tips
 SURTI BUFALLO
 medium size and docile
temperament. The breed has
got a fairly broad and long head
with a convex shape at the top
in between horns. Horns are
sickle-shaped and flat which
grow in a downward & backward
direction and then upwards at
the tip forming a hook. The
skin is black or brown.
 JAFARABADI
 big dome shaped forehead
with flat, thick, downwardly
curved horns.
 The bulge of forehead
sometimes covers eyelids
also.
 Horns exhibit wide variation,
go downward sideways, then
upward and inward finally
forming a ring like structure.
 MEHSANA

 mostly black in colour, a

few animals are black
brown or brown.
 Eyes are very prominent,
black and bright bulging
from their sockets with
folds of skin on upper
lids.
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