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Breeds of Livestock
Beef Breeds
- Originated in Herfordshire, England
- Impored to Kentucky by Henry Clay in 1817
- Characteristics
- thick red hair with white face and underline
- Advantages
- foraging ability
- widely accepted
- vigorous
- docile
- moderate size
- Disadvantages
- milking ability
- no pigment around eyes
- fatten easily
- carcass quality
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See additional examples of the Hereford breed.
For more information about this breed, see:
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