Beef Cattle Breeds Quiz Key
By: Erin Bosch
Topic 3082A, B
Name:_______________________
Hour:________________________
Matching-6 points
Match the breeds with the correct area where their breeds originated. Some areas may be used
more than once or not at all.
__E___ 1.
__F___ 2.
__B___ 3.
__C___ 4.
__C___ 5.
__A___ 6.
Angus
Charolais
Chianina
Devon
Hereford
Brahman
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
India
Italy
England
United States
Scotland
France
Answer the questions by listing which breeds have those characteristics. The number of breeds
will differ with each question, be sure to fill in all the blanks. 1 point per blank, 8 points.
1. Breeds that are heat tolerant.
a. _Chianina_________
b. _Devon___________
c. _Brahman_________
2. Breeds that are normally horned.
a. _Charolais_________
b. _Devon___________
c. _Hereford_________
3. Breeds that are polled.
a. _Angus___________
b. _Devon___________
Short Essay-10 points
In five sentences or fewer, briefly explain the development of cattle breeds.
Most cattle breeds originated in Europe (1pt). The selection of breeds began in the 1700s (1pt),
practiced first in the British Isles (1pt). During selection, desirable traits were kept (1pt) and
those without desirable traits were culled from the herd (1pt). Newer breeds were developed in
the US (1pt) in the 20th century (1pt) from imported breeds (1pt). Exotic breeds became popular
in the 1960s and 1970s (1pt).
(1pt for spelling and grammar)
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