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experience of feeders indicate that fattening steers do better 

 in dry, open sheds, that are well bedded, than in warm 

 barns. In general, fat animals do not need so warm quar- 

 ters as do lean ones. The feed requirements are also quite 

 different. (See Appendix, Table 7.) 



291. Breeds of Cattle. The leading breeds of cattle 

 in America are: 



Beef Breeds 



Shorthorn, or Durham, from England. 



Hereford, from England. 



Polled Hereford, developed in the United States. 



Aberdeen- Angus, from Scotland. 



Galloways, from Scotland. 



Polled Durham, developed in the United States. 



Dual-purpose Breeds 



Shorthorns (milking strains). 

 Devon, from England. 

 Red Polled, from England. 



Dairy Breeds 



Holstein-Friesian, from Holland. 

 Jersey, from the Island of Jersey. 

 Guernsey, from the Island of Guernsey. 

 Ayrshire, from Scotland. 

 Dutch Belted, from Holland. 

 Brown Swiss, from Switzerland. 



Shorthorns were one of the first breeds to be widely 

 introduced into the United States. They are more widely 

 distributed than any other breed of cattle. The early 

 introductions were mostly of a dual-purpose type, but 

 there has been a constant development toward better 

 beef qualities and a loss of milking qualities. At the present 

 time there are relatively few dual-purpose Shorthorns. 



