CHAPTER XXVII 

 TYPES AND BREEDS OF CATTLE 



268. The Beef Types are distinguished by their 

 ability to lay on large amounts of flesh. Their bodies 

 have a rounded form, with strong back and well-sprung 

 ribs. They have full quarters, straight bottom and top 



Fig. 126. Outlines of shape of beef cows compared with parallelograms. 



lines (see Fig. 127), and a tendency to develop flesh at 

 an early age. Careful breeders prefer the animal that 

 locates a large amount of its flesh where it is worth 

 most, i. e., in regions supplying the valuable cuts of 

 steak. (See Fig. 128.) Animals having these qualities 

 so fixed by repeated selections that they regularly 

 appear in the offspring, belong to the beef-breeds. 



269. The Shorthorn, like the Herefords, is an old 

 English breed. The shorthorns adhere closely to the 



Fig. 127. Outlines of shape of dairy cows compared with parallelograms. 

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