What to know about all beef cattle

As the name suggests, beef cattle are cattle that produce beef as their main product. Beef cattle in the physical appearance of the basic features are: low hanging body, short limbs, short and wide neck, 鬌 armor flat wide wide thick, back waist flat wide, chest deep, abdomen compact, coccyx wide flat, femur deep.

The skin is thin and fine, the whole body is full of muscles, and the meticulous laxity type is obvious. From the front, side, up and back are "rectangular" (rectangle). A good beef cow should be rectangular in shape. In proportion, the front and hindquarters are longer, the middle body is shorter, and the whole body appears to be thick and short body type with compact external features.

The skin is meticulous, thin and fluffy, subcutaneous fat is developed, especially early maturity of the beef cattle, its back, waist, coccyx and thighs and other parts of the muscle full, muscle in the middle of the rich fat and the formation of marble-like pattern. The hair is fine, glossy, and partly curly, which is a characteristic of good beef cattle breeds.

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bsp; Beef cattle varieties, different varieties of beef cattle growth characteristics are different. The breed of beef cattle should be selected according to the production goals of the cattle, from the breed, age, appearance and other aspects, in order to reduce the cost of feeding, improve the production efficiency. The breeds used for beef cattle production are mainly domestic local breeds, mostly in the transition period from the service-meat body type to the specialized beef cattle body type cultivation.

The imported foreign breeds are mostly specialized breeds with a standard beef cattle body type. Appearance is an important basis for identifying beef cattle. Different types of cattle have different appearance characteristics. Appearance is the external expression of the body structure, and the development of internal tissues and organs is the basis of appearance.

Through the head, coccyx and other external appearance, you can judge the health status, production type and breeding quality of beef cattle. As a whole, the appearance of beef cattle is characterized by a low-slung body, thin skin and fine bones, and full, loose and well-proportioned muscles. From the side, looking down, looking back the outline is rectangular brick shape, the whole body thick, short, wide, deep.

The head is wide and the neck is short and thick. The head is broad, the neck short and thick. The bun armor is broad and fleshy, and is in a straight line with the dorsal girdle. The chest is broad and deep, with open ribs and prominent muscles. Dorsal girdle broad, flat and straight. Abdomen barrel-shaped. Coccyx wide, flat, straight and muscular. The loin angle is rounded, not protruding, and the sciatic end is wide, thick and fleshy. The upper limbs are deep and succulent, the lower ones short and firm.

The distance between the limbs is large, the limbs are straight and the hooves are good. The skin is elastic, soft and supple. In terms of parts, the important parts that are closely related to the meat production performance are the stifle, dorsal girdle, forechest, and coccyx, femur and so on. As mentioned before, the breast is full and protrudes between the two forelimbs.

The carapace is soft and moderately developed. The ribs are slightly erect and well curved. The shoulders are well united with the chest, without any sign of depression, and appear to be very plump and succulent. The dorsal girdle is broad, straight and succulent. The midquarters are short and cylindrical. The coccyx is especially important for beef cattle, it should be wide, flat, long, straight and muscular.

The thighs are wide, deep and full. The loin angle is round, the distance between the ends of the sit bones is wide, thick and succulent, connecting the loin angle, the ends of the sit bones and the fly joints, forming a triangle of succulent meat. Front view: broad and deep chest, flat and wide armour, curved ribs, constituting a rectangle; side view: short and wide neck, deep sternocleidomastoid, straight femur, constituting a rectangle; top view: wide and thick bun armour, wide and flat back and waist, broad coccyx, constituting a rectangle; rear view: coccyx, straight, deep legs, gluteus maximus, constituting a rectangle.

In short, the appearance of beef cattle can be summarized by "five wide and five thick", that is, the forehead is wide, cheeks are thick, the neck is wide and thick, the chest is wide, shoulders are thick, the back is wide, the ribs are thick, the coccyx is wide and the buttocks are thick.