乳用短角牛

　　Shorthorn originating in the United Kingdom North East England Northumberland, Durham, York and Lincoln and other counties. Because it is from the local soil types from the Longhorn improved, the improved short horns small, so called Shorthorn.
　　Shorthorn breeding began in the early 18th century, hosted by the Burkle direction to the meat-type modified for the needs of the city of beef, then by Colin brothers, the use of "Gu Bake" bulls inbreeding, by the white Disi Pei bred either milk and meat cattle. After 1950, as part of the ED also Shorthorn dairy cattle in the direction of _select_ion. Currently, there shorthorn beef, meat, milk and milk used along with other three types.
　　1. Physical characteristics shorthorn into a corner and no angle two. Small angle short, was wax yellow, black horn tip. Mostly dark red hair or red sauce, a small number of red hair or white hair white sand, some individuals have white belly, or the Ministry of breast, nose is flesh-colored, pale eyes. Body handsome, well-developed breasts. Adult bull weighing 900 to 1 200 kg, cows 600 to 700 kg, calf birth weight 32-40 kg.
　　2. Performance of dual-purpose milk and meat production, annual output of milk is generally 2800 to 3 500 kg milk fat 3.5% to 4.2%. The United States in 1969, bred shorthorn dairy type, the current dairy shorthorn annual average of 6 810 kg milk, 3.33% milk fat, milk protein rate of 3.15%. Individual records were created as a named yield "blaseracressam · my''in 1998, milk 365 days, 2 times a day milking, milk production amounted to 15,913 kg 2.8% milk fat, milk protein percentage of 3.4%.
　　China first introduced in 1913, dual-purpose Shorthorn milk and meat cattle, and later have been introduced several times, mainly for the improvement of Mongolian cattle, the breeding of the Chinese Red Steppe played a significant role.

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