Beef Shorthorn Heifers

Red Beef Shorthorn Bull

Light Roan Beef Shorthorn Heifer

The Shorthorn breed of cattle originated in the North East of England in the late 18th century. The breed was developed as dual purpose, suitable for both dairy and beef production; however there were always certain blood lines within the breed which emphasised one quality or the other. Over time these different lines diverged and by the second half of the 20th century two separate breeds had developed - the Beef Shorthorn, and the Dairy Shorthorn. All Shorthorn cattle are coloured red, white or roan, although roan cattle are preferred by some, and completely white animals are not common. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 501 pixelsFull resolution (2004 × 1254 pixel, file size: 707 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, Robert Scarth. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 501 pixelsFull resolution (2004 × 1254 pixel, file size: 707 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, Robert Scarth. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 544 pixelsFull resolution (2464 × 1676 pixel, file size: 849 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, Robert Scarth, a red Shorthorn bull. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 544 pixelsFull resolution (2464 × 1676 pixel, file size: 849 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, Robert Scarth, a red Shorthorn bull. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 572 pixelsFull resolution (2103 × 1503 pixel, file size: 1,005 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, Robert Scarth. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 572 pixelsFull resolution (2103 × 1503 pixel, file size: 1,005 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by me, Robert Scarth. ... For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... A breed is a domesticated subspecies or infrasubspecies of an animal. ... A dairy farm near Oxford, New York in the United States. ... For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The Beef Shorthorn breed of cattle was developed from the Shorthorn breed. ... The Milking Shorthorn is a breed of dairy cattle that originated in Britain. ... For other uses, see Red (disambiguation). ... White is the combination of all the colors of the visible light spectrum. ... Coat Color in Horses Roan is a type of coat color in horses that is a mixture of white hairs with a base coat of another color. ...

The breed evolved from Teeswater and Durham cattle found originally in the North East of England. In the late 18th century the Colling brothers, Charles and Robert, started to improve the Durham cattle using the selective breeding techniques that Robert Bakewell had used successfully on Longhorn cattle. The culmination of this breeding program was the birth of the bull Comet, bred by Charles Colling, in 1804. This bull was subsequently sold for 1000 guineas in 1810 at the Ketton sale; the first 1000 guinea bull ever recorded. Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city and main settlement of the City of Durham district of County Durham in North East England. ... Robert Colling (1749 - March 7, 1820), and his brother Charles (1751 - January 16, 1836), English stock breeders, famous for their improvement of the Shorthorn breed of cattle, were the sons of Charles Colling, a farmer of Ketton near Darlington. ... Selective breeding in domesticated animals is the process of developing a cultivated breed over time. ... Robert Bakewell (1725 - 1795) was a revolutionary in the field of selective breeding. ... Longhorn may refer to: Highland cattle, sometimes called Highland longhorn Longhorn cattle, a traditional long horned brown and white breed of cattle Texas longhorn (cattle), a breed of cattle Windows Server Longhorn, the former working name of an upcoming server operating system from Microsoft Windows Vista, the replacement for the... For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Brafferton is a village in borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. ...

At the same time Thomas Bates of Kirklevington and John Booth of Killesby were developing the Teeswater cattle. The Bates cattle were subsequently developed for their milking qualities, whereas the Booth cattle were developed for their beef qualities. Kirklevington is a village in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North-East England, situated just outside the town of Yarm. ... John Booth may refer to: John Booth (d. ...

In 1822 George Coates published the first volume of his herd book, this was the first pedigree herd book for cattle in the world. Coates published the first four volumes, after which Henry Stafford took over the ownership and publishing of the herd book, retaining the name "Coates's Herd Book". The Shorthorn Society of Great Britain and Ireland was founded in 1874, and purchased the copyright of the Herd Book from Stafford. They have continued to compile and publish Coates's Herd Book ever since. Note that in 1958 the beef breeders started their own section of the herd book. 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... George James Coates (8 August 1869 – 27 July 1930) was an Australian artist. ... A pedigree is a list of ancestors (usually implying distinguished), a list of ancestors of the same breed (usually in the case of animals), the purity of a breed, individual, or strain, or a document proving any of these things. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Copyright symbol Copyright is a set of exclusive rights regulating the use of a particular expression of an idea or information. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Today the breed is found mainly in English speaking countries, and South America. The main countries are: Argentina, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, and Zimbabwe.

Breed Associations

• American Shorthorn Association
• Asociacion Argentina de Criadores de Shorthorn
• Shorthorn Association of Australia
• Canadian Shorthorn Association
• Irish Shorthorn Society
• New Zealand Shorthorn Association
• The Beef Shorthorn Society
• The Shorthorn Society of United Kingdom and Ireland
• The Dairy Shorthorn Association of Australia

External links

• The Shorthorn Breed of Cattle - Oklahoma State University
• Shorthorn Breed Information - Cattle.com

• www.chapeltonfarm.co.uk - Chapelton Beef Shorthorns