Hereford (cattle)

The Hereford beef comes from Herefordshire in England, United Kingdom, where it was bred in the 17th century. From the original work, the Hereford beef was the meat beef because the attitude is undemanding, adaptable and tolerant climate. It is the most popular beef breed in the world: North and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay ), Australia, New Zealand, South Africa.

They are the most common beef cattle breed in the temperate latitudes of Australia. Even with the cattle breeders in the arid southwestern United States and in Central and Eastern Argentina they are very popular. In New Zealand, more Hereford cattle are kept than any other race. It comes from the cool, moist Britain and can be kept successfully in much tougher climates. The breed is adapted to a wide climatic range on almost every continent.

As an alternative to dehorning the polled Hereford cattle were created.

Closely related with the Miniature Hereford cattle breed for its quality meat and their excellent mothering ability is known. Herefords are very good-natured, which tremendously simplifies the handling of them in comparison to other breeds. The meat quality is very good and competes with the more aggressive of the Aberdeen Angus, another British breed, whose meat is known for its marbling.

From the 1930s, among other Herford cattle were used in the breeding of the Kazakh Bald cattle.

The World Hereford Council has its basis in the UK, general secretary wife, Jan, Wills comes from New Zealand.

The intersection of Hereford cattle with Brahman ( Zebu ) cattle is called Braford.

" No matter whether in hot or cold climates, in wet or dry weather, to rich or lean pastures, they always do their best, namely transform grass into meat. Every now and then prepare them in very strong sunshine, the unpigmented eyelids problems. Since they not like Heino can wear sunglasses, they suffer from pink eye, the 'pink eye disease'. "