Sapi Shorthorn

Bangsa sapi ini berasal dari Inggris. Sapi shorthorn merupakan jenis sapi dwi guna karena menghasilkan daging dan produksi susunya tinggi.Tubuh dari shorthorn berwarna merah bata sampai putih atau dawuk merah (roan). Bangsa sapi ini ada yang bertanduk dan tidak bertanduk (polled shorthorn).Ciri cirinya adalahKepalanya pendek dan lebarTanduknya pendek mengarah ke samping dan ujungnya mengarah ke depanLehernya pendek dan besarBidang dada samping dan dada rataBahunya lebar, berdaging tebal dan kuat, rusuknya melengkung lebarGaris punggungnya lurus dan sampai pangkal ekor, pinggang lebarTubuhnya besar, badan samping rataarnanya merah tua sampai putihTingkat kesuburannya tinggi dengan sifat keindukan yang bagus. Tempramennya baik dan memiliki tingkat pertumbuhan yang cepat. Sapi shorthorn sanggup beradaptasi dengan lingkungan yang berbeda-beda.Sapi jenis ini sering kali disilangkan dengan jenis sapi brahman dan hereford.

 

Shorthorn originated Tees River Valley in the northeastern part of England in the counties of Northumberland, Durham, York and Lincoln. They were brought to America in 1783 and were popular with America's early settlers. The American Shorthorn Herd Book was published in 1846 and was the first registry for any breed in the US. Over 30 other breeds of cattle show traces of Shorthorn in their parentage, including Santa Gertrudis, Angus and Milking Shorthorns.
Although color ranges from red to roan to white, roan (a mixture of red and white) and red are the predominant colors. They are a medium size breed with a truly rectangular shape with a short, broad head and wide set eyes. And, you guessed it, they have short horns. Shorthorns are known for their early maturity, adaptability, mothering ability, reproductive performance, hardiness, good disposition, feed conversion, and longevity. In the feedlot, these cattle attain 1,000 to 1,200 pound weights at an early age and have no trouble producing carcasses that grade Choice

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