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 LIVESTOCKThe livestock
illustrated here is by no means a complete list of meat production
livestock.
There
are many different
animal breeds that provide good meat quality. Here are only the most
commonly
recognized meat
production
livestock which yield the highest quality.
  BEEF
CATTLESome of the cattle represented here, such as the Zebu and Brahman, are not a top quality beef cattle but are extensively used to cross breed with other cattle such as the Angus, Hereford and others. The offspring of such crossed cattle provide a heavy and high quality meat yield.
PORKThese are not all the pig breeds used for meat production. However these are the most wide spread breeds in use today. Some pigs are bred for their superior bacon quality, such as the Landrace. Others, such as the Middle White, are for their overall meat quality and still others, like the Duroc, are known for their quality hams.
SHEEP
(Lamb)Most sheep breeds are dual purpose animals that have been bred to produce good quality wool and meat. Only in the last hundred or so years have different breeds been crossed to create a better meat sheep. The sheep breeds below are the most commonly known sheep for meat production the world over.
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