American Angus Association
3201 Frederick Avenue
St. Joseph, MO 64506-2997

• British Breed; originated in Scotland
• Black color
  
• Polled
• Leads all breeds in numbers of purebred registered cattle
• Females known for calving ease, fertility, and mothering ability
• Dark skin pigment provides resistance to pink eye and sun-burned udders
• Propensity to marble more than any other breed, thus their carcass quality is always high
• Has the largest branded-beef program,(Certified Angus Beef) in the world

American-International Charolais Association
PO Box 20247
Kansas City, MO 64195

• French breed
• White or cream color
• Horned or Polled
  
• Regarded as a thick and heavily muscled breed
  
• Impressive in commercial operations as a terminal sire breed
  
• Bulls are popular for growth and carcass cutability
• Cows can perform well under a variety of weather conditions

American Gelbvieh Association
10900 Dover St.
Westminister, CO 80021

• German breed
• Varying in colors- red, black, or grey
• Horned or polled
• Heavy milking and dual-purpose breed- works well as sire or dam breed
• Superior fertility and early puberty age
  
• Recognizes "Balancers" (Gelbvieh x Angus cross)

• British breed
• Red colored body with a white face
• Horned or polled
• More commercial Herefords in the United States than any other breed
• Excellent ability to thrive and reproduce under harsh range conditions
• Medium sized breed with moderate muscling
• Calm disposition
• Prepotent color pattern

• Swiss breed
• Color ranges from a black to yellowish brown to red
• Horned or polled
• Oldest and second largest breed in the world
• Dual-purpose breed in the United States
• Excellent milking ability
• Known as the "Fleckvieh" in Germany and Austria and as the "Pie Rouge" in France