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==Simmental==
==Simmental==
[Image:Simmental.JPG|200px|right]]
[[Image:Simmental.JPG|200px|right]]
The Simmental is a continental beef breed and is the fourth most popular beef breed in the UK. It originated in the Simmen Valley of Switzerland.
The Simmental is a continental beef breed and is the fourth most popular beef breed in the UK. It originated in the Simmen Valley of Switzerland.
Simmentals have a '''vivid gold-red coat''' colour '''with white'''. They have a white colour head and pigmentation around the eyes (often like an eye-patch). Simmentals can be '''horned or polled'''. They have a distinct '''heavy dewlap''' and are also heavily muscled. Simmentals are '''docile animals''' that have a '''good maternal instinct'''. They can adapt to a variety of conditions and have excellent conformation, growth rates and killing out percentage.
Simmentals have a '''vivid gold-red coat''' colour '''with white'''. They have a white colour head and pigmentation around the eyes (often like an eye-patch). Simmentals can be '''horned or polled'''. They have a distinct '''heavy dewlap''' and are also heavily muscled. Simmentals are '''docile animals''' that have a '''good maternal instinct'''. They can adapt to a variety of conditions and have excellent conformation, growth rates and killing out percentage.
Mature bulls weigh 1,100+ kg while mature cows weigh 700+kg.
Mature bulls weigh 1,100+ kg while mature cows weigh 700+kg.
==Belgian Blue==
==Belgian Blue==