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Limousin Cattle
| Limousin originated in an area in the middle of France (centered on the town of Limoges) and were first imported into US in 1971. They are medium to large framed beef cattle of rectangular shape. The hair is yellow straw colored to reddish gold with lighter circles around the eyes and muzzle, and shading to a lighter color on the legs. Limousin have a long length of body and exceptional rump. Bulls are usually darker. Limousin are heavily muscled with a relatively small head and pale horns and hooves. They have the ability to put long hair on for colder climates and short hair for warmer climates and are prolific and long lived. The birth weight of male calves is on average 86 lbs. and of female calves 79 lbs. | Limousin on feed show high daily weight gain with high carcass yield.
The combination of good cutability and medium size has given the Limousin
its reputation for feed efficiency. Feedlot operators like them because
they tend not to put on fat. Meat is tender and fine fibred. Well
suited to all purpose cross breeding. Moderate birthweights contribute
to a substantially lower incidence of calving problems relative to other
breeds, while there is also a consistent pattern of increased weaning and
yearling weight in crossbred calves. They can be temperamental.
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