Table 1.

Traits reported in national cattle evaluation for the 16 most prominent beef cattle breeds in the US

Biotype	British				Continental							Indicus (and cross)
Breed2	AAA	AHA	RAA	ASH	AIC	AGA	AMA	ASA	BAA	NAL	SAL	ABB	ACA	BBU	IBB	SGA
Trait1
BWT	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
WWT	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Milk	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
YWT	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
YHT	×
MWT	×
MHT	×
CCW	×		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×			×
MRB	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		×	×	×	×	×
REA	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
FAT	×	×	×	×	×		×	×			×	×	×	×	×	×
RUMP														×
YLD			×	×			×	×		×	×	×	×
WBSF								×				×
CED	×	×	×	×	×	×		×	×	×	×
CEM	×	×	×	×	×	×		×	×	×
SC	×	×			×	×				×	×			×	×
HPG			×
STAY			×			×		×
GL						×
DOC	×									×	×
RADG	×
ME			×
DTF						×

Trait¹: BWT = birth weight, WWT = weaning weight direct, Milk = weaning weight maternal, YWT = yearling weight, YHT = yearling height, MWT = mature weight, MHT = mature height, CCW = carcass weight, MRB = marbling/intramuscular fat, REA = rib eye area, FAT = fat depth (usually over rib), RUMP = fat depth over rump, YLD = retail beef yield/percent retail cuts/yield grade, WBSF = Warner-Bratzler shear force (tenderness), CED = calving ease direct, CEM = calving ease maternal, SC = scrotal circumference, HPG = heifer pregnancy rate, STAY = stayability, GL = gestation length, DOC = docility, RADG = residual average daily gain, ME = maintenance energy requirements, DTF = days to finish

Breed²:British: AAA = American Angus Association, AHA = American Hereford Association, RAA = Red Angus Association of America, ASH = American Shorthorn Association; Continental: AIC = American International Charolais Association, AGA = American Gelbvieh Association, ASA = American Simmental Association, BAA = Braunvieh Association of America, AMA = American Maine Anjou Association, NAL = North American Limousin Foundation, SAL = American Salers Association; Indicus: ABB = American Brahman Breeders Association, ACA = American Chianina Association (includes Chiangus), BBU = Beefmaster Breeders United, IBB = International Brangus Breeders Association, SGA = Santa Gertrudis Association