The Texas Longhorn is an American breed of beef cattle, characterized by its long horns, which can span more than 8 ft (2.4 m) from tip to tip. [4] It derives from cattle brought from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas by Spanish conquistadors from the time of the Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus until about 1512. [ 5 ]

Shaped by a combination of natural selection and adaptation to the environment, the Texas Longhorn is the only cattle breed in America which - without aid from man - is truly adapted to America.

2022年9月29日 · Most longhorn cows and bulls have horns of four feet or less. However, mature steers have an average span of six feet or more and a 15-year-old's horn span reach up to nine feet. It does not take eight to ten years for Texas Longhorns to reach their maximum weight and they are by no means slow to mature.

2024年8月26日 · The horns of Texas Longhorn cattle can extend to over 6.9 ft (2.1 m) tip to tip for steers and exceptional cows, and 5.9 ft (1.8 m) tip to tip for bulls. They have been a fixture of life in Texas beginning with the earliest missions established by the Spanish when they first arrived.

Many choose to raise quality registered Texas Longhorns to be a part of preserving and insuring a future for this special breed of cattle and to enjoy the agricultural lifestyle with their family. Longhorns have been used as riding animals in parades and special occasions, used as roping cattle and simply enjoyed as pasture art.

Texas Longhorn cattle have long lyre-shaped horns that can reach up to 6 foot in length. They are a small to medium framed cattle breed with a typical cattle blockish body that is well defined with a medium sized rectangular face and slightly upturned snout. They have long sturdy legs and a loos dewlap. Docile, active and intelligent.

2022年4月27日 · Moderately thick, rounded bodies, characteristic long horns which can reach up to 8 ft (2.54 m) tip to tip for steers and certain cows, and 36-80 in (0.91-2.0 m) tip to tip for bulls Temperament/Personality

2017年5月17日 · The Texas longhorn is a hybrid breed resulting from a random mixing of Spanish retinto (criollo) stock and English cattle that Anglo-American frontiersmen brought to Texas from southern and midwestern states in the 1820s and 1830s.

2022年8月26日 · Texas Longhorn bulls and cows are famed for their characteristically long horns, longevity, long reproductive life, maternal instincts, browsing ability, intrinsic ability to care for themselves, and highly diverse coloring. The horns of Texas Longhorn cattle grow about 50% in their first year and can reach 70-80 inches on average from tip to tip.

Bull at Quenby Hall, Leicestershire. The Longhorn or British Longhorn is a British breed of beef cattle characterised by long curving horns. It originated in northern England, in the counties of Lancashire, Westmorland and Yorkshire, and later spread to the English Midlands and to Ireland.