PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Santa Gertrudis, breed of beef cattle developed in the 20th century by the King Ranch in Texas. It originally resulted from crossing Brahman bulls of about seven-eighths pure breeding and purebred Shorthorn cows.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cattle breeders have long used natural service (NS) breeding (i.e., live bulls breeding cows as they naturally show heat), and it remains the predominant practice for most cow-calf producers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Crossbreeding is the mating of two or more breeds to produce crossbred progeny. Crossbreeding is undertaken to: Utilise the desired attributes of two or more breeds. Produce progeny better suited to target markets while maintaining environmental adaption.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Beefmaster’s breed is half Brahman, quarter Hereford, and quarter Shorthorn.