Amerifax
A beef breed from the United States, five parts Angus to three parts Beef Friesian
Amerifax is a composite beef breed from the United States, put together in the 1970s from American Angus and Beef Friesian blood. The make-up runs five parts Angus to three parts Beef Friesian, and the cattle are kept for meat.
- Developed in the United States in the 1970s
- Five eighths American Angus, three eighths Beef Friesian
- A beef breed, kept to produce meat
- A composite, made by crossing two established breeds
What do Amerifax cattle look like?
Amerifax is a beef breed, and it is a composite: it was built from two established breeds rather than drawn out of a local landrace. The recipe is five parts American Angus to three parts Beef Friesian, so the larger share of the blood is Angus and the smaller share is the beef type of Friesian. Cattle of this kind are kept for meat. The breed was put together in the United States in the 1970s, which makes it a recent arrival among the world's cattle, and its identity rests on the two parent breeds and the proportions in which they were combined.
Where does the Amerifax come from?
The Amerifax was developed in the United States during the 1970s. It was made by combining two existing breeds, American Angus and Beef Friesian, in set proportions: five eighths Angus and three eighths Beef Friesian. That places it among the composite cattle, meaning animals created by crossing two or more breeds rather than by selecting within one local population. It is a beef breed, so meat was the aim from the beginning. Its parentage is recorded in the breed name itself, with Angus supplying the greater part.
Amerifax, drawn
Questions people ask about Amerifax
Where does the Amerifax come from?
It comes from the United States. The breed was developed there in the 1970s, and it is a man-made composite rather than a landrace that grew up in one particular district or valley.
What is the Amerifax kept for?
It is a beef breed, so it is kept to produce meat. It was put together in the 1970s for that purpose, and its two parent breeds are named as American Angus and Beef Friesian.
Which breeds went into the Amerifax?
Two: American Angus and Beef Friesian. Angus makes up five eighths of the breed and Beef Friesian the other three eighths, a proportion that gives the Amerifax a clear Angus majority.
How old is the Amerifax breed?
It dates from the 1970s, when it was developed in the United States. That makes it a recent composite beef breed rather than an old landrace with a long regional history behind it.
Good reading and sources
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