What's the difference between longhorn and shorthorn?
Longhorn
Definition:
(n.) A long-horned animal, as a cow, goat, or beetle. See Long-horned.
Example Sentences:
(1) Six most unwanted Pests and diseases that could have a serious impact on the UK's trees Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Asian Longhorned Beetle, 2012.
(2) Gene frequencies of RBC antigens were determined in Holsteins and Colombian (criollas) cattle living at 3,000 m, and in cattle descended from fighting bulls (Vacas de lidia) living at 2,500 m. These frequencies were compared with those of Holsteins, cattle native to Florida (scrub cattle), longhorns, and native cattle from Brazil (caracu cattle) living at sea level.
(3) There was significant seasonal variation in metHb levels for three of the five species, the highest values occurring during the winter months; cunners (Tautogolabrus adspersus) 15.6% in winter and 10.1% in the summer, shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) 20.0% in the winter and 8.19% in the summer, longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) 17.3-21.6% in the winter and 8.12% in the summer.
(4) Among the hemolytic tests, the crucial B system analyses indicated that 1) the Creole-like animals were more similar to Longhorns than were the controls; 2) the three groups were different from each other; 3) the three groups were not mutually exclusive.
(5) Pituitary glands from the longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus) were sectioned transversely into "cephalic" and "caudal" fragments and cultured for 24 hr in medium containing [7-3H]androstenedione.
(6) Everything that had happened earlier suggested that the Sun Devils had essentially already forced overtime and were in position to knock off the Longhorns.
(7) These results support a conclusion that sex linkage is a major factor in differential mortality rates between progeny of White Longhorn-heavy breed reciprocal crosses.
(8) Bring me the well aged ribs of Highland longhorns, the runny Brie de Meaux.
(9) Also, heifers exposed to Longhorn bulls weaned 23 kg less (P less than .01) calf per heifer exposed than the average of heifers exposed to Red Poll and Senepol bulls.
(10) For the Louisiana study, calves sired by Longhorn bulls were 5.3 kg lighter (P less than .01) at birth, 20 kg lighter (P less than .01) at weaning and had weaning condition scores .5 unit less (P less than .01) than the average of calves sired by Red Poll and Senepol bulls.
(11) Creole-like cattle blood types were compared with a mixed control group and Longhorn data using hemolytic and electrophoretic techniques.
(12) Genomic DNAs from animals representing six breeds of cattle (Angus, Brahman, Hereford, Holstein, Jersey and Texas Longhorn) were screened with cloned gene probes in a search for restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs).
(13) The criollas, Vacas de lidia, scrub cows, longhorns, and caracu are descendants of original Iberian stock introduced to the Americas.
(14) The ectoparasitic mite Pyemotes tritici (Lagrèze-Fossat & Montané) (Acari: Pyemotidae) caused paralysis and reduced longevity in eucalyptus longhorned borer, Phoracantha semipunctata F., under laboratory rearing conditions.
(15) Hot carcasses from 220 steers (progeny of Hereford or Angus dams mated to Angus, Charolais, Galloway, Gelbvieh, Hereford, Longhorn, Nellore, Piedmontese, Pinzgauer, Salers, or Shorthorn sires) were used to develop equations to estimate weights and percentages of retail product (RP) and trimmable fat (TF) yields.
(16) In March, more than 250 live larvae of the Asian longhorn beetle , which can kill oak and willows, were found in trees in Kent.
(17) All heifers were crossbred and were sired by Hereford, Charolais and Tarentaise bulls in yr 1 (n = 153) and by the same three breeds plus Jersey, Shorthorn, Brahman and Longhorn in yr 2 (n = 207).
(18) Citrus longhorn beetle (Anoplophora chinensis) Black with variable markings and long antennae, looks like the Asian longhorn.
(19) Twenty (12 Holstein, 8 Longhorn cross) calves (198 kg and 7 mo old) were used in a randomized complete block design to evaluate the effects of dietary forage concentration and feed intake on carbohydrase activities and small intestinal (SI) morphology.
Shorthorn
Definition:
(a.) One of a breed of large, heavy domestic cattle having short horns. The breed was developed in England.
Example Sentences:
(1) Phenotypic relationships were examined between final score and 13 type appraisal traits and first lactation milk yield from 2935 Ayrshire, 3154 Brown Swiss, 13,110 Guernsey, 50,422 Jersey, and 924 Milking Shorthorn records.
(2) Segmental aplasia of the mesonephric duct, not previously recorded in the study area, was found in 4 Shorthorn bulls (0.4%); 2 affected animals were from one herd.
(3) Correlations between evaluations for 4233 Ayrshire, 5275 Brown Swiss, 13,742 Guernsey, 32,572 Holstein, 13,688 Jersey, and 1240 Milking Shorthorn bulls rounded to 1.00 except for Milking Shorthorns (.99); average absolute differences in evaluations were 9 to 16 kg, and maximum differences were 49 to 118 kg.
(4) A case of Arnold-Chiari malformation associated with severe cerebellar hypoplasia in a Japanese Shorthorn calf is reported.
(5) The major breeds represented were Hereford (30%), Shorthorn (16%), Friesian (14.3%), and Aberdeen Angus (13.9%).
(6) Ninety-six per cent of Shorthorn cows contracted IBK and 53% severe IBK, compared with 53% and 7% respectively, of crossbreds.
(7) In true protein percentage, the breeds ranked: Jersey 4.07 plus or minus .49, Brown Swiss 3.84 plus or minus .47, Guernsey 3.56 plus or minus .53, Ayrshire 3.30 plus or minus .52, Milking Shorthorn 3.17 plus or minus .47, Holstein 3.07 plus or minus .43.
(8) The effects of maternal heterosis and maternal and grandmaternal breed effects on cumulative lifetime number and weight of calves weaned per cow entering the breeding herd were evaluated for 172 reciprocal crossbred and 156 straightbred cows of the Hereford, Angus, and Shorthorn breeds.
(9) The 12-yr cumulative calf weight weaned by straightbred Angus cows exceeded that of Shorthorn cows (P less than .05) and tended to be greater than that of Hereford cows.
(10) 2 breeds of cattle, Shorthorn and Africander Cross were studied.
(11) The productivity indices per 100 kg cow maintained per year were 36.8 kg for N'Dama and 16.6 kg for the West African Shorthorn.
(12) The low (L) group included Hereford x Angus, the medium (M) group included Red Poll x Angus and the high (H) group included Milking Shorthorn x Angus cows.
(13) There was significant seasonal variation in metHb levels for three of the five species, the highest values occurring during the winter months; cunners (Tautogolabrus adspersus) 15.6% in winter and 10.1% in the summer, shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) 20.0% in the winter and 8.19% in the summer, longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) 17.3-21.6% in the winter and 8.12% in the summer.
(14) In the second experiment, Brahman (B. indicus) and Hereford-Shorthorn (HS) (B. taurus) demi-embryos were aggregated.
(15) Original base population (1907) was Butana with additions of Butana, Dairy Shorthorn, Ayrshire, Guernsey, and Holstein.
(16) The secondary sex ratio for N'Dama calves was not significantly different from the expected theoretical value of 50%; that of the West African Shorthorn was, however, significantly different from the expected theoretical value mainly due to the small size of the population.
(17) Calves from 2-yr-old heifers were sired by Shorthorn, and calves from 3- to 6-yr-old dams were sired by Charolais.
(18) Parakeratosis was diagnosed in 9 Shorthorn beef calves over a 4-year period.
(19) The prevalnece and severity of IBK in a group of Shorthorn and crossbred (approximately 50% B. indicus) cows, steers and calves were observed during a 31-month period, from November 1970 to May 1973, in North Queensland.
(20) Twenty-three Hereford X Shorthorn cattle were used to evaluate the effects of seasonal and dietary changes on the mineral composition (Ca, Mg, Cu, Zn, and S) of hooves.