shorthorns

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It is a cross of Indian Brahma cattle, which are resistant to the tropical heat and diseases of southern Texas, and pure-bred shorthorns, one of the great English beef breeds.

From Time Magazine Archive

Devons, shorthorns and Herefords are the most common breeds of cattle.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

"But where are the shorthorns that came after I left home?"

From Law and Laughter by Morton, George A. (George Alexander)

Where the farm is famous for cattle, the chief occasion is the yearly sale of young shorthorns.

From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard

I should have mentioned his brother, the late William Hay, Shethin, the celebrated breeder of shorthorns, and one of the greatest feeders in the north.

From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William