American Brahman

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Brahman
FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 143 
Country of originUnited States
Distribution
  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • United States
StandardAmerican Brahman Breeders Association
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    887 kg (2000 lb)[2]
  • Female:
    450–675 kg (1000–1500 lb)[3]: 137 
Height
  • Female:
    128–145 cm[3]: 137 
  • Hybrid Bos (primigenius) taurus/indicus
    • Bull at a livestock show

    The Brahman is an American

    Gir, Guzerá and Nelore stock, with some Indu-Brasil, Krishna Valley and Ongole. The Brahman has a high tolerance of heat, sunlight and humidity, and good resistance to parasites. It has been exported to many countries, particularly in the tropics; in Australia it is the most numerous breed of cattle. It has been used in the creation of numerous taurine-indicine hybrids, some of which – such as the Brangus and Brahmousin – are established as separate breeds.[3]: 137 [4][5]

    History

    Cow and calf

    Gir and Nelore, were brought from Brazil [5]
    : 193  to the United States through Mexico.

    A

    Tabapua were separated from that for the American Red and Grey Brahman.[7]

    Exports of cattle of this breed to Australia began in 1933 and continued until 1954, amounting to 49 head in all; by 1973 their offspring numbered more than 225000. Some further imports, numbering about 700 head in total, took place after 1981. By 1987 there were over a million in Queensland alone, and by the end of the century there were more of them in Australia than of any other breed, particularly in the tropical north of the country.[3]: 137 

    The Brahman is reported from fifty-five countries, in all inhabited continents, with an estimated world population of over 1.8 million head. Populations of over 100000 are reported by Argentina, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Mozambique and South Africa.[8] No population data for the United States has been reported since 2014, when there were just under 9500 head.[2]

    Characteristics

    The Brahman has good tolerance of heat and humidity, good resistance to insects, and good tolerance of poor feeding conditions. It has been found to do well in southern coastal areas of the United States.[5]: 200  These characteristics may be transmitted to cross-breeds of Brahman with cattle of European origin, which can also benefit from heterosis ('hybrid vigor').[5]: 198 

    Use

    The Brahman is reared for the

    Hereford).[3]
    : 137 

    In

    bull-butting; they may be fed milk and honey to prepare them for the contest.[9]

    Gallery

    • Red Brahman cows
      Red Brahman cows
    • Bulls in a paddock, Northern Territory, Australia
      Bulls in a paddock,
      Northern Territory, Australia

    References

    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brahman cattle.
    1. ISBN 9789251057629
      . Accessed January 2017.
    2. ^ a b Breed data sheet: Brahman / United States of America (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2024.
    3. ^
      ISBN 9781780647944
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    4. ISBN 9789054390176
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    5. ^ a b c d e Hilton Marshall Briggs, Dinus M. Briggs (1980). Modern Breeds of Livestock. London; New York: Macmillan. Also cited in: Breeds of Livestock - Brahman Cattle. Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Oklahoma State University. Accessed April 2019.
    6. ISBN 9780713708561
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    7. ^ Rachel Cutrer (4 March 2014). That is a Brahman ... Or is it?. Brahman Journal. Archived 1 April 2015.
    8. ^ Transboundary breed: Brahman. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed April 2024.
    9. ^ Bullfighting à la Batinah. Rough Guides. Archived 8 September 2014.


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