Brangus
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The Brangus is an American hybrid
Brahman stock. Registered animals have 5/8 Angus and 3/8 Brahman parentage.[3]: 149 A similar hybrid breed, the Australian Brangus, was separately developed in Australia from about 1950.[4]
: 138
History
Research into
breed society, the American Brangus Breeders' Association, was formed in that year; it later became the International Brangus Breeders' Association.[5]
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In 2016 the Brangus was present in twenty-six American states.[4]: 138 The population reported for the United States in 2010 was 42702;[4]: 138 in 2017 it was 30000.[2]
It has been exported to many countries, particularly in South America.[5]: 207 It is reported (without distinction from the Australian Brangus) from twenty countries, with large populations in Brazil, Mexico and South Africa.[6]
References
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- ISBN 9789251057629. Archived 23 June 2020.
- ^ a b Breed data sheet: Brangus / United States of America (Cattle). Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed January 2023.
- ISBN 0713708565.
- ^ ISBN 9781780647944.
- ^ ISBN 9780023147302.
- ^ Transboundary breed: Brangus. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed January 2023.