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The Brahman is an American breed of zebuine-taurine hybrid beef cattle. It was bred in the United States from 1885 using cattle originating in India, imported at various times from the United Kingdom, India, and Brazil.
The Brahma is an American breed of chicken. It is believed that it was first bred in the United States from birds imported from the Chinese port of Shanghai , [ 4 ] : 78 and was the principal American meat breed from the 1850s until about 1930.
An F-1 Brahman can be a cross between any two unrelated breeds; however, the breed is most popular when crossed with Hereford or Angus. A Brahman cow is an good mother, offering protection and an abundance of milk for her calves. Brahman calves tend to have high weights at weaning because of the rich milk given by Brahman cows.
Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species. Bos indicus (or Bos taurus indicus ) cattle, commonly called zebu, are adapted to hot climates and originated in the tropical parts of the world such as India, Sub-saharan Africa, China, and Southeast Asia.
The Brangus is an American hybrid breed of beef cattle derived from cross-breeding of American Angus and 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
The Gir or Gyr is an Indian breed of zebuine cattle. It originated in the Kathiawar peninsula in the state of Gujarat, and the name of the breed derives from that of the Gir Hills in that region. [2]: 187 Other names include Bhodah, Desan, Gujarati, Kathiawari, Sorthi and Surti. [2]: 187
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Brahmousin cattle are a hybrid purebred breed of Brahman and Limousin first created in the US in the late 1970s. The goal was to blend the best of the Limousin and Brahman traits to create a breed that has reproductive efficiency, mothering ability, good muscling and growth traits, and adaptability to varying environmental conditions.