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The Santa Gertrudis is an American breed of beef cattle. It is a taurine-indicine hybrid breed, descended from both zebu and European cattle . It was bred in the early twentieth century in Texas, and received official recognition in 1940.
Santa Gertrudis cows and calves. The Brahmans, which were native to South Asia, were well adapted to thrive in South Texas' hot climate; they were crossed with the ranch's Beef Shorthorns to produce the ranch's own trademark stock — the Santa Gertrudis cattle, which were recognized as a breed in 1940.
Cherokee Ranch, in Douglas County, Colorado near Sedalia, has been a purebred cattle ranch since 1954, including raising Santa Gertrudis cattle. The ranch is private property but offers frequent public and private events and tours. [2] The property overlaps with portions of the Cherokee Ranch petrified forest. [3]
She established the Rocky Mountain Santa Gertrudis Association in 1961 and, in 1966, successfully lobbied the National Western Stock Show into exhibiting and selling Santa Gertrudis; she would later become the National Western Stock Show Association's first female member. The stock show's 1980–81 grand champion was Kimball's bull Cherokee ...
List of United States cattle breeds. 1 language. ... Santa Gertrudis [2] Senepol [2] Simbrah [2] Texas Longhorn [2] References
In 1941, Buddy Fogelson acquired the Forked Lightning Ranch along the Pecos River about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico on which he raised Santa Gertrudis cattle. Over time, he acquired adjacent parcels of land to swell the size of his ranch to 13,000 acres (53 km 2 ).
In 1860, Kenedy and King became partners of the Santa Gertrudis Ranch (Santa Gertrudis cattle) in South Texas, where cattle, sheep, mules, and goats ranged along the Nueces Strip. After eight years, Kenedy sold his share of the ranch and purchased the Laureles Ranch, south of Corpus Christi, [1] from Charles Stillman. [4]
Following floods in 2010, conditions improved and the station restocked. It had 10,000 head of cattle in May 2011 [9] and is capable of carrying up to 16,500 head of cattle during a good season. [8] They raise Santa Gertrudis cattle as they are suitable for hot, dry climates.