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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 100 000 are reported by Argentina, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Mozambique and South Africa. [8]
Over 1000 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some of which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. [1]Cattle breeds fall into two main types, which are regarded as either two closely related species, or two subspecies of one species.
An Afrikander ox train in the Orange Free State. The Afrikaner or Africander is an African breed of taurine-indicine cattle in the Sanga group of African cattle. [4] [5] It is derived from the cattle of the Khoikhoi (Hottentot) people which were already present in the area of modern South Africa when the Dutch East India Company established the Cape Colony in 1652.
Sanga cattle is the collective name for indigenous cattle of some regions in Africa. They are sometimes identified as a subspecies with the scientific name Bos taurus africanus . [ 2 ] Their history of domestication and their origins in relation to taurine cattle , zebu cattle (indicine), and native African varieties of the ancestral aurochs ...
As he became older, McCamley continued to show an interest in the quality of various cattle breeds. In 1948, he entered the Queensland Country Life Young Judges Competition at the Rockhampton Show, where he placed first after impressing the judge with his eye for detail on the points bulls needed to be considered high quality.
This allows breeders the option of being able to select for optimal performance specific to the region and environmental conditions. Thus, Greymans can be bred with a greater emphasis on Brahman content in the tropical country, or with a higher percentage of Murray Grey blood to suit the southern states.
The Drakensberger is a South African breed of cattle.It is a dual-purpose breed, reared both for milk and for meat. [4]: 171 Its origins go back to the early nineteenth century, to the time of the Great Trek or earlier, when imported European stock from Holland was cross-bred with black cattle of Sanga type obtained from nomadic pastoralist Khoikhoi peoples.
The largest population was reported from South Africa, at approximately 25 000; significant numbers were reported from Australia, Brazil, Morocco, Namibia, Paraguay and South Africa. [ 6 ] In the United States there were 28 000 head in 1975; [ 2 ] by 1990 this had fallen to about 15 200, and to just under 8500 in 2000–2001.