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Bull at a livestock show. 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.
It is a dual-purpose breed, used both for draught work and for milk production. From about 1870 onwards, Kankrej bulls and cows were exported to Brazil, where they were used to create the Guzerá breed, [2]: 193 which was later among the breeds from which the American Brahman developed. [2]: 137
A bucking bull is a bull used in rodeo bull riding competition. They are usually a Brahman crossed with another breed, weighing 1,500 pounds or more, selected for their tendency to "leap, plunge and spin" when a human is on its back. [1] Circa mid-20th century breeders began selecting bulls for bad temperament, that would buck when ridden. [2]
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 Australian Charbray (Bos taurus x Bos indicus) is an Australian breed of cattle derived from a cross between the French Charolais cattle and American Brahman cattle.The charbray breed was first conceived in the United States of America in the 1930s and later introduced into Australia in 1969. [1]
Cow Gyr cattle in Brazil. 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
The Charbray, a cross-breed with Brahman cattle, is recognized as a breed in some countries. [10] The Brazilian Chicana is a composite breed with 5/8 Charolais and 3/8 Indu-Brasil. [11] Other derived breeds include Charford and Char-Swiss in the United States. [2]: 153
Because the Brahman breed typically yields low quality carcass characteristics, but shows extreme heat tolerance, beef producers have created hybrid crosses such as the Santa Gertrudis (Brahman X Shorthorn) and the Brangus (Brahman X Angus), which are British-Brahman crossed cattle with the hopes of attaining a high quality meat animal with ...