Australian Brangus are a polled breed of beef cattle , developed in the tropical coastal areas of Queensland , Australia by crossbreeding Brahman and Angus cattle during the 1950s.
5-642: Brangus were first developed in the United States and later developed independently in Australia as the Australian Brangus. The breed was produced to establish higher tick and heat tolerance than that of other cattle breeds. They are a widely used source of meat throughout Australia and exported to countries such as Japan and America . The Australian Brangus cattle are about 3 ⁄ 8 Brahman and 5 ⁄ 8 Angus in their genetic makeup, however,
10-579: A wide variety of situations. The Australian Brangus Cattle Association Ltd. performance records the herd using the internationally recognized Breedplan for monitoring fertility, growth, milk and carcase quality. "The Land Stock Types" This cattle -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Brangus 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. A similar hybrid breed,
15-696: The Australian Brangus , was separately developed in Australia from about 1950. Research into crossbreeding of Angus and Brahman stock was begun in about 1932 at the Iberia Livestock Experiment Station of the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture near Jeanerette, Louisiana , where crossbreeding of Brahman and Shorthorn cattle had already shown good results. It
20-493: The Brahman content can range from 25% to 75%. This allows beef producers to select cattle suitable for their local environment. The cattle are predominantly a sleek black in colour, but red Brangus are also bred. They have a very low rate of eye cancer, which can be a problem in many white faced breeds. Their head is of a medium length with a broad muzzle and forehead. Australian Brangus are also good walkers and foragers and "do well" in
25-570: Was hoped that the good adaptation of the Brahman to hot and humid conditions could be combined with the better meat qualities of the Angus, as well as its black coat and polled characteristic. An ideal proportion of 5/8 Angus to 3/8 Brahman was established. By 1949 the cattle were distributed in sixteen American states and in Canada. A breed society , the American Brangus Breeders' Association,
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