Did you know that before the American Civil War in 1861, beef was not traditionally served with meals? In fact, it wasn’t until the end of World War II that beef became a staple in the American diet. In fact, cattle breeders all over the country focus on breeding the perfect-tasting beef cattle. The Brangus variety is one of the highest meat yielding types of cattle. Over the years, Brangus cattle breeders have perfected the breed to make to produce some of the highest quality beef and milk available.

Brangus Cattle Breeders: A Brief History

A Brangus cow or heifer is the result of breeding a Brahman Bull and an Angus Cow. Ideally, the genetic makeup of a Brangus is supposed to be 3/8th Brahman and 5/8th Angus. Brangus cattle breeders need to ensure that the cattle are naturally polled, which means that the breed should remain hornless throughout breeding.

The first Brangus cattle breeders’ organization was chartered in 1949; however, efforts to breed a Brangus began well before that in 1912. It was around this time that the quest to breed the perfect cattle was undertaken by ranches in America and Canada. They aimed at developing a beef that mixed the hardiness of the Brahman with the superior qualities of an Angus cow. So, the American Brangus Breeders Association was formed, which was later rechristened the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA).

Following the formation of the association, certain regulations were put down to standardize the breed and maintain the quality of the beef and milk produced.

Benefits Offered by Brangus Cattle Breeders

Brangus cattle breeders offer many advantages over their counterparts, since this variety of cattle is the result of breeding two superior breeds. The major benefits include:

1. Their “turn-off” age is about 30% lower than other cattle.

2. Breeders have the advantage of being able to sell superior quality meat and milk.

3. The cattle are highly fertile, so increasing their numbers is easy.

4. Breeders rarely have to worry about diseases, since the breed is hardy and resistant to most of the common cattle diseases.

5. Calving problems are eliminated with this cattle type, thereby saving the breeder a lot of time and unnecessary trouble.

6. They have high parasite and heat tolerance and can therefore be raised even under the harshest conditions.