BRAHMANS
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Origin: USA. Introduced to Australia in 1933. Features are silver-grey coat; horned. Calve easily, milk well and are very protective of their young. Maternal/rotation place in crossbreeding.
- EFFICIENCY
- FERTILITY
- HEAT TOLERANCE
- PARASITE RESISTANT
- FEEDLOT PERFORMANCE AND FEED CONVERSION EFFICIENCY
- HIGH YIELDING CARACASE
- HIGH GROWTH RATE
- THE BOTTOM LINE – Maximum Profit
Belmont Red
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Origin: Queensland. Developed in Australia in 1968. 50% Africander,25% Hereford, 25% Shorthorn. Features: red colour; horned.
- HIGH FERTILITY
- EXCELLENT DOCILITY
- HIGH WEIGHT GAINS
- HIGH YIELDING CARCASES
- HIGH QUALITY BEEF IN FEEDLOTS AND ON PASTURE IN THE NORTHERN AND TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENTS
BRANGUS
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Developed from Brahman and Angus. Upgrading of breed between 1950and 1960. Brangus are made up of 37.5% Brahman and 62.5% Angus. Black, polled, reasonable heat and tick tolerance. Medium sized, average to late maturity, yields a carcase without excess fat.
- FERTILITY AND EASY CALVING
- ADAPTABILITY AND PROFITABILITY,
- PERFORMANCE & CONSISTENCY ON CARCASE YIELDING
- HEAT AND PARASITE TOLERANCE
- MARBLING AND TENDERNESS QUALITIES
Droughtmaster
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The Droughtmaster evolved in north Queensland originally by crossing Brahman and Shorthorn cattle to combine the desirable qualities of the two breeds to produce a breed suitable for the tropics. Other British breeds — mainly Hereford — have since been used in its development to arrive at a fixed tropical breed containing approximately 50% Bos taurus and 50% Bos indicus bloodlines. However, the Bos indicus content may be raised, depending on the environment.
- FERTILITY
- CONSISTENT HIGH FERTILITY
- OPTIMUM REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE
- EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE AND ECONOMICAL PERFORMANCE IN ALL LINKS OF THE PRODUCTION CHAIN
- REPRODUCTION
- GROWTH
- FEED EFFICIENCY
- PASTURE
- PROVEN GROWTH ON ASIAN FEEDLOTS
- CARCASE HIGH SALEABLE MEAT YIELDS