IBBA Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet Set for March 2018

  The International Brangus® Breeders Association’s (IBBA) Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet will be held March 2, at the Royal Sonesta Houston, 2222 West Loop S, Houston, TX 77027. The Annual Meeting will be at 2 p.m. and the Awards Banquet will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 2, at the Royal Sonesta Houston.…

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2018 World Brangus Congress Schedule

  2018 WORLD BRANGUS CONGRESS The following is a list of events and activities for the 2018 World Brangus Congress (WBC), Feb. 27 – March 3, in Houston, Texas, USA.   Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018 Arrive in Houston Transportation from airport to Royal Sonesta Hotel Registration for World Brangus Congress (WBC) and Houston Livestock Show…

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2018 World Brangus Congress Pre-Tour Schedule

  2018 WORLD BRANGUS CONGRESS PRE TOUR   Thursday, Feb. 22: Passengers arrive in Atlanta for a meet and greet before travelling to Cartersville for hotel check-in. Tour attendees will visit The Oaks Farms in Grantville, Georgia. Guests will tour Booth Museum before dinner. Friday, Feb. 23: Tour attendees will travel to Salacoa Valley Farms…

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2018 World Brangus Congress Post-Tour Schedule

  2018 WORLD BRANGUS CONGRESS POST TOUR   Sunday March 4:  Tour participants will be picked up in Houston and travel by coach to visit TAJO Ranch on the way to San Antonio. Enjoy an evening cruise on the San Antonio River and a welcome dinner in a favorite San Antonio restaurant. Overnight accommodations will be…

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Brangus® Breeder Inducted to Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame

  The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame announced International Brangus® Breeders Association (IBBA) Member Gerald Sullivan as one of five inductees to be honored at a ceremony at 6 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2018. “Gerald Sullivan has all of the qualities you expect in an inductee to the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. His vision…

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IBBA Coordinates International Brangus® Seminar

  The International Brangus® Breeders Association (IBBA) International Committee hosted guests from Ecuador, Guatemala and Nicaragua for an International Brangus Seminar Nov. 26-28 at IBBA headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. Guests stayed at the Hilton Palacio del Rio hotel on the San Antonio Riverwalk. IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS, IBBA International Committee…

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IBBA Releases December 2017 Genetic Evaluation

  The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) has announced the release of December 2017 Genomic-Enhanced Expected Progeny Differences (GE-EPDs). In this round of genetic evaluation, over 1.4 million animals were considered. Of those, GE-EPDs were produced for 13,010 Brangus®, Red BrangusTM, Ultrared, and Ultrablack® animals that have either high- or low-density genomic profiles in the…

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Brangus in Mexico

by Marcos Borges, Jr.   Marcos Borges, Jr. travelled to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Oct. 24 – Nov. 2 to visit the Mexican Brangus association’s (Asociación Mexicana de Criadores de Ganado Brangus) National Brangus Show. Mexico’s population is 115,296,767. The cattle population is 20,100,000. Its capital is Mexico City, and the official language is Spanish. Today,…

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To the Behind-the-Scenes Crews…Thank You!

VOLUNTEERS… YOU ARE THE HEART AND SOUL by IBBA Assistant to the Executive Vice President Yvonne “Bonnie” Ramirez   SOMEWHERE IN TEXAS – When you go to a major livestock show, a county show, prospect show, benefit event, etc., have you ever wondered who makes it run? How does it happen? Who organizes the event?…

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Heat Detection in Artificial Insemination

by Whitney Whitworth, PhD.   Artificial insemination (AI) can be one of the most powerful tools used on a ranch. It allows for use of supreme sires, control of possible disease transmission, and reduces the need to buy and keep as many bulls. It does require a great deal of planning, special training, and special…

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