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by Buck & Sidney Thomason Dear Friends, Many of you have attended the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The world comes to Houston to see the various breeds of cattle we have in the United States, view an awesome Rodeo, make new friends, and see old friends from not only here but other countries…
Continue Reading...by IBBA Executive Vice President Tommy Perkins, PhD., PAS The March edition of the Brangus Journal highlights the opportunities of Brangus® cattle worldwide. The international strength of our breed is second to none. I want to thank cattlemen around the world who have chosen Brangus® genetics in their breeding programs and more specifically Brangus® genetics…
Continue Reading...The International Brangus Breeders Association’s (IBBA) 2017 Annual Meeting and Convention was held Feb. 10-11 in San Antonio, Texas. Members from across the country gathered at IBBA’s new headquarters building and the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa. Board members for Brangus Publications, Inc., Genetics Performance Solutions, and IBBA met in order…
Continue Reading...by IBBA Communications Coordinator Peyton Waldrip IBBA’s Annual Meeting and Convention is held each year in order for IBBA’s Board of Directors, staff, and members to conduct official business and come together for the betterment of the Brangus breed and the association. Each year, opportunities are offered to convention attendees in an effort to raise…
Continue Reading...by Taylor Shackelford Brangus cattle are well-equipped for any climate with a thicker hide and greater surface area than their Bos indicus contemporaries. While many are under the impression that Brangus only exist in the coastal United States of America and continental South America, these cattle are perfect for the island life. Australia and Thailand…
Continue Reading...The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) will introduce a new DNA test for the profiling and selection of commercial replacement heifers. IBBA is rolling out the Igenity® Brangus profiler in partnership with Neogen GeneSeek Operations as part of a plan to diversify and grow its genomic services and enhance the tools available to producers. Commercial…
Continue Reading...Five members of the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) were recognized by BEEF Magazine in the 2017 BEEF Seedstock 100 list. In the official article, BEEF released the following explanation: “BEEF’s Seedstock 100 list is based on the number of bulls marketed last year, not the number of cattle registered annually or the number of…
Continue Reading...by Associate Professor & Extension Beef Cattle Specialist Longevity Jason Banta, PhD., PAS Every cow-calf producer wants a cow that is productive for 12 to 15 years or more. Longevity of both cows and bulls is influenced by a host of factors including disposition, feet and legs, udder and teat confirmation, fleshing ability, fertility, function…
Continue Reading...by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Livestock Specialist Joe C. Paschal, PhD. As far as technologies go, body condition scoring is one of the most useful and least expensive. No computers, no scales – heck, you don’t even have to pen your cows to apply it. Although body condition was certainly used before the 1960s, I…
Continue Reading...by Associate Professor and Extension Animal Scientist, Auburn University Lisa A. Kriese-Anderson, PhD. It has been over 30 years since the first Brangus expected progeny differences (EPD) values were published for Brangus breeders to utilize in selection decisions. Collecting actual weights and values for production and carcass traits used in EPD predictions are relatively easy.…
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