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<blockquote data-quote="aussie_cowgirl" data-source="post: 775507" data-attributes="member: 1279"><p>Are you joking? </p><p>1. Pretty much every live beef animal exported from Australia (valued at ~445 million dollars) is brahman or brahman cross. The purchasing companies specify how little brahman content MUST be in these animals. They also make up a HUGE portion of international exports, not just from Australia either.</p><p>2. They withstand conditions most other breeds wouldn't. Heat tolerant, tick resistant, pink eye resistant and adaptable. They thrive and reproduce off the most harsh terrain. </p><p>3. They are one of the most influential breeds in the world, look at the number of derived breeds. Santas, brangus, braford etc etc. Infact in terms of numbers, they are the most popular breed in the world.</p><p></p><p>So YES Brahmans are certainly good for something other than rodeo bulls. Just because they aren't the fluffy show animals you're used to doesn't mean they don't have their place (which happens to be a MASSIVE role). Club calves are useless, they taste like cr@p and have little ability to function in normal conditions. </p><p></p><p></p><p>As for my favourite animals I think I'll do like Keren and just list the breeds I've broke/handled/shown</p><p><u>Murray Grey:</u> Little brats. Look good in the ring though.</p><p><u>Charolais:</u> Love showing them, can be quite highly strung but parade fantastically. </p><p><u>Greyman (MGxBrahman):</u> Intelligent and cunning. He was a challenge really. Can be flighty. Kicked a bit. I'd do it again but they're completely different to any other breed.</p><p><u>Limousin:</u> I had a cross and a pb heifer. Both were good to me. Steer kicked at the start but he ended up pretty well bombproof.</p><p><u>Hereford:</u> Lazy, a lot of work to show because they tend not to carry themselves as well as the higher strung breeds.</p><p><u>Saler:</u> Dopey. Hard hair to work with because it's heavy, dense and wavy. Sweet temperament.</p><p><u>Gelbvieh:</u> The ones I've worked with are very laid back. I like them more every time I work with them.</p><p><u>Santa Gertrudis:</u> Not as extreme as Brahmans. Still very intelligent.</p><p><u>Angus:</u> Few crazies but they show well. I've had a steer who was as docile as you'd get, and a crazy bull who was crazy but fantastic to show.</p><p><u>Dexter:</u> Brats with small person syndrome. Bit of fun to muck around with though.</p><p><u>Highland: </u>Get very attached to stall mates. Quite nice temperament although they have horns and WILL use them when given the chance.</p><p><u>Simangus:</u> Mine was intelligent. Good natured although he could be a brat when he wanted to be. Can be pushy.</p><p><u>Red Angus:</u> Better temperament than blacks. Parade well. I really like them.</p><p><u>FULL BLOOD Maine Anjou:</u> Amazing temperament. You can not beat them. Notice that I'm referring to FULL BLOODS. Walk out into a paddock of cows and catch a bull by hand and lead him back to his own paddock. </p><p><u>South Devon:</u> Very docile. Big friendly giants. Can be quite dopey.</p><p><u>Blonde d'Aquitaine:</u> Like most euros they can be a little highly strung. I don't find them better or worse to show than a Limo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aussie_cowgirl, post: 775507, member: 1279"] Are you joking? 1. Pretty much every live beef animal exported from Australia (valued at ~445 million dollars) is brahman or brahman cross. The purchasing companies specify how little brahman content MUST be in these animals. They also make up a HUGE portion of international exports, not just from Australia either. 2. They withstand conditions most other breeds wouldn't. Heat tolerant, tick resistant, pink eye resistant and adaptable. They thrive and reproduce off the most harsh terrain. 3. They are one of the most influential breeds in the world, look at the number of derived breeds. Santas, brangus, braford etc etc. Infact in terms of numbers, they are the most popular breed in the world. So YES Brahmans are certainly good for something other than rodeo bulls. Just because they aren't the fluffy show animals you're used to doesn't mean they don't have their place (which happens to be a MASSIVE role). Club calves are useless, they taste like cr@p and have little ability to function in normal conditions. As for my favourite animals I think I'll do like Keren and just list the breeds I've broke/handled/shown [u]Murray Grey:[/u] Little brats. Look good in the ring though. [u]Charolais:[/u] Love showing them, can be quite highly strung but parade fantastically. [u]Greyman (MGxBrahman):[/u] Intelligent and cunning. He was a challenge really. Can be flighty. Kicked a bit. I'd do it again but they're completely different to any other breed. [u]Limousin:[/u] I had a cross and a pb heifer. Both were good to me. Steer kicked at the start but he ended up pretty well bombproof. [u]Hereford:[/u] Lazy, a lot of work to show because they tend not to carry themselves as well as the higher strung breeds. [u]Saler:[/u] Dopey. Hard hair to work with because it's heavy, dense and wavy. Sweet temperament. [u]Gelbvieh:[/u] The ones I've worked with are very laid back. I like them more every time I work with them. [u]Santa Gertrudis:[/u] Not as extreme as Brahmans. Still very intelligent. [u]Angus:[/u] Few crazies but they show well. I've had a steer who was as docile as you'd get, and a crazy bull who was crazy but fantastic to show. [u]Dexter:[/u] Brats with small person syndrome. Bit of fun to muck around with though. [u]Highland: [/u]Get very attached to stall mates. Quite nice temperament although they have horns and WILL use them when given the chance. [u]Simangus:[/u] Mine was intelligent. Good natured although he could be a brat when he wanted to be. Can be pushy. [u]Red Angus:[/u] Better temperament than blacks. Parade well. I really like them. [u]FULL BLOOD Maine Anjou:[/u] Amazing temperament. You can not beat them. Notice that I'm referring to FULL BLOODS. Walk out into a paddock of cows and catch a bull by hand and lead him back to his own paddock. [u]South Devon:[/u] Very docile. Big friendly giants. Can be quite dopey. [u]Blonde d'Aquitaine:[/u] Like most euros they can be a little highly strung. I don't find them better or worse to show than a Limo. [/QUOTE]
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