There are few breeds of cattle so widely used around the world as
Braunvieh. The breed has been used wherever farmers have wanted
to make reliable improvements to their local stock.

"AROUND THE WORLD – IN 60 COUNTRIES"

This is the reality of a versatile sound breed of cattle.
One useful attribute of Braunvieh is the tendency of Braunvieh
sired cross bred progeny to exhibit the coat colour of the dam.
Braunvieh over Angus dam gives dark brown calves which second
coat to black.
Braunvieh over Hereford can go from red with white face or grey
with white face.
Braunvieh over red Brahman will appear red or darker red, and over
grey Brahman can be grey to dark grey.
When crossed over Murray Grey, calves appear from silver to mid
brown.
When used over red cattle they usually appear a lighter red.
However the Braunvieh X Shorthorn can appear with some ‘tiger
stripe’ which is seen by some as undesirable. Despite this the
crossbred calves usually weigh in heavier than the straight bred
calves. Significant increase in eye muscle is usually seen.

Apart from the first cross terminal bonus growth, the main benefit
of Braunvieh is in the First Cross Dam with the extra milk potential,
sound bone, muscle and colour compatible application.

Why do I cross Braunvieh with Brahman?

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