The American Brahman, the first beef breed developed in the United States, has played an important role not only in crossbreeding programs throughout the United States and beyond, but also has become a common thread connecting other American breeds developed in the last century. American Brahman influence in the beef industry is felt world-wide, and cattlemen on every continent seek their genetics. Their development is an unparalleled success story. Today's cattlemen breed Brahmans for all the right reasons.
  Winter Board Meeting Set for January 17-19 in Cowtown!
 
     
 
  The ABBA Winter Board of Directors Meeting will be held from January 17-January 19 in conjunction with the Fort Worth Stock Show. The headquarters hotel is the Hyatt Place in the Stockyards at the rate of $109+tax. Rooms must be booked by December 27 to reserve the ABBA rate. Their phone # is 817-626-6000. A full schedule of the weeks events can be downloaded here.
 
   
  2010 ABBA Membership directory
 
     
 
  The ABBA is happy to produce our 2010 ABBA membership directory, which was created new this year at the request of members who wished for a printable copy of all ABBA members. Members are listed by state for easy reference. We recommend printing this directory and placing it in a binder for quick reference. Click here to view the PDF directory.
 
   
  ABBA Sire summary - Fall 2009 Update

The ABBA has recently released the Fall 2009 EPD and Sire Summary. Three reports are available to be printed. Click on the files below to access this report:

- Trait Leader PDF Report (150kb)
- Complete Listing of All Sires (5 MB)
- Statistics report, including percentile ranges (100kb)

 
     
 

2010 International Show Weight & Measure Parameters Announced


The ABBA Show Committee has announced the Weight & Measurement Parameters & Rules for the 2010 International Brahman Show. To view the Parameters and Rules, click here.

 
     
 

order your holiday greeting cards from abba


ABBA is excited to announce a new line of Brahman-oriented holiday cards, which can be ordered online from http://www.boelte.com/cards. For each order placed, ABBA will receive $5. We hope you will take a look at these cards and consider placing your orders this holiday season. We also have a blank notecard featuring the ABBA logo and AJBA logos that can be used for thank you notes or blank cards. CLick here for more information.

Click here to place your orders for brahman holiday cards!

 
     
 
2009 national brahman show winners


 
     
     
Mr. V8 463/6 was selected as the 2009 National Champion Gray Brahman Bull. This dark pigmented bull is a November 2006 son of +JDH Karu Manso 800 and owned by V8 Ranch.
JDH Hawk Manso 666/5 took home the 2009 Reserve National Champion Gray Bull banner. Owned by J.D. Hudgins, Inc. of Hungerford, Texas, he is a September 2007 son of JDH Saltillo Manso.
     
Lady H Lanel Manso 911, a cow/calf pair owned by Heritage Cattle Company and Underwood Ranch was selected as the Grand Champion Gray Female. This November 2006 female is sired by +BNA Double Take Manso.
Tic Tac Toe Ranch of Frost, Texas exhibited the 2009 Reserve National Champion Gray Female. This cow/calf pair was exhibited by Brandi Barnes and Debra Barnes and is a +JDH Martin Manso 879 daughter. (No photo was available, pictured here is the TTT Ranch team.)
     
Detering Red Brahmans brought home the trophy for the 2009 National Champion Red Bull with DB Southern Style 435/7. Shown by Michael Joyce, this bull was from the Senior Divison, and is a February 2007 son of DB Montecore 73/3 and DB Southern Style 58/3. The Reserve Grand Champion Red Bull was Mr. H Majestic 51/6 who was also the Reserve Senior Champion bull. This is a September 2006 son of +Mr. 3H X-Ray 835 who is owned by Megan Cullers and J&R Farms.
     
Kevin Bryant of Bryant Red Brahmans took home the 2009 National Champion Red Female award with BB LP Wham Bam 913, a May 2007 daughter of Mr. Winchester Magnum and a Swaner Brahmans cow. She is owned by La Preciosa S.A. along with Kevin Bryant of Bryant Red Brahmans. TTT Miss Suvette Marti 390 was named the 2009 Reserve National Champion Red Female. She was exhibited by Darby Oden, an AJBA member from Texas. This heifer came out of the Intermediate Division and is sired by +Mr Winchester Magnum 999.
 


National Show Member Snapshots


We encourage our members to submit their photos to ABBA from Brahman events throughout the year. Thank you to ABBA members Ricky Butler and Rachel Williams for submitting these variety of photos. Please remember that if you would like to submit photos for future ABBA events, e-mail your photos to armelind@brahman.org to be included online. Below are just a few examples of the over 80 different photos taken at the show.

View the 2009 National Show Snapshots here....

 
     
   
  Alpha Omega K-Bar Farms Atkinson Cattle Ferguson Cattle Ka-Wai AJBA members Santa Elena Oden Ranch  
                   
 

International Travels


ABBA Members & Staff Travel to Equador!
ABBA members and staff recently attended the Expo Feria Ganadera 2009, hosted in Guayaquil, Ecuador by the Asociacion de Ganaderos De Ganado Del Litoral y Galápagos. Brahman was the largest breed at the show, with 190 entries shown by 14 breeders. A total of 560 head of cattle representing 5 major breeds participated in this show. Members and staff report that there was a tremendous interest in the Brahman show!


 
     
     
Grand Champion Cow, Miss Santa Martha 908, bred and exhibited by Marco Loor Campozano. This female's pedigree features a heavy influence of American Brahman genetics. Grand Champion Bull, MC Rey Canuto 42-7, registered in the ABBA and bred and exhibited by Peter Bonham. This animal's pedigree also features a heavy American Brahman influence with United States genetics.
     
Peter Bohman and Eva Bohman with Armelinda Ibarra and Carolyn Falgout during the ABBA Sponsored Reception held during the Expo Feria Ganadera 2009 in Guayaquil , Ecuador.
     
Technical Seminar held prior to the Brahman Show at
the Expo Feria Ganadera 2009 in Guayaquil, Eduador.
Carolyn Falgout, John Milton Torres, President of Asociacion de Ganaderosdel Litoral y Galapagos,Paul Olsen, Armelinda Ibarra, Renee Strickland andAndres Barahona of Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA in Ecuador.
  Brahman Cattle Promoted at World Dairy Expo!

ABBA members Dinah Weil and Will Detering recently attended the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin to showcase the new ABBA program promoting Brahman influence to dairy producers. Armelinda Ibarra of the ABBA also attended this event to represent Brahman breeders. These 3 representatives manned the ABBA booth to showcase the new promotion of ADD MORE BEEF TO YOUR MILK PROGRAM with AMERICAN BRAHMAN.  This project was initiated by the International Committee to promote the use of Brahmans in producing beef and milk in the tropics.  We reserved a booth in the International Lounge of the Expo where we had the opportunity to meet and visit with most of the international guests in attendance.
 
     
     
Dinah Weil and Armelinda with a delegation from Colombia . Will Detering with a delegation from China .
 

ABBA F-1 Field Day report


The American Brahman Breeders Association conducted an F1 Field Day near Eutaw, Alabama on Saturday, September 26th.  Chris “Chip” Beeker’s Beeker Cattle was the scene of a well attended, second to none, field day to familiarize commercial cowmen with the Brahman F1.
The field day location between Demopolis and Eutaw was knee deep in grass due to recent rains and knee deep in Brahman cows being bred to Registered Hereford and Angus bulls to produce very good quality F1’s for the ranch... Click here to read more.

 
     
     
Dr. Frank Owsley, Alabama Extension Service Animal Scientist and Associate Professor, gave the "science" behind the superior F-1 Female. J.D. (Bubba) Sartwelle, Jr., ABBA Marketing Committee Chairman, served as the moderator of the days event as well as educated the crowd on his experiences of producing and marketing the F-1 Female & Steer.
     
The highlight of the days event was a panel discussion consisting of a group of F-1 Producers who told their experiences in producing and marketing the Brahman F-1. Field Day host Chip Beeker and Mike Dee, Alabama Cattlemen's Association President Elect welcomed the attendees to the event.
 

ABBA Seeking Brahman Photos


We are asking breeders to submit their favorite or best Brahman photo to be used in upcoming ABBA promotional advertisements and publicity. If you have a photo to submit, please e-mail Chris Shivers at cshivers@brahman.org. Photos should be high resolution (not saved off the Internet). By e-mailing your photo, you release ABBA to use your photo as necessary in Brahman promotional material. Please submit your photos by October 15th.

 
     
 

ABBA Seeking Local Media Contacts from Members


ABBA is working on building our local media database and we are asking members to help us identify the local media in their area, such as local newspapers, radio stations, etc. If you have a media source in your area that you would like us to send Brahman information to, please complete this form. If possible provide us with an e-mail address of your local newspaper so that we are able to send news electronically.
View Local Media Form

 
     
 

ABBA Ultrasound Guidelines


ABBA is currently gathering ultrasound carcass information to assess the possibility of generating EPDs for carcass traits from ultrasound data. We have provided this fact sheet about the ABBA Ultrasound Evaluation Guidelines and a Barn Sheet for your convenience. These tools will help you get started with ultrasound.
ABBA Ultrasound Evaluation Guidelines
ABBA Ultrasound Barn Sheet

 
     
 

Online Registration Now Available


To sign up for online registration please contact the ABBA office in Kansas City at abba@abraonline.org or 618-595-2442.
Click here for complete information and form to sign up for online registration.

 
     
 

Sale Links Available on ABBA Web Site


ABBA members, want to add a link of your upcoming sale catalog to the ABBA website?  This is now available for a service fee of $250.  Please contact the ABBA office in Houston for complete details 713-349-0854.

 
     
  Dna fingerprinting

If ABBA members request DNA kits for parentage verification and want the results recorded by ABBA, you MUST request the kit directly from ABBA at the $40 fee. If a DNA kit is purchased directly from Bovigen, members will be responsible for the $25 fee plus the $40 ABBA recordation fee.
 
     
  ABBA F-1 Programs Dominate San Antonio Commercial Female Show and Sale

ABBA Golden Certified & Certified F-1 Females received the top honors during the 2009 San Antonio Livestock Exposition Commercial Female Sale.  For the first time ever both the Champion & Reserve Champions were exhibited by the same breeder, Robbie Hamilton of Wharton, TX with two pens of Golden Certified Brahman x Hereford F-1 Pairs.  The Champion Pens also topped the bidding fetching $2,000/ head.  Receiving the top spot in the Golden Certified Bred Division was Zimmerman Limited Partnership of Laredo, TX with a pen of Hereford x Brahman Females.  Topping the Certified Division Champion for Open heifers was Glenn Richardson of Sonora, TX with a pen of Brahman x Hereford heifers.  The ABBA F-1 Certification program is the industry leading commercial female program.  For more information on this program contact Chris Shivers at the ABBA Office.

 
     
   
  Robbie Hamilton H&M Cattle Coompany
Overall Grand Champion Pen
Champion Pen of Golden Certified Pairs


 
 
 
 
Zimmerman Brothers Ranch
Champion Pen of Golden Certified Breds
Glenn Richardson
Champion Pen of Open Females
Watch BRAHMANS featured on the RFD-TV television channel!
 
 
Click on the links below to watch video clips of recent shows featuring Brahmans.

How the Cattle Won the West

American Brahman
 
   
  Ranch Sign order form
Ranch Sign order form must be filled out and sent to the ABBA office in Houston along with the fee of $500.00.  The Sign will be shipped directly to you from the manufacturer, freight collect.

To view the order form, please click here.
 
     
  Reminders on filling out paperwork

When ordering or releasing A.I. certificates, please include the ABBA registration number of the animal and membership name of person paying for the A.I. certificates.

• Please verify private herd numbers and ABBA numbers on all animals before submitting applications to ABBA.
• F1s:  Be sure to list the original certification number for qualified dams.
• Include Color code for both registered and F1 animals.
• Please list a contact number on the Self-Billing Worksheet….most questions can be answered with a quick phone call.

Nancy Thomas and Carol Robel of the Kansas City office would like to thank all our members for their patience and understanding in getting through the initial period of our computer program transition.  They appreciate your patience.

If anyone has any questions and/or concerns regarding the processing of paperwork, we ask that you contact Armelinda or Chris at 713-349-0854.

 
     
  Herd Inventory Update Needed
Help yourself and ABBA by cleaning up your herd inventory. Take time to go through your records to pull out registrations on cattle you no longer own or have died. Cancel certificates by sending to ABBA to remove from your herd inventory. This could possibly move you into a lower bracket on the activity fee scale, which could save you money - up to $200. An accurate herd inventory can also be used in filing several government programs when an accurate herd count is needed.
 
     
  Reminder to Membership
You can use your credit card to pay for ABBA work. This prevents any hold up in work if you incorrectly figure the amount due. American Express, MasterCard or Visa are accepted. We welcome you to keep one of these major credit cards on file.
 
     

REGISTRATIONS AND TRANSFERS TO BE PROCESSED BY ABRA

Effective September 1, 2007, the American Breeds Registry Association (ABRA) will be processing all applications for registrations, transfers, duplicates, performance and accounting for ABBA registered cattle and ABBA F1 female certificates.

The following is their address and contact information:

American Brahman Breeders Association
PO Box 14100
Kansas City, MO  64101-4100
Phone:  816-595-2442
Fax:       816-842-6931
Email:    abba@abraonline.org

The headquarters for ABBA will remain in Houston, Texas where the ABBA staff will be housed.  You will continue to be able to visit and contact the ABBA office and staff at the current location of 3003 S. Loop West Suite 520, Houston, Texas.  The only change taking place is that all paperwork will be “outsourced” and processed at the Kansas City, MO address.  The ABRA staff will also handle questions and/or inquiries regarding the paperwork you submit to be processed.

If anyone has any questions or would like to speak to an ABBA staff member, you are welcomed to contact Chris Shivers or Armelinda Ibarra at 713-349-0854.  We will be happy to discuss this in further detail and will continue to work closely with the ABBA membership in keeping you informed to help make this transition as smooth as possible.
  new members for october
David Mason, Texas
Hat Creek Cattle Company, Texas
Johnnie & Louise Pierce, Arkansas
Koonce Cattle Company, Texas
Lauren Graves, Texas
Michael Whitlock, Texas
Quentin & Stephanie Nevlud, Texas
Roberto Avila, Texas
Samual & Anne Thurwalker, Texas

 
     
Click to view:
ABBA Active Member Application
ABBA AI Certificate Request
ABBA Application For Transfer
ABBA Duplicate Certificate Affidavit
ABBA Embryo Certificate Request
ABBA F1 Certification Application
ABBA F1 Member Application
ABBA Junior Member Application
ABBA Registration Application
ABBA Self Billing Worksheet
ABBA Online Registration Link
ABBA Ultrasound Evaluation Guidelines
ABBA Ultrasound Barn Sheet

 

Date Event Location
November 18, 2009 Brahman Influenced Marketing Sale — Please contact Joe Brockett for more information at 254-533-2722 or jebrockett@earthlink.net Bastrop, Texas
December 10 - 12, 2009 Guatemala National Brahman Show Guatemala City, Guatemala
December 31, 2009 Arizona National Open Brahman Show — Judge: Dr. Neil Burcham  
January 18, 2010 ABBA Winter Board of Directors Meeting Ft. Worth, TX
January 19, 2010 Fort Worth Stock Show Open Brahman Show — Judge: John Maurer  
January 22-23, 2010 SUT Cattle Show Thailand
January 25, 2010 Fort Worth Junior Heifer Show  
January 25, 2010 South Florida Fair — Judge: Richard Sturlese West Palm, FL
January 27-30, 2010 NCBA Convention San Antonio, TX
February 4, 2010 Florida State Fair Open Brahman Show - Judge Lorna Pelton  
February 7, 2010 San Antonio Livestock Show Open Brahman Show — Judge: Mitch Thomas
Fort Worth Commercial Female Sale
 
February 9, 2010 American Breeds Coalition Annual Membership Meeting San Antonio, TX
February 10, 2010 SALE Commercial Female Sale  
February 11, 2010 SALE Junior Brahman Show  
February 15, 2010 Dixie National Livestock Show Open Brahman Show — Judge: Jacob Tipp  
February 17-21, 2010 Brahman Show, Monteria Colombia
March 1 2010 Central Florida Fair Open Brahman Show - Judge: Sid Sumner  
March 1-5, 2010 International Brahman Show Houston, TX
March 1, 2010 Arrival of Cattle  
March 2, 2010 Weighing & Measuring 12 Noon
March 2, 2010 ABBA Executive Committee Meeting ABBA Office
March 3, 2010 ABBA Annual Membership Meeting
World Brahman Federation Meeting
ABBA International Brahman Sale
Reliant Center @ 9:00 a.m.
Reliant Center @ 1:00 p.m.
Sale Pavilion @ 6:30 p.m.
March 4, 2010 International Brahman Show —Female Judging — Judge: Alfredo Muskus
Heritage Night of Elegance II Sale
 

March 5, 2010

International Brahman Show — Bull Judging — Judge: Alfredo Muskus  
March 6, 2010 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Commercial Female Sale 19-21 TSCRA Convention Fort Worth, TX
March 19-21, 2010 TSCRA Convention Fort Worth, TX
March 19, 2010 Rio Grande Valley Fair — Judge: Doug Pierce Mercedes, TX
March 20, 2010 LBA F-1 Sale Carencro, LA
March 20, 2010 Miami International Livestock Exposition - Judge: Dr. Terry Clement  
March 27, 2010 South Texas State Fair — Judge: T.J. Gibson Beaumont, TX
May 1, 2010 AJBA Field Day New Roads, Louisiana
April 10, 2010 Tom Oden & Friends Brahman Sale Marshall, TX
April 15, 2010 AJBA Australian Exchange Application Deadline  
April 17, 2010 ABBA/TBA National F-1 & Brahman Female Sale Sealy, TX
April 11-18, 2010 EXPICA Show Guatemala
May 1, 2010 All American Ownership Deadline/ Scholarship Deadline
 AJBA Field Day
New Roads, LA
May 22, 2010 3S Cattle Co. Consignment Brahman Sale
Blue Ribbon Brahman Sale
Henderson, TX
Caldwell, TX
June 1, 2010 All American Entry Deadline - After this deadline late fees apply  
June 12, 2010 Carolinas Brahman Sale Clemson, SC
June 25, 2010 Final All American Entry Deadline - No Entries Excepted  
July 22-25, 2010 LJBA State Show West Monroe, LA
July 26 - 31, 2010 All American National Junior Show West Monroe, Louisiana
August 1-4, 2010 TAMU Beef Cattle Short Course  
August 6-7, 2010 Bluebonnet Kick Off Classic  
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