As a calf high-tailed it for the mesquite brush ... His first great feat was the breeding of the King Ranch’s Santa Gertrudis cattle, the only new breed of U.S. cattle that has had any ...

Santa Gertrudis cattle this year also recorded the highest ... In NSW, pregnancy tested in calf (PTIC) heifers were the top stock category from the Santa Gertrudis articles traded across the ...

“Santa Gertrudis is one of the most versatile breeds of cattle – they can be crossed with any other ... He said the small birth weight and rapid weight gain to weaning equated to better calf survival ...

“I wouldn’t say the Santas got any more calves than the Shorthorns ... massive Brunette Downs on the Barkly in 1979 that really drove the push into Santa Gertrudis cattle. Brunette had already started ...

The Santa Gertrudis breed revolutionised the Australian cattle industry in the 1950s. One Central Queensland family was key to making that shift then, and 70 years on Gyranda Santa Gertrudis stud ...

Until about 1880, the King Ranch of South Texas, founded in 1835 by Captain Richard King, ran Longhorn cattle. Although hardy specimens, they did not produce an ideal carcase. To address this ...

Santa Gertrudis bulls, when mated to cows of other breeds, consistently sire calves that weigh from 22 to 28kg more at weaning. The butcher, the processor, the cattle buyer and the producer have ...

The project will evaluate Brahman-crosses, Beefmaster, Brangus and Santa Gertrudis cattle in a subtropical ... “We started bringing GPE cattle to the Beeville station in January, and the first calves ...