Brangus cattle are a stabilized combination of Angus and Brahman. The Brangus cattle are available with a completely black coat or a completely red coat.
Brangus
Brangus
Brangus cattle can be found all over the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Argentina and South Rhodesia in Africa.
Brangus heifers reach sexual maturity at around 15 months of age, so this is a good time to breed them. Brangus bulls can be used by the time they are yearlings (~12 months of age).
Most cattle that are thought of when the term "southwest" is mentioned are the Texas Longhorn and Hereford breeds. Other cattle that do well in that area are Brahman-bred cattle like Beefmaster, Santa Gertrudis, Brangus, and others.
The cross's name would be considered an F1 Brangus-Hereford cross. The colour would be black with a white face.
Angus, Red Angus, Red Poll, Galloway, Belted Galloway, American White Park, British White, Amerifax, Jamaica Black, Jamaica Red, Murray Grey, Brangus, Red Brangus, and Senepol.
Texas Longhorns, Herefords, Red Angus, Brahmans or any other cattle that have Brahman-breeding in them like Beefmaster, Brangus, Droughtmaster, Simbrah, Braford, etc.
Most cattle are called Brahman-cross cattle. However, there are various beef breeds that have been created from crossing Brahman with other beef cattle. These breeds are:Santa GertrudisBeefmasterDroughtmasterSenepolBrangusRed BrangusBrafordSanta CruzBarzonaBonsmaraAmericanCharbrayBrahmousinBralersSimbrahRanger
The species of a Brangus would likely be something like Bos primigenius taurus indicus, since a Brangus is 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Angus.
Angus, Red Angus, Red Poll, Galloway are a few breeds that are genetically hornless. Most other breeds, except Highlanders, Texas Longhorns, Florida Crackers/Pineywoods and other horned cattle, have been genetically modified to have both horned and polled cattle within the same breed.
A Brangus bull typically weighs around 2400 lbs, on average.