Talk:American Brahman

Untitled

If the Brahman is a US cow that was created by crossbreading an indian and a european cow, how can it be a sacred cow of hinduism, when most hindus live in India? Perl 19:14, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)

The Brahman is Bos indicus, which is from Asia. It has been carried to many other places in the world. It has also been crossbred with European cattle, in which case it is a hybrid.Pollinator 22:47, 24 Feb 2004 (UTC)

A brazilian agronomist never saw a Brahman

Well, my e-mail is daltonagre@uol.com.br .I must tell that the information claiming Brahman is widely used in Brazil is false.I know all zebu races available in Brazil.And I never saw a Brahman, except on magazines, computer and TV. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.9.2.143 (talk) 18:20, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Brahman_cattle.JPG

It seems that the picture labeled "Brahman_cattle.JPG" is claimed to be in India on this page, and on the "Cattle" page the same picture is claimed to be in Costa Rica.

Jumping Brahman

I have heard that Brahman can jump over fences! Can anyone verify this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.207.35.245 (talk) 05:52, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

I have seen it several times. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.104.143.16 (talk) 23:13, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

I have seen it too. Whoever suggested Brahmans are 'docile' has never worked with them in the yards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.54.171.143 (talk) 06:07, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Breeds and breed registries

- Could info please be added re whether there are different breeds within the category "Brahman"?
- Also, could info on the breed registies and breed registry association please be added to the main body of the text (not just in external links)?
Thanks -- 201.17.36.246 (talk) 15:14, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Style?

I won't pass judgment on the content of this article, but its style seems quite amateurish in very many places and, indeed, overall. One gets the impression that it was written by a non-native English speaker, in which case I would gladly give it an "A" for effort. Toddcs (talk) 22:01, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Deleted section

This section had been blanked and replaced with graffiti which has now been removed:

Characteristics

The American Brahman breed has a distinct large hump over the top of the shoulder and neck and a loose flap of skin (dewlap) hanging from the neck. The breed is also known for its long, floppy ears. Bulls weigh 1,600 to 2,200 pounds (800 to 1,100kg) whereas cows weigh 1,000 to 1,400 pounds (500 to 700kg). At birth, calves weigh 60 to 65 pounds (30 to 33kg). Brahman cattle may be gray or red. Their tail switch is black, and they have black pigmentation on their noses, ear tips, and hooves. Brahman are primarily a horned breed of cattle, although some bloodlines of Brahman are naturally polled (without horns).

Brahmans can withstand intense heat, unlike European cattle. They have smooth, short-haired coats and more sweat glands. They are also more resistant to parasites and disease due to their oily skin, which may help repel insect pests. Brahmans have been extensively crossbred with Mexican cattle in the subtropical United States, Central America, and other tropical areas of the world to increase their resistance to parasites and their tolerance of heat. Brahman-crossed cattle, referred to as F-1 Brahmans, are very popular in the southern third of the United States and in South America, Asia, and Australia because they can withstand the sub-tropical climates. An F-1 Brahman can be a cross between any two unrelated breeds; however, the breed is most popular when crossed with Hereford or Angus.

A Brahman cow is an good mother, offering protection and an abundance of milk for her calves. Brahman calves tend to have high weights at weaning because of the rich milk given by Brahman cows. In some countries, especially in South America, Brahman cattle are used for both milk and beef production.

I would restore it, but it needs references and the second and third paragraphs possibly need rewriting to be less promotional. Peter James (talk) 17:39, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

External links modified

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Brahman (cattle). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

• Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20081225222955/http://www.24-7agtv.com:80/Joomla/index.php?option=com_seyret&Itemid=1&task=videodirectlink&id=28 to http://www.24-7agtv.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_seyret&task=videodirectlink&Itemid=1&id=28

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at {{Sourcecheck}}).

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 5 June 2024).

• If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
• If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 06:31, 7 November 2016 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress

There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Aubrac (cattle) which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 23:32, 27 September 2017 (UTC)

Commas in large numbers

When I came across this article, I noticed that some numbers were rendered as 225 000, 100 000 and 9500 respectively. When I went to add commas to them, I noticed that these numbers were wrapped in a {{val}} template, so I removed them and placed commas where they had been absent. The editor who reverted me said they were written in scientific notation, but that didn't seem correct to me, as I thought that scientific notation is when the numbers are written like this: 2.25 × 10⁵, 1 × 10⁵, 9.5 × 10³

As I was about to restore my revision, I remembered the advice I was given in response to an inquiry I brought up on the Help Desk to help me settle a dispute over which indefinite article should be used in the Vāsudeva article:

In short, it's partly idiosycratic, so as with other English variations, follow what the article's creator did and keep usage consistent within it.

I thus went to this article's revision history and found out that, although the user who created the article back in 2004 didn't introduce any numbers equal to or greater than 1,000 into the article themself, they also didn't add commas to existing numbers either. However, in this edit to Beekeeping for example, they didn't remove commas from any number in the article, so they appear to have had a neutral stance regarding commas in large numbers. However, these cases are a few years apart, and it's unknown how their stance may have evolved over all of these years or what their current stance would be now. Unless there's a stronger argument for the presence of commas in this case, I shall concede for now. – MrPersonHumanGuy (talk) 17:15, 1 November 2024 (UTC)