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.

ABBA International Semen Sale

The 2010 ABBA Internation Semen Sale will be held Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. (following the international sale) at the Houston Livstock Show Sale Pavillion.

All semen will be sold in 5 straw units. All lots will have 10 AI Certificates issued except for those denoted
with an * who will have 5 AI Certificates issued.

The proceeds from this semen sale will benefit the ABBA Research & Breed Improvement Committee with
their programs and projects.

If you need any further information regarding this sale or will be unable to attend but would like to bid on a
lot contact Chris Shivers at 713-349-0854 or John Coleman Locke 979-533-3162.
We appreciate the generosity of the consignors for their donations of this great line up of semen.

Click here for a complete list of donors.

AJBA Foundation Heifer Donated by Dubina Rose Ranch

Dubina Rose Ranch is pleased to donate the second ever AJBA Foundation Female, DRR Miss V8 882/9 “Bella”.  Bella is a beautiful dark pigmented, medium framed, halter broke female who combines the pedigree and eye appeal that progressive breeders require.  She is sired by the 2005 International Champion and Register of Renown, +Mr. V8 846/5 “The Rock”.  Her dam is equally impressive as she is one of the top donors for Dubina Rose producing an average of 14 embryos per flush.  K-C 882 is sired by the immortal JDH Domino Manso 42 that is best known for siring the top selling and Trait Leader (+)JDH Marri Manso 557 and many top donors for Heritage Cattle Company.  To complete Bella’s pedigree, her maternal granddam, JDH Lady Zula Manso, is the dam of JDH Milligan 107 who sired the 2004 All American Champion and has been owned and used successfully by Heritage Cattle Co., V8 Ranch and Rocking S Ranch.  This is a great opportunity to add an outstanding female to your herd and support the many activities and educational opportunities of the AJBA.
The AJBA greatly appreciates the generosity of Dean Burkhardt & Alison Smith through this generous donation.

Announcement of Cost Share program to promote U.S. Livestock Exports

Following is an announcement of the FY10 USLGE Branded Livestock program that is available to all U.S. livestock producers . 

U.S. Livestock Genetics Export (USLGE) has received funds which will be available to private livestock breeders, companies, or cooperatives interested in promoting livestock, semen, or embryo sales in international markets through December 31, 2010 .  These funds are available through the Market Access Program (MAP) of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

USLGE sponsors and administers the branded program with the goal of helping the U.S. livestock industry increase the international demand for U.S. livestock genetics. 

MAP funding is use to supplement but not supplant private funds that would be used for promotion activities. 

The MAP branded program provides for partial reimbursement (up to 50 percent) of approved activities such as international advertising, the development, translation and distribution of promotional materials, and participation in foreign trade shows and exhibitions.  Funds cannot be used for travel or personnel reimbursement.  An administrative fee is charged to participate in the program. 

The total amount of funds available to USLGE for brand promotions is set by FAS.  The allocation of these funds will be made to eligible participants on a fair and equitable basis as set by FAS and consistent with the goals and objectives of the MAP program as outlined by Congress.  Funding criteria is based, in part, upon available funding, anticipated economic impact and the completeness of the application.

Interested parties should request a FY10 MAP Branded Application and Program Guidelines booklet from U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, Inc., 413 N. Broadway, Suite C, Salem, IL  62881, Phone: 618/548-9154, Fax: 618/548-9709, email: uslge@uslge.org.

Applications will be considered throughout the year pending the availability of funding.

Brahman registrations, youth membership on the rise

The American Brahman Breeders Association reported a 6 percent increase in registrations and an 8 percent increase in transfers of American Brahman cattle for 2009, citing increased demand for Brahman genetics and renewed excitement for association programs.  The American Junior Brahman Association increased membership by 12 percent. For the full news release, read more...

ABBA would like to welcome our new members who joined the ABBA in December 2009! These members are W.M. Lee of Alma Georgia; 7P Ranch of Tyler, Texas; and Roy & Teresa Graham of Garvin, Oklahoma.

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 brahman show schedule of activities

The 2010 International Brahman Show Schedule of Activities is now available fore viewing. click here to view.
The 2010 International Brahman Sale Catalog. Click here to view.

2010 International Show Weight & Measure Parameters

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.

Report on Strategic Planning committee recommendations

In April of 2008 the ABBA Executive Committee discussed and approved the development of a Long Range Plan.  It was felt by the committee that ABBA was in a situation where it was financially sound, was experiencing an increase in registrations, transfers and memberships and needed to be proactive and have some foresight. Surveys were distributed in June of 2009, collected through July and early August before being compiled and analyzed by Dr. Field, PhD, Executive Director of Producer Education, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association for use in the committee’s two-day meeting in September.  During the meeting, participants addressed the needs and opportunities defined by the survey results.  What follows is an executive summary of the survey results upon which implementation of the plan will be founded. Click here to view the executive summary of the survey results.

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....

International Travels

Online Registration Now Available

To sign up for online registration please contact the ABBA office in Kansas City at abba@abraonline.org or 816-595-2442.
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 $100.  Please contact the ABBA office in Houston for complete details 713-349-0854.

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.

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.

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.