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	Braunvieh SA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Braunvieh cattle are successfully used in crossbreeding programmes in 49 countries.
		The first Braunvieh bulls were imported to South Africa in 1907 as part of a crossbreeding project launched by the department of Agriculture to breed suitable animals for the high-lying, cold areas of the country.
		The Braunvieh Society of South Africa was founded on 2 April 1925 with the mission of promoting and maintaining the purity of the breed.
	www.studbook.co.za /society/braunvieh/breed.html (1065 words)

	Braunvieh.com - Home of the Braunvieh Breed - About The Breed
		Braunvieh are found in over 60 countries extending from the Arctic Circle to the tropics at altitudes varying between 0 and 12,500 feet.
		The Braunvieh breed association in the United States (The Braunvieh Association of America) was organized and incorporated in 1984.
		The Swiss Braunvieh Association registers all Braunvieh cattle in Switzerland, but the cattle that have no Brown Swiss in their pedigree are certified to be Original and have the words Original Braunvieh stamped on the certificate of registry.
	braunvieh.com /the-breed (962 words)

	Vista Genetics
		Braunvieh is one of the oldest pure breeds of cattle, not a cross or a composite.
		Braunvieh have established a solid reputation for 'branding' their offspring with outstanding fertility, global adaptability, quiet dispositions, superior udders, exceptional feedlot performance, and award winning carcasses.
		Our half Braunvieh commercial heifers, raising their first calves were the only group of cattle that didn't show a loss in pregnancy rate during the drought in the Spring of 2000.
	www.sensibleseedstock.com /Braunvieh.htm (729 words)

	Braunvieh History
		The Braunvieh is a very docile, long-bodied well-muscled animal with correct feet and legs, a hallmark of the breed.
		Associated with the Swiss Alps--namely, the Brown Swiss, the Braunvieh is the beef branch of this ancient breed of cattle.
		The Braunvieh breed association in the United States was organized and incorporated in 1984.
	www.braunvieh.com /goldenlink/braunvieh.htm (233 words)

	Cattle
		Braunvieh are generally a docile breed and are known for their superior mothering abilities.
		The Braunvieh breed has proven to become fertile at a very young age and stay fertile to an extremely old age when compared to other breeds.
		Braunvieh range in colour from dark brown to a light grey.
	www.doublellfarm.com /cattle.htm (140 words)

	Braunvieh History
		This is dedicated to all the Braunvieh Breeders of the world via the Internet and to all the ones who are interested in the heritage of the Braunvieh breed.
		The Braunvieh went mostly to Italy and later on to all the neighbour countries like Germany, France, Austria, etc. The breeders always knew that the breed which had to go to so many countries and to live under so many different conditions has to be easily adaptable.
		Braunvieh is the oldest breed which is developed as a dual purpose breed, spread the farthest into the most remote countries.
	www.original-braunvieh.com /history.htm (2156 words)

	National Western Stock Show: Livestock - Cattle Breeds (Braunvieh)
		Braunvieh is a German word meaning Brown Cattle.
		These animals showed a wide variation in type and size depending on where they were raised and they form the basis for the modern Braunvieh.
		The Braunvieh are lower in milk yield, muscularity, age of sexual maturity and milkability.
	www.nationalwestern.com /nwss/livestock/cattlebreeds/braunvieh/index.asp (204 words)

	BRAUNVIEH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Seit Mitte der 60er Jahre des Jahrhunderts wurde der einheimische Bestand durch Einkreuzung von in Amerika gezüchteten Brown-Swiss zum jetzigen Braunvieh umgewandelt.
		Außer in der Schweiz wird das Braunvieh vor allem in Österreich in Vorarlberg, Westtirol und der Obersteiermark gehalten.
		Jahrhundert weit verbreitet und wurde dann zunehmend durch Einkreuzung von Brown-Swiss zum Braunvieh umgewandelt.
	www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/B/Braunvieh (136 words)

	Hickey's Creek Braunvieh
		Original Fullblood Braunvieh are native to the mountainous environment of Switzerland.
		The three objectives of that association were to maintain the purity of the breed, to develop standards for the breed, and to assure that the breed maintained it's triple purpose characteristics (meat, milk, and work).
		The Mexican breeders were diligent about preserving the characteristics and bloodlines of the Original Braunvieh and did not cross-breed them with the American Brown Swiss, which by that time had been established in Mexico.
	www.hickeyscreekbraunvieh.com /history.htm (548 words)

	CHARMAX BRAUNVIEH
		Original Braunvieh as a terminal cross on commercial cattle can improve the cattleman's bottom line by increasing weaning weights, adding maternal traits to replacement females and improving carcass quality that results in higher profits for the producer.
		As Original Braunvieh breeders we are concerned with the preservation of the Original Braunvieh breed of cattle.
		The Original Braunvieh is in danger of extinction due to significant in-breeding and the influx of percentage animals into the gene pool.
	www.originalbraunvieh.com (406 words)

	Cattle Today: BOBBY SMITH FARMS... ADDICTED TO BRAUNVIEH
		Braunvieh, translated "brown cow," is an ancient breed that originated in Switzerland and traces back as far as 800 B.C. Braunvieh are still maintained there as dual or triple purpose cattle for milk, beef and draft purposes.
		Smith was so impressed with his Braunvieh cross calves, and the breed was gaining such popularity in the United States, he made the decision to do something he had sworn he would never do.
		Today, Smith's Braunvieh herd is one of the largest in the Southeast, with over 350 head of brood cows.
	www.cattletoday.com /archive/1998/December/Cattle_Today37.shtml (810 words)

	What's a Braunvieh
		Braunvieh may be the oldest pure breed on earth, with records dating back to 800 B.C. Braunvieh is a German name when literally translated, means "brown cow".
		Braunvieh will perform in literally any environment, not only sustaining, but flourishing in some of the world's most difficult terrain.
		With Braunvieh, tremendous carcass quality and unmatched consistency is combined with some of the most complete, balanced and functional genetics in the world.
	www.lonepinecattle.com /whatsab.htm (226 words)

	Braunvieh - Hinton a brief history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		The Braunvieh breed developed in Switzerland and is a direct descendant of bro brachyceros or more commonly known as the Peat Cow.
		The Braunvieh went mostly to Italy and later, to all the neighbouring countries.
		The Braunvieh breed is found everywhere on the globe.
	www.braunvieh-hinton.com /history.htm (322 words)

	McBee Cattle
		Braunvieh have established a solid reputation for 'branding' their offspring with outstanding fertility, adaptability, quiet dispositions, superior udders, exceptional feedlot performance and award winning carcasses.
		Although the breed originated in the mountains of Switzerland, we believe Braunvieh is destined to become one of the major breeds in the U.S. beef industry.
		Our Braunvieh program originally began when we purchased 21 bred ½ blood heifers from pioneer breeder, Ron Franken of Linn, Mo. The 21 females were his entire ½ blood heifer crop.
	www.mcbeecattlecompany.com /braunviehprogram.htm (712 words)

	OB_Schweizer Original Braunvieh_e
		Convinced breeders of original Braunvieh however stuck to their pure breeding ideas and improved the milk production performance by strong selection within the original Braunvieh population under strict maintenance of the meat output rate.
		Their animals are entered into the official herd book of the Swiss Braunvieh Federation in Zug, Switzerland as an Swiss Original Braunvieh, and are marked, as soon as they satisfy the examiners that they are pure-bred.
		Thus, Original Braunvieh calves are in great demand by meat producers as they guarantee a daily weight increase between 1'200 and 1'300 g (2 lb 10 oz to 2 lb 14 oz), representing high productivity coupled with excellent meat quality.
	homepage.braunvieh.ch /index.html?page_id=141&l=1 (840 words)

	Braunvieh Cattle Breeders Societies and Associations
		The first importation occurred in 1907 and the Breed Society was formed in 1925 making it the second oldest Braunvieh Society in the world.
		Breeding records since 1975 using an Up-grading program with Braunvieh semen over four crosses to Purebred resulted in the first Purebred born in 1984.
		Roughly 40% of cattle in Switzerland are Braunvieh and they have spread throughout the world.
	www.stackyard.com /pedigree/html/braunvieh.html (142 words)

	Braunvieh? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Braunvieh are very functional and adaptable cattle in any region.
		The Braunvieh cattle have adapted very well to the fescue and thrive on it with proper management and good mineral.
		Braunvieh bulls have the unique ability to pass on usually the color of the dam in the first cross..
	www.thornecattle.com /why_braunvieh.htm (1804 words)

	Das Original Braunvieh
		Weiteres Zuchtvieh kam auch in den 50er Jahren infolge der Tuberkulose- und Brucellose-Tilgung.
		Die Rasse Brown Swiss stammt zwar vom Schweizer Braunvieh ab, wird aber bereits über 100 Jahre unter anderen Standort-, Klima- und Fütterungsbedingungen gehalten.
		Das Original Braunvieh kann sowohl in der Milchvieh- als auch in der Mutterkuhhaltung eingesetzt werden.
	www.g-e-h.de /geh-rind/braunv.htm (619 words)

	Canadian Brown Swiss & Braunvieh Association
		The majority of the Braunvieh bloodlines here in Canada are pure Braunvieh, in their breeding programs they have used imported semen from Switzerland and imported several bulls.
		The Alberta Braunvieh Association held its first steer trial at Cattleland Feedyards Ltd. The trial consisted of 49 Braunvieh-sired calves form a variety of dams ranging from purebred Braunvieh cows to cows from a multilple breed background.
		The Braunvieh steers compared favourably with two other steer trials at the same facility where average daily gain was 3.73 and 3.87.
	www.rkde.com /browncow/about.html (1034 words)

	New Page 0 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Braunvieh genetics are improving herds all over the world.
		Steers with Braunvieh genetics have competed in this contest since 1990, along with other major breeds in the United States.
		Commercial cattlemen who are choosing Braunvieh bulls and retaining ownership of their calves are earning more money because of the feed efficiency of their cattle and the premiums earned on carcasses.
	www.ridgefieldfarm.net /Why%20we%20chose%20Golden%20Link%20Braunvieh.htm (234 words)

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		At the Great Western Beef Expo, the premier feedlot and carcass contest in the United States, Braunvieh influenced cattle have produced more USDA Choice carcasses with YG 2 or better than any other breed tested over the last 10 years.
		Braunvieh cattle are highly adaptable to various environmental conditions.
		Here is your chance to try some Braunvieh on your herd and put more money in your pocket.
	www.ridgefieldfarm.net /Braunvieh%20Semen%20For%20Sale.htm (149 words)

	CattleNetwork.com
		, Braunvieh are registered by the Canadian Brown Swiss Association and are referred to as Beef Brown Swiss.
		(The Braunvieh Association of America) was organized and incorporated in 1984.
		Braunvieh are various shades of brown, predominately mousy brown, but ranging from light brown with gray to very dark brown.
	www.cattlenetwork.com /content_list.asp?contentid=3261&contenttypeid=37 (508 words)

	Braunvieh Cattle - CATTLE TODAY
		Brown cattle found in the mountains of Switzerland during the 17th century formed the basis for the modern Braunvieh.
		Braunvieh are various shades of brown ranging from light brown with gray to very dark brown.
		You'll find a list of Braunvieh Breeders, how to contact the Braunvieh Association, information about the Braunvieh breed, a QandA Board where you can ask questions, hundreds of links to sites of interest to braunvieh breeders, and the USDA Market Report.
	www.cattle-today.com /Braunvieh.htm (218 words)

	Cattle Today News
		cattleman, when he was introduced to Braunvieh cattle in 1986 at the Missouri State Fair, he was hooked on the breed.
		He served on the board of directors of the Braunvieh Association of America for six years and still serves in an advisory capacity for that organization.
		He also is one of the founding members of the Braunvieh Association of the Southeast (B.A.S.E.), a satellite organization developed to promote Braunvieh in the South.
	www.cattletoday.com /archive/Smith_story.htm (810 words)

	Trev's Tails
		Their young bull sired by Ulysses is a chip off the old block with his sires gentle nature and the heifer sired by Black Jack is very very nice its just a pity she wouldn't fit in the suitcase.
		There we had a look at the Braunvieh's of coarse and were most impressed with the Braunvieh / murray grey cross heifers.
		Dave and Liz have some really nice Braunvieh animals and its great to see what other bloodlines can create."Picnic at hanging rock" was lots of fun and once again a big thanks to Dave and Liz.
	www.teejaybraunvieh.com.au /trev's_tails.htm (302 words)

	Koijak Braunvieh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		By utilising an Upgrading program with Braunvieh semen over Angus and Murray Grey cows, the four crosses to reach Purebred (males and females) was achieved in 1984.
		It is worth noting that the Braunvieh at Koijak were run with stud Simmental for 12 years on the same conditions.
		With constant selection for functional traits of sound body structure, fertility, growth and udder structure, the Polled cattle that occurred due to the Angus base were upgraded four crosses to Purebred for both males and females.
	www.braunviehcenter.com /Koijak_Braunvieh.htm (482 words)

	CATTLE BREEDS -- BRAUNVIEH
		Approximately 130 head of Braunvieh were imported into USA from Switzerland between 1869 and 1880.
		In Canada, Braunvieh are registered by the Canadian Brown Swiss Association and are referred to as Beef Brown Swiss.
		The Braunvieh Association of America, Box 6396, Lincoln, NE 68506.
	www.embryoplus.com /cattle_braunvieh.html (665 words)

	Ridgefield Farm, L.L.C. - 828-837-6324 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
		Braunvieh have the distinction of being the breed with the oldest continuously maintained pedigrees of any breed in the world.
		Although Braunvieh numbers in the U.S. are still limited, the cattle have demonstrated outstanding performance at the Clay Center Experiment Station, and in their year to year performance at the Great Western Beef Expo.
		For instance, in the 2001 competition, of 52 pens comprised of all breeds, based upon net carcass value, the top three pens were sired by Braunvieh bulls, and two other pens placed 8th and 9th out of the top ten.
	www.ridgefieldfarm.net /history.htm (848 words)

	Fieldstone Braunvieh Canada - Sires Page
		Fieldstone Braunvieh has a history of producing Great Sires and the performance results to prove it.
		In the two years that Fieldstone Braunvieh competed in the Canadian Braunvieh Bull Test, we have won and finished at the top both years.
		In an effort to raise the awareness of "Braunvieh" and gather valuable performance data on pedigreed animals, a bull test was undertaken at Cattleland Feed Yards, Strathmore, Alberta.
	www.fieldstonebraunvieh.com /sires.asp (805 words)

	Why Braunvieh?
		The U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska, for instance, showed in a comparative test that Braunvieh crossbreds established themselves by comparison with contemporary breeds as the best balanced breed in the test from calving to carcass.
		Braunvieh crossed steers compared to the other leading carcass breeds, excelled in these two important economic areas.
		Compared to her counterparts in the areas of calving ease, maternal traits and efficiency, she graphically demonstrates her ability to contribute to the beef industry.
	www.braunviehcattle.com /why_braunvieh/efficiency_study.htm (211 words)

	Hickey's Creek Braunvieh
		In Switzerland it was important to maintain the purity of the Original Fullblood breed of cattle.
		A Fullblood can pass DNA tests to show that none of their descedents were bred back into the line.
		Purebred, are Braunvieh but may not be 100% original genetics, like a Fullblood.
	www.hickeyscreekbraunvieh.com /whatisbraunvieh.htm (271 words)

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