Though the term 'Brahman' was adopted in 1924 to describe a variety of
Indian cattle breeds being imported into
America, many of those
breeds can be traced back thousands of years.
In America, Brahman refers to Indian cattle first introduced in Louisiana in the middle-1800's. Their longevity, superior heartiness, resistance to heat, disease, feed shortages, and injuries amazed American ranchers, who began cross-breeding them extensively to produce tougher herds.
Their meat is also healthier than that of average cattle.
This node is part of Tem42's list of cattle breeds, entitled, simply, cattle.