The Brahman was the first breed to put its hoof on the U.S. I'm a Brahman breeder also have f1Bradford and brangus the Brahman cow lives longer then continental breeds and has better calving ability which I call it "they can have elephants" and heat tolerant that's all u need for a beef cow in the south now if your a Yankee keep the junk like Angus and Charloais the breeds that productive till about 10 yrs y'all who say Brahman are wild they can get wild and probably 7 to 10 of them may hurt u for there calves that's what mama's are supposed to do now if u are rowdy w your cattle Brahmans don't get to that u have to be gentle the Brahman is more curious then the European breeds