2017 International Brahman Activities Next Week in Houston
The 2017 ABBA International Brahman Activities will take place next week during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The week's activities will include two days of one of the best cattle shows in the world, the prestigious International Sale, the ABBA Annual Membership Meeting and the ABBA Meet and Greet!
We hope that you have made plans to attend and take in all of the many opportunities. To see a preview of the activities, hotel contact information and shuttle van schedules, please click the link below.
View the Schedule and Information.
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ABBA International Sale to be Held Wednesday, March 8 in NEW VENUE
 The ABBA International Sale will take place on Wednesday March 8 at 7:00 PM. The sale activities will begin at 4:30 on Wednesday afternoon with the cattle viewing in the cattle stalls next to the ABBA Booth. At 6:00 PM the Pre-Sale Party sponsored by Brushy Creek Custom Sires & Trans Ova Genetics will begin in rooms 600-602 in the NRG Center (upstairs above the cattle) followed by the International Sale. This year's offering will consist of 12 elite lots from some of the breeds top breeders. There will be something for everyone with open heifers, bred heifers, flush opportunities, embryo packages and a donated reverse sorted IVF Procedure from Trans Ova. The catalog and videos of the offering are now available. Cattle in Motion will be broadcasting the International Sale & Semen Sale live with internet bidding. If you will not be able to attend you can now sign up for the sale and be ready to bid online.
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2017 ABBA International Semen Sale Offering is Announced
Immediately following the International Brahman Sale, the ABBA Research and Breed Improvement Committee will host the International Semen Sale with all of the proceeds going to fund research and breed improvement programs.
This year's offering will consist of eleven elite Red and Grey Brahman sires. The bulls offered provide something for everyone. There are proven performance and show sires in this sale with some of the lots being exclusive opportunities to purchase these genetics. The following are the bulls being offered with the catalog to be available later in the week.
- JDH Mr. Manso 236/3 #800995, Donated by Ford Farms - Larry Ford
- *JDH Sir Forrest Manso 159/6 #790574, Donated by Schneider Brahmans & J.D. Hudgins-Koonce Division
- JDH Wichita Manso 907/6 #863826, Donated by Schneider Brahmans
- JTB Holy Smokes 656-1257 #927759, Donated by Flying W Ranch-Steve Wilkins
- JTB Overseer 1032-1391/5 #943550, Donated by JT Brahmans & Flying W Ranch
- JTB Preacherman 1840-1298/4 #934064, Donated by JT Brahmans - Jim Bob Trant
- KCC 459 of 292-341 #920819, Donated by Kempfer Cattle Company
- Mr. JS Rouge Peterbuilt 200/1 #900955, Donated by Smith Brahmans
- +Mr. V8 670/6 #872229, Donated by Bull's Eye Ranch
- SRW Mr. Flying W 130 #929747, Donated by Flying W Ranch-Steve Wilkins
- VL Rojo Apache 1/50 #903119, Donated by Santa Elena Ranch
All packages EXCEPT the one noted with an * will be 5 straws and 10 AI Certificates. The bull donated with an * will include 5 straws and 5 AI Certificates.
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Attention ABBA International Show Exhibitors
This is a reminder that all show cattle in the Calf and Intermediate Divisions will be weighed and measured on Tuesday, March 7th at 7:00 AM in the Main Arena of the NRG Center. The seasonal fertility certificates for bulls in the last class, pregnancy status of females in the first three classes of the Senior Division and registration certificates for animals in the Group Classes will be checked on Tuesday, March 7th from 12:00 - 2:00 PM at the ABBA Booth. Also, be reminded that ALL animals MUST have an Actual Birthweight on their registration certificate at check in.
Fertility & Group Class Rules:
Bulls: For bulls being shown in the oldest class (January 1 - April 30, 2014), the exhibitor must have a seasonal fertility certificate issued by a licensed veterinarian or certified technician stating the bull can settle cows. This certificate MUST be presented to ABBA Officials between 12-2 PM on Tuesday, March 7, 2017.
Females: Females exhibited in the last class MUST have her nursing natural calf at side. The only exemption from this rule will be cows that have already weaned a calf and a registration certificate of the calf MUST be presented to the judge. The pregnancy certificate will be checked at the ABBA Booth between 12-2 PM on March 7 on females in the first three classes of the Senior Division (May 1 - December 31, 2014).
Group Classes:
The Original Registration Certificate or Original Copy (Blue with COPY across it) of each animal entering the ring for the group classes must be presented to the Show Official for parent verification. In an attempt to accommodate the exhibitors, the registration certificates of animals being exhibited in the group classes will be checked at 12-2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 7 at the ABBA Booth. Two animals for Natural Produce, four head for Embryo Produce and six head for the Get of Sire classes can be checked allowing the exhibitor to make the final selections prior to the show. If an exhibitor does not want to check papers early they would then have to bring papers on each animal that will enter the ring, at class check-in.
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2017 ABBA Board of Directors Announced
The ABBA Board of Director elections recently concluded and the results announced. The ABBA is represented by 44 elected volunteer directors. These directors will take their seat following the ABBA Annual Meeting in Houston when they will elect officers and executive committee members. They will then each be assigned to a committee and have their first meeting in May. Congratulations to these winners! We appreciate your service.
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Buy Your Promotional Items and Pick Them up in Houston
 The ABBA will be offering the opportunity for breeders to purchase promotional items and have free delivery to the International Brahman Show. You can go to the ABBA Shopping Cart, make your selections and have them delivered to the ABBA Booth for pick up. The ABBA Staff will be at the ABBA & Brahman Journal Booths to take orders as well. Take advantage of this opportunity to order your Brahman gear!
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Help ABBA Resolve Search Issues
The ABBA Online Search System has had continued issues, however, reports indicate that the errors have vastly declined since January. We are still faced with remaining problems and our programmers are trying to pin point the underlying issue. We need your help, if you are utilizing the Online Search System and receive an ERROR message, please do one of the following:
- Take a screen shot of the error screen in the browser.
- Copy/paste the error message and the time it occurred.
- Send general information on what the user was doing (and the time of day).
- Was the user browsing the system, everything working fine, and then after a certain click, they got an error?
- Was the User unable to connect to the system at all when they attempted to do so?
Any issue that occurs after 2:00 PM CST till late in the evening may be sent directly to jay.stone@abri.une.edu.au. Our programmer will usually be able to resolve any issue that occurs during this time period. Any other issues can be sent directly to the ABBA office to the attention of Armelinda Ibarra at armelinda@brahman.org.
Our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are working diligently to track down the underlying issue and any information you can provide will be extremely helpful.
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Aged Animal Moratorium Begins March 1, 2017
The ABBA will be offering an Aged Animal Moratorium, where animals over two years of age can be registered for half price ($50), from March 1 - May 31, 2017.
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Thank you for being a part of the Brahman breed! If we can be of assistance, please contact the ABBA staff at 713-349-0854 or visit www.brahman.org.
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