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Santa Gertrudis cattle

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition  |  Date: 2008

Santa Gertrudis cattle breed of beef cattle derived from crosses between Shorthorn cows (see Shorthorn cattle ) and Brahman bulls (see Brahman cattle ); the breed was developed by Robert J. Kleberg, Jr., of the King Ranch in S Texas, in the early 1900s. The breed has been widely distributed in the United States, particularly in the South, and has been extensively exported.

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