VBS Farms - a breeder of top quality chiangus cattle

VBS Farms - specializing in superior quality chiangus cattle

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			American Chianina Association The American Chianina Association (ACA) was officially organized in June 1972 in Kansas City, MO to register and transfer seedstock and maintain records of pedigrees in the breed's herdbook. The ACA staff promotes the breed at various livestock events around the country, as well as publishes a breed magazine and other promotional publications as a service to the association's membership. Cattle Today Online Cattle Today Online is the cattleman's guide to the cattle business. Take your time and look around. You'll find the net's best cattle news, free livestock classified ads, free ranch listing, the latest USDA livestock market report, free ranch email, Baxter Black, and a free newsletter just for ranchers. Cattle Breeds Cattle are considered to have been one of the first animals domesticated by man for agricultural purposes. They were tamed to provide milk, meat and hides and for draft purposes. The exact time and place this happened is hidden in the mists of antiquity, but it is thought they were probably first domesticated in Europe and Asia about 8500 years ago. This site provides a brief history of over 50 different breeds of cattle. You can also learn more about the Chiangus breed by clicking this link.