Brown Swiss Association

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If you own a registered Brown Swiss animal, including RF, ID and IDR females, you are eligible for membership within the National Brown Swiss Association.

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800 Pleasant Street, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511-5456
Ph: 608-365-4474 • Fax: 608-365-5577 • E-mail: info@brownswissusa.com

The Brown Swiss Association was established in 1880, registers about 10,000 animals per year and serves about 1800 combined adult and junior members. It is governed by a 10-person board of directors elected by and from the membership.

BSCBA Mission Statement... To promote and expand the Brown Swiss breed with programs that assist the membership and industry to compete favorably in the market place now and in the future.

Today’s U.S. breeders have built upon the breed’s rich heritage to develop a worldwide demand for their cattle in both the show ring and commercial dairy herd.

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News Stories

Establishing A Brood Cow Family
GENTLE BREEZE MAT CHRISTINE ‘3E90’

A first in breed history as mother and daughter take top honors in the Central National Brown Swiss Show, Madison, WI 2023

By Cheri Oechsle

There are cows that leave a lasting legacy, cows that have a firm foundation of legacy and cows that combine both. These cows continue to quietly transmit their traits to suddenly pop-up generations later to remind us that those strong gene pools are still in existence. One of those legacies was front and center this year at World Dairy Expo as Gentle Breeze Mat Christine *TW’s sixth great-granddaughter and seventh great-granddaughter took top honors in the 2023 International Brown Swiss Show.

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Creating opportunities, fulfilling dreams

Weeks expands Swiss herd to benefit on-farm processing

By Danielle Nauman

RINGOES, New Jersey – Growing up next door to a family dairy farm in central New Jersey, Jared Weeks witnessed a life he thought he would like to lead and, from there, a passion for the dairy industry – and eventually the Brown Swiss cow – began to grow.

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Genetic Evaluations All bulls on U.S. Genetic Evaluations are submitted to Interbull. These evaluations are considered official by BSCBA and should be recognized as such.

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History The Brown Swiss Cattle breed originated in the mountain tops of northeast Switzerland before historic records began, around 4000 B.C..

AA/Show Awards The All-American Program recognizes the outstanding animals exhibited at state and national shows during the calendar year.