The cattle breed Charbray was originally tested in Australia in the early 1960s. At that time the founders of the Charbray Society used Charolais and Brahman cattle to obtain the Charbray breed.
To be a registered Charbray animal the breed has to range between 25% & 75% either way between Charolais and Brahman.
The introduction between Charolais and Brahman together through genetic breeding has given the Charbray breed the flexibility to perform in all environments. The combination of Charolais and Brahman after 50 plus years has now put Charbray cattle as a leading breed in its own right in Australia.
Generation bred Charbrays are now graded as high as a C6 which was recently introduced from a C5 to emphasise that the Charbray is a breed on its own now (see Charbray Breeding Chart) and this gives consistency to the progeny of cattle producers.e or no fat trimming.