This book contains some 35 short articles which have been contributed by beef cattle breeders, the Australian Brahman Breeders' Association, officers of the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock, and C.S.I.R.O. The articles cover a wide range of topics, including such aspects of tropical beef production as "Brahman management and temperament", "The Australian Brahman", and "Points of difference between British and Brahman cattle", all by I. Gibson; "Comparative performance of British and Brahman cross cattle" and "Systems of breeding beef cattle", by L. E. Donaldson; and "Tropical beef cattle in New Guinea", by B. Jephcott. In addition there are a list of the Brahman cattle imported to Australia between 1933 and 1954, the herdbook rules of the Australian Brahman Breeders' Association, and information on the Droughtmaster, the Australian Brangus, Australian Braford and the Santa Gertrudis.
The book is clearly intended for Australians, and its main usefulness to others is that it gives some information on the development of tropical beef cattle in Australia. There are a number of advertisements and names and addresses of breeders which indicate the growing interest in tropical beef cattle.