[5]: 193  In 1924 and 1925 a total of 210 bulls and 18 cows of mainly zebuine-taurine hybrid Guzerá stock,[3]: 137  but also including some Gir and Nelore, were brought from Brazil [5]: 193  to the United States through Mexico.

[3]: 137 The Brahman is reported from fifty-five countries, in all inhabited continents, with an estimated world population of over 1.8 million head.

Populations of over 100000 are reported by Argentina, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Mozambique and South Africa.

[5]: 200  These characteristics may be transmitted to cross-breeds of Brahman with cattle of European origin, which can also benefit from heterosis ('hybrid vigor').

[5]: 198 The Brahman is reared for the meat industry, particularly in areas where good resistance to hot or tropical conditions is needed.

[3]: 137 In Oman and Fujairah, Brahman bulls are used in the traditional sport of bull-butting; they may be fed milk and honey to prepare them for the contest.