Professor Moore, his QAAFI colleague Professor Ben Hayes, and Dr Brian Burns from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) lead the research team that is sequencing the DNA from Brahman sires – some dating as far back as the mid-1950s.

Professor Stephen MooreDAF and the Australian Brahman Breeders Association were instrumental in selecting and locating the most influential sires for the project.

Results from the Sequencing the Legends project are still being processed but indicate that the Bos taurus genes lurking in the Brahman genome may have been selected for important production traits associated with fertility, growth and temperament.