Welcome to the homepage of the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders' Association of the USA. BSCBA is engaged in promoting the breed and providing services to breeders of Brown Swiss cattle, including: registration & transfer, type classification, production testing, and parentage verification.

Brown Swiss are low-maintenance, high producing, adaptable cows that live a long time and make money for dairy producers. High Production. Brown Swiss yield large volumes of milk with high components, boasting an ideal fat-to-protein ratio for cheese-making.

THE HISTORY OF BROWN SWISS. Brown Swiss is recognized are one of the oldest cattle breeds in the world. The Brown Swiss Cattle breed originated in the mountain tops of northeast Switzerland before historic records began.

THE BROWN SWISS CATTLE BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION OF THE USA. The U.S. Brown Swiss Association, formed in 1880 to establish an official herdbook, 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 ...

Please note: Brown Swiss Advantage (BSA) Herds receive a one-year 1st-Class Bulletin and Performance Summary subscription included with their paid participation and do not have to send in a subscription form to receive the publications.

the 2025 World Brown Swiss Conference. From July 13th to 23rd 2023, Agroexpo will host more than 600 exhibitors and will display more than 3000 bovine cattle plus horse, sheep, Buffalo and Goats exhibitions.

Diamond Sparkles in the International Junior Brown Swiss Show. MADISON, WIS. – The pair of Senior Champions claimed Grand and Reserve Grand Champion of the International Junior Brown Swiss Show on Wednesday, October 2. Grand Champion went to the winning junior of the Four-Year-Old Cow Class, TwinCounty Famous Diamond.

CERTIFICATES: Each animal offered and sold is recorded, or will be recorded, in the Herdbook of the Brown Swiss Association. The certificate of registry with recorded transfer will be furnished by the seller to the purchaser.

The first Historical Presentation to the Brown Swiss Association occurred in late 1990, when the Eldredge family of New York, whose ancestors were early importers of Brown Swiss in 1884, donated seven Swiss bells, a blanket, and other memorabilia related to the imports from the Burgi family in Switzerland.

Norvic Colonel Elso was the first Swiss bull to enter the Badger State Coop in Shawano, Wisconsin, in 1953. Others followed into A.I., and Norvic bred many proven sires including Norvic Lilason’s Beautician and Norvic Telstar.