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Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby Spotted Brahma » Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:53 pm

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Red Brahman bull and Red Brahman x Holstein heifer bottle babies
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3/4 Brahman 1/4 Holstein heifer
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby kenny thomas » Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:38 pm

I like the pics and kinda like the idea of the cross. Bet they grow a good calf.
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby A.J. » Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:03 pm

I bet your cows out of that cross are some real calf raisers. They could probably handle two calves easy. The Brahmans I have been around typically are good milkers and add the Holstein on top of that. I like the way the 3/4 heifer is marked up. Purty.
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby circlebllc » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:02 pm

Beauty must be in the eye of the beholder. Sorry, they just look funny to me. Should be calve raising machines though. Would be really hard to sell here.
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby piedmontese » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:39 pm

i like the looks of them,especially the 3/4 but i agree with circlebllc that they wouldnt bring much n my parts.
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby Spotted Brahma » Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:19 am

Thanks for the compliments folks, and yes they are tremendous calf raisers. I am just in the beginning stages of building a herd of these. I have some Holstein heifers and a Gir bull that I'm going to cross as well. I'm not too worried about being docked because theres a market for cattle like this down here, you just have to know where the people with similar interests are. Advertising in the right channels is key.
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby bcarty » Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:51 am

If you took some of those red babies and crossed them with a red or black angus bull you would really have something, and you wouldnt get docked at the barn as bad. Now if you have a niche market down there then I say get after it cuz they will be some calf raisers.
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby ALACOWMAN » Thu Dec 15, 2011 11:01 am

dont think they have a niche market,,more like a necessity
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby piedmontese » Thu Dec 15, 2011 4:56 pm

i understand the holstein x brahma but y would u want to add gir n there?
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby Spotted Brahma » Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:22 pm

Because I want the calves to come out speckled like the cow in the first pic.
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby B&M Farms » Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:02 am

There used to be alot of brahma holstien crosses around here when I was a teenager. They made great cows although a few would have bag problems. You would get docked on steers here now. Although the heifers would make some good cows bred to a terminal bull.
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby cathill » Wed Apr 11, 2012 12:36 am

Wish you were closer! I love this type of cow. I have one American Brahman type cow and one Indo type cow. I'd love to fine a good, colorful Gir bull for my cows.

Here is Rose, she's a big ole girl, around 1400 pounds.

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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby ANAZAZI » Wed Apr 11, 2012 6:16 am

Looks like a Gyr cow to me. Beautiful!
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby TexasBred » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:36 am

Spotted Brahma wrote:Thanks for the compliments folks, and yes they are tremendous calf raisers. I am just in the beginning stages of building a herd of these. I have some Holstein heifers and a Gir bull that I'm going to cross as well. I'm not too worried about being docked because theres a market for cattle like this down here, you just have to know where the people with similar interests are. Advertising in the right channels is key.

This cross makes a pretty awesome mama cow. When we first went into the dairy business we ran brahman bulls with the cattle just because the calves were so valuable. Had a friend that actually milked about a hundred of them at his dairy.
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Re: Brahman x Holstein Pictures

Postby ALACOWMAN » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:41 am

cathill wrote:Wish you were closer! I love this type of cow. I have one American Brahman type cow and one Indo type cow. I'd love to fine a good, colorful Gir bull for my cows.

Here is Rose, she's a big ole girl, around 1400 pounds.

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always like the eyes like that,, not white around them blowin' snot
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