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Well if you are ever in Saskatchewan and want to see some solid red shorthorns that are bred for the commercial cattle industry then stop in for a visit. We welcome visitors any time.

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I'm almost 50 years old and we've had purebred shorthorns all my life. I've never seen a case of white heifer disease. The shorthorn breed is like all other breeds in the fact that there are different types within the breed. You can find whatever you are looking for within the shorthorn...

Maybe your shorthorn cows are more intelligent than your gelbvieh cows. If they are not engaged they become bored. I suggest spending more time with them in intellectually stimulating conversation. ;-) ;-) :lol2:

Most of the time when I have seen an animal that has been described as fancy I have shuddered. I have only heard this term when referring to females. In my opinion most of these females are fine boned and frail. Most of them have poor fleshing ability and will need supplementation over and...

The original post was asking about old fashioned shorthorns for grass fed beef. I have never sold grass fed beef so I am not an expert but I would think that cattle that were frame 3 or 4 would work best for that type of operation. We usually don't try to breed cattle with a frame size that...

Jake; you stated that producers in your area do not put that much effort into chasing the right type of animal. Are you talking about producers that earn a living from the production of beef or are you talking about hobby ranchers. For those producers in north central Kansas that are serious...

Try this http://issuu.com/semex2010/docs/beefcat ... 9/10572413 pages 62 - 65 We have commercial bull customers that only buy roan bulls. Black hide does not always mean british blood anymore. Our customers want the buyers to know that there is britsh blood in their calves. I you are lookng...

Didn't Warren Buffet once say "be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful"? If so, the question is; are others in the cattle business greedy or fearful?

The reasoning brought forward in this article is the same reasoning we have used for years. It makes perfect sense to me. Either great minds think alike or fools seldom differ. :?

If you don't like roans, how about reds?

You ask the question "do you think he is worth it?' My question is what is the price per pound of cull bulls in your area and how much does this bull weigh. If that is more than $750 then he is worth it.

I agree that in the yesteryear of Canadian ranching there was a problem with udders in the shorthorn breed. Today it is a different story. This past spring we had "hands on" experience with less than 1% of our calf crop, mostly coming out of either purebred or crossbred shorthorn cows. We have...

We have used Simmental, Charolais, and Gelbvieh on shorthorn cows in the past. We no longer use any of them. IMHO it depends on what your goals are. If I was looking for a terminal sire I would be happy using any one the previously mentioned breeds. We keep our own replacements and also sell...

the sale is in Australia.