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Curious to know if anyone has had experience with this red Angus bull from Genex. Red Angus EPDs aren't that informative. What I really want to know is if his daughters have decent udder attachments and small to medium teat sizes with sufficient milk? Also, any comment on his hindquarters...

I weaned the Tarentaise steer on Sunday at about 6 1/2 months. He is locked in a stall with his buddy the Donk next door, and momma can come up periodically so they may touch noses. But now momma is getting more interested in the grass in the front pasture and calls less frequently. I have a...

I had bought a Tarentaise heifer last year that is of smaller frame. She has very good breeding, and comes from a long line of cows with no calving issues. She was bred to a Tarentaise bull that was a rather large and very well muscled. She calved in February (at least 22 months old), and for...

I have raised calves for several years, but this is the first time I've actually raised a beef with the intention of slaughtering it for personal use. It is a Hereford/Tarentaise steer that will be about 20 months old and 1,200 lb. when I send him to the processor. I am splitting the beef...

I am looking for comments on whether my protocol for vaccinating and worming my weanling calves is effective or if I am "missing" a step. My two heifers are black angus x tarentaise crosses, so there was no need to dehorn them. One was born on 8/20/2011 and the other was born on 9/27/2011. On...

My Tarentaise heifer calved 22 days ago, and despite my concerns with her udder before she calved she provides plenty of milk. We've had a lot of rain here over the last week (sorry Texans!), and when she came in to eat last night she was limping. I thought that maybe she had slipped in the...

I wanted to know some things about Brangus cows, which is a breed that I don't see very much of in my area. I am defining a Brangus as 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Angus, not an F1 cross between the two breeds. o Is anyone breeding them in the upper South (VA/MD/KY/NC)? o What size frame do they...

After much heartbreak last year, and a lot of learning about the subtle hints a cow will give you that she might be in heat, I was finally able to get my Tarentaise heifer bred Thanksgiving week in 2010, and she is due to calve on August 21st. I confirmed with a blood test back in February...

What is a Balancer bull? How would this differ from a black Gelbvieh? I still have't reconciled the fact that Gelbvieh literally means "yellow cow" in German, but how would this differ from a Balancer? Also, what is a Club Calf? I see them advertised in the AI catalogs. Is it a particular...

Every time I think I have things under control, something else goes wrong ... The 2007 cow and the 2009 heifer were brought into a heat cycle using CIDRs, etc. by the AI vet on 7/01/10. On 7/22/10, the heifer appeared to be coming into a heat cycle, but the cow did not. I assumed that cow was...

Oh, I know how it is supposed to work, this is more about size. ;) My Tarentaise heifer was showing active heat three weeks after she was AIed, so I'm going to assume that she is still open. I have a choice between a younger, unproven black angus bull and an older, but much larger, proven...

My 2007 Tarentaise cow had her second calf last week. Momma Moo and Mini Moo are doing well, and she has plenty of milk. However, I am concerned that one of her quarters is VERY large. The two teats in the rear are normal size, and the calf is easily able to nurse. The two front teats are...

This year I will have two Tarentaise cows to breed. One is my Tazzie, who gave me a great Angus cross steer last year and will have a purebred Tarentaise this year. The other will be a yearling Tarentaise heifer. What options do backyard breeders have to get their cows bred? Both will be...

Reading some of the favorite breed posts and posts from other topics over the last few months, I wonder about some things. I'm not trying to start a riot with some of the personalities on this board, I honestly just want to know why: Is there a material difference between a horned versus a...

I have a backyard Tarentaise bred heifer on my my 5 acre spread in Virginny. I used to own thoroughbreds, but realized late in the game that you don't put young horses under saddle anymore after you develop arthritis in your hips. ;) I'm not naturally a cow person, but she seems to be a lot...