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I've been fascinated for years at the cattle industry spending trillions of dollars promoting the undesirable trait of black haired cattle in hot environments. Cattle naturally produce excess heat in their rumen, which takes energy to get rid of. They begin to experience heat stress at 70...

University of Florida developed a more heat resistant angus years ago. https://rcrec-ona.ifas.ufl.edu/media/rcrec-onaifasufledu/pdf/FD-handout-Ona-White-Angus-info-(1).pdf Last I heard, they sold the herd to a guy in Haworth, OK. He had some YouTube’s and Facebook posts in 2016 but nothing...

I don't have a specific bull in mind - have a few for sale/rent on craigslist thought I'd call. I'm guessing virgin bull might be more shy than a "proven" one, but maybe less chance of disease? I just have the one heifer. Been doing AI on backyard cow or two for 15 years, batting over 90%...

If I hauled my heifer to a bull late in her heat, would they breed in a few minutes so I could bring her home right away, or do they need time for courting? She’s real gentle and halter broke, etc.

Perhaps make this thread a sticky note at top? Have noticed for a long time that poor photos get less useful opinions on cattle on these boards. "Could be a bad photo, but......" Here is an example, and as Nesikep mentioned, they should have taken better photos. Amazing how people selling...

As I understand it, stores have "loss leaders". They sell the essentials at a loss to get people in the store to buy other stuff. In our Walmart, the milk and eggs are in the far corner, so you have to walk through the whole store and hopefully buy other stuff on the way. So maybe...

Hook lead rope to halter and tie them up for brief periods to a stout post at head height so they don't tangle on rope. Only need 2 or 3 feet of lead with a quick release knot. Too long and they'll get wrapped up in rope, which is not pretty and they can get hurt. They will pull back and...

Funny, another supposedly simple newbie question that isn't so simple, and leads to disagreement. Good thing we have newbies. Anyway, if you haven't been around cattle, you first need to learn the real basics, like how they behave, and how to build a fence and a pen and about watering and...

Don't have to be too brave. Ivermectin used regularly in many parts of the world in annual doses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivermectin

That is hard to hear. The whole feedlot system is hard enough on cattle, and then promoting late castration and adding that stress on them, all to make a buck. And we wonder why people are eating more chicken.

Problem with the advice here is it doesn't offer perspective. Sure all bulls are potential killers, but so are all cows. Technically we should never walk the pasture with a cow in it. I've read people telling a guy his pet jersey cow he'd milked for years might kill him. Meanwhile we all...

Sometimes it isn't all about the profit potential. Some people only make moves that make money. Speaking of which, you do realize that marriage and children are unprofitable, right? At your income, plus I assume your wife makes more, I don't see how you couldn't afford to buy the land...

Just curious how it is determined whether the animal exceeds the age requirement. Does the producer provide a birth certificate?

Well then, I guess if finishing cattle on grass is not cost effective, then all those guys are out of business and there is no grass fed beef, right? Or is it possible that some consumers cover the cost by exercising their right in a free market to pay more for grass-fed beef because they want...

Dodge, Ford and GMC make their trucks different. What I'm talking about is what's the difference between a GMC and Chevy? Only the name. Same with all the breeds that are trying to become the same. And that's what seems like a lot of people are focused on is brand loyalty, or...

Been pondering a question for awhile so will just throw it out there. I'm mostly a spectator here, and I see alot of debate over which breed to get. Does it really matter? Seems the breeds are trying to become the same. The growth breeds are becoming more maternal and maternal breeds...

What percent Angus are black Simmental, black Charolais, and black Limousin? And is that enough to be "Angus-influenced"?

Doubt his wife would allow that.

I would suggest spending more time and money studying the cause of disease, and trying to prevent it, rather than throwing drugs at the problem. Many think cattle are born with a drug deficiency, but if raised normally, don't require them. For example, where are the calves coming from...

I've been experimenting with this for years, trying to come up with the simplest way to get milk, but not too much. Needs declined greatly after kids left. Some would ask why bother, but I happen to like my wife's oatmeal raisin cookies, and a slice of homemade bread with peanut butter...