osj_99_25
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I have yearling black angus heifers and I'm thinking of using a grey brahman bull on them. Would that be OK for the first calf heifers? Don't want to have calving issues.
Son of Butch":1zei25bi said:What trouble? The calving issues you said you wanted to avoid.
Breeding Angus heifers to a Brahman or Charolais bull is a death wish.
Breed heifers to a calving ease Angus bull, that's what they are made for.
Wait a year until they are cows to breed them to the polled Brahman bull.
bulldurham":3o37xr8i said:This is just plain silliness as are most of the responses within this thread. The irresponsible use of generalities is a TERRIBLE MISSERVICE to those inquiring. There are both Brahman and Charolais bulls that are ABSOLUTELY heifer safe.
Angus has no more of a stronghold on low birthweights than any other breed. They may have some of the best bw to ww spreads,,, but there are low birthweight easy calving bulls in every single breed out there.
Breed heifers to a calving ease (INSERT BREED NAME) bull, that's what they are made for.