Brahman cross Simmental

[Maheswaran]

I injected simmental semen into brahman cow..Yesterday,delivery happened and got a female calf.

But the calf didn't looks like simmental..The head is red brownish colour..Not even 24 hours after born, it was so active..

Anything to say/share about this matter?

Thank you

 

[greatgerts]

The activity level is due to hybrid vigor. You get that when you cross-breed.
The head color, could be different things. What color was the Simmental that you used? What color is the Brahman cow? I'd say if the Simmental was black and the Brahman red, it is very common for the color to be that way.

 

[Rafter S]

Once upon a time, all Simmentals were either dark red or yellowish (or somewhere in between) randomly mixed with white, so I'm not surprised that your calf has some reddish brown on it. What color were you expecting from that cross?

 

[A.J.]

She should grow like a weed. That cross can make an outstanding momma cow. Got any pictures of the calf?

 

[Brute 23]

Google Simbra. There are tons of pics out there.

 

[Son of Butch]

I injected simmental semen into brahman cow..Yesterday,delivery happened and got a female calf.

But the calf didn't looks like simmental.

Hmmm... does she look 1/2 simmental?

DNA testing has shown offspring will favor 1 of the 4 grandparents, that they do not get 25% from each grandparent.
The more breeds crossed the more variations possible.

 

[callmefence]

Common simbrah color. Great cattle .
Best thing you can do with a simmental imo

 

[Caustic Burno]

Common simbrah color. Great cattle .
Best thing you can do with a simmental imo

Brimmer pimp

 

[Brute 23]

Common simbrah color. Great cattle .
Best thing you can do with a simmental imo

Brimmer pimp

:lol: We are going to have a turf war on our hands. The Angus Mafia is not liking the Brimmer Pimps selling Kool-Aid on their corner.

 

[Bigfoot]

A black simbrah is a pretty interesting cross. I kinda like it better than a brangus. Zero access to anything but brangus genetics in my area.

 

[Son of Butch]

Common simbrah color. Great cattle .
Best thing you can do with a simmental imo

Brimmer pimp

:lol: We are going to have a turf war on our hands. The Angus Mafia is not liking the Brimmer Pimps selling Kool-Aid on their corner.

:heart: :clap:

 

[holm25]

Now why in the heck would you ruin good Simmental cattle by crossing them with a Brahman? Crossing with Angus or pure Sims would be the way to go IMHO

 

[Caustic Burno]

Now why in the heck would you ruin good Simmental cattle by crossing them with a Brahman? Crossing with Angus or pure Sims would be the way to go IMHO

First there is no such thing as good Simmental cattle in the south unless there toting some Brimmer DNA

 

[Brute 23]

Every one should buy at least 1 Sim bull right off the bat to start their operation. They will be experts at pulling calves for the rest of their lives. They is no better way to learn than to jump in and get your hands dirty... literally. :lol:

 

[Caustic Burno]

Every one should buy at least 1 Sim bull right off the bat to start their operation. They will be experts at pulling calves for the rest of their lives. They is no better way to learn than to jump in and get your hands dirty... literally. :lol:

You got that right.
The only thing worse was a pallet head Char from the 1970's.

 

[Rafter S]

Now why in the heck would you ruin good Simmental cattle by crossing them with a Brahman? Crossing with Angus or pure Sims would be the way to go IMHO

You'll get more hybrid vigor crossing with the Brahman. And they've already been crossed with Angus. How do you think they turned black?

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

You two are showing your age. Simmental (as a breed) is within 1% CE to Angus and easier calving than the Hereford breed. Back in the 70's, people wanting to try the "new breed" bred all their culls to the new exotic breeds & about killed off all their culls. You can't take a 2300 or 2400# bull & breed it to a 800-1000# pinched butt cow. I will be the first to admit we had big calves back then, but were no problem bred to the 1/2 bloods or greater or a big crossbred commercial cow. I started out in 1970 breeding to Galant to a herd of commercial crossbred (mostly BWF) with virtually no calving difficulties.

 

[Lucky_P]

Convinced my dad to buy a halfblood Simbrah bull back in 1983 (this was in east-central AL) - to run over our herd of Hereford/black baldy cows. NO calving problems, even out of heifers - and the resulting calves were the best we'd ever produced up to that time. I have no idea what Simmental or Brahman bloodlines were behind that bull, but calving ease was not an issue.
We've had Simmental influence in my herd ever since...but have always selected Simmental sires with CED at or above breed average, even for use on mature cows. Simmental breeders have done a great job over the last 30 years addressing frame size and calving ease issues. Most of our high% Angus cows are significantly larger than the high% Simmentals.
Current walking herd sire is a homo black/polled Simmental bull with CED of 14+...breeding all heifers and most of the cows, we've had only one that required pulling... probably an issue with the heifer and her pelvic size & birthweight behind her more so than the bull.

I'm a red cow man at heart and loved the original red Simmis, but I know that just because they're black, they're not just an Angus-cross - but I'm relegated to having to breed toward black hide to counter market discrimination.

 

[holm25]

Out of twenty cows and heifers with Our SimAngus bull we pulled one and that was an easy pull. Calves were over 80+ pounds and built like blocks but have grown into the nicest calves we have ever raised. You can't go wrong with Sim or SimAngus

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Really nice to read good comments about "my" breed. I am very proud of my cattle, my breed, and my association. I have been an ASA member since 1972. So, yes, I'm an OLD Simmental breeder, still kicking & promoting.