pancho
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Howdy! Hope everyone had a good Christmas. I was told that Brahman F-1 heifers dont have calving problems, no matter what they are bred to? Is this true? Thank you for the input.
Brahman F-1 heifers
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TheBullLady
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Well that would be NICE, but probably not an exact statement.
F1's generally have smaller birth weight calves then, say, a Continental cow, because of the Brahman influence. Brahman cows for some unknown reason reduce the birthweights.
F1's generally have smaller birth weight calves then, say, a Continental cow, because of the Brahman influence. Brahman cows for some unknown reason reduce the birthweights.
Purebred Brahman cows' system does not allow a calf to grow beyond a certain weight - no matter what monster bull she was bred to, BUT, the next cross-bred generation is a "free for all". She genetically may be carrying genes for huge birthweights from the "monster sire", and she can pass those genes to her offspring.
Simmental/brahman breeders that were creating the Simbrah breed ran into this problem.
So, just because they are F1 brahman and they themselves were low birth weight cattle, I would still be very cautious as to what I bred them to. I would want to know more about the other half of the breed genetics.
Simmental/brahman breeders that were creating the Simbrah breed ran into this problem.
So, just because they are F1 brahman and they themselves were low birth weight cattle, I would still be very cautious as to what I bred them to. I would want to know more about the other half of the breed genetics.
