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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 4258"><p>> Has anyone ever tried Braman and</p><p>> Charolais cross. A friend of mine</p><p>> has a half Charolais half Brahman</p><p>> cow that he breeds with a</p><p>> Charolais Bull and the calves from</p><p>> that cow grow off faster than any</p><p>> i've seen.Just wondering if</p><p>> anybody had any experiance with</p><p>> BrahmanXCharolias,are what you</p><p>> thought of that combo? Thanks.</p><p></p><p>I've never had any of these, but in my part of the country (Texas) this cross is not uncommon, and is referred to as Charbray. The fast growth you referred to is not surprising, based on my anecdotal evidence. But it seems to me that about the most popular cross in these parts involves breeding a Charolais bull to good tiger striped cows (tiger striped being the colloquial name for a 50% Hereford / 50%Brahman animal). The resulting calves are real fast growers and generally very stocky. They command some of the highest prices at sale barns even though they are not black. And since those resulting calves have less Brahman makeup they don't show as much "ear" as perhaps a 50/50 Charolais Brahman would.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4258"] > Has anyone ever tried Braman and > Charolais cross. A friend of mine > has a half Charolais half Brahman > cow that he breeds with a > Charolais Bull and the calves from > that cow grow off faster than any > i've seen.Just wondering if > anybody had any experiance with > BrahmanXCharolias,are what you > thought of that combo? Thanks. I've never had any of these, but in my part of the country (Texas) this cross is not uncommon, and is referred to as Charbray. The fast growth you referred to is not surprising, based on my anecdotal evidence. But it seems to me that about the most popular cross in these parts involves breeding a Charolais bull to good tiger striped cows (tiger striped being the colloquial name for a 50% Hereford / 50%Brahman animal). The resulting calves are real fast growers and generally very stocky. They command some of the highest prices at sale barns even though they are not black. And since those resulting calves have less Brahman makeup they don't show as much "ear" as perhaps a 50/50 Charolais Brahman would. [/QUOTE]
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