oldmac":3sfy2l4t said:
Any one raising them?
Anyone have a list of raisers in Arizona/
Ever cross them with red angus or herford?
Darling bride is interested in them as a small cross breed project!
Thanks
Here is another link besides what has been given with breeder listings.
http://www.whitecattle.org
I bought 2 heifers this summer, will be breeding them soon. So far they have been everything the breed associations claim. Easy keeping, gentle natured cattle. My neighbors are keeping a close eye on the one trait they are interested in - resistence to pink eye which is a big problem around here. So far no pink eye. They have lived strictly on our unimproved pastures, with only a mineral suppliment and are well -fleshed. If I had decent pasture for the winter I would make it without hay but will not try it this year. We will begin adding a decent grass hay soon. Randy is correct on the color thing - the British White Park pattern/color almost always dominates . Mostly they are white with black points but sometimes are white with red points. The British White name and the British White Park are the same cattle, sadly split by breed politics. Neither of these are the same thing as the Horned British White Parks who carry the same pattern, but horned and genetically different.
I have been told the only breed that can throw the pattern off is the Charolais. Not sure what I will breed mine too yet. I'm not set up to AI, but it seems they are like the farmer's best kept secret and I keep finding Bulls right here in my area, even though no one has heard of breed
They are docked at the sale barn, but some accept that and some others seem to manage to educate some of the buyers and actually get past that. I hope to use most of mine for ourselves and direct sales eventually, which makes the sale barn irrelevant mostlly.
There are no official EPDs but the meat is supposed to have a sweetness to it, rea's are good, and the meat is largely choice grade - with little imput.
I have one picture of one of my heifers on my website
http://www.crislipfarms.com if anyone cares to take a look. I will admit the jury is still out but so far I think the cattle are wonderful. I see them all day out my back window too and they sure are pretty to look at.