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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17978"><p>> I have a 22 month old black angus</p><p>> bull and he weighs about 1200lbs</p><p>> and I was wondering about how many</p><p>> cows he can effectivley service?</p><p>> How tall should should an angus be</p><p>> @ that age? He's not as tall as</p><p>> some of my cows.</p><p></p><p>Rod- A lot depends on size of pasture, terrain, and how many cows you have to breed- I run in pretty easy country and run 1 (angus) bull to every 20-25 cows. In the rougher country some run as low as 1-10 or 1-12. A yearling angus bull can easily breed 10-15 cows and a 2 year old could handle 30-40 in a small pasture. I know of some purebred ranchers that have ran 1 old angus bull with as many as 60 cows in a limited sized pasture with fairly good success.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't worry that much about height. Problem with half the cattle anymore is they are too tall and framey. 1200 lbs is light for a bull of that age althought it would be hard to tell without seeing his condition- Weight and body conformation is a lot more important than height.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17978"] > I have a 22 month old black angus > bull and he weighs about 1200lbs > and I was wondering about how many > cows he can effectivley service? > How tall should should an angus be > @ that age? He's not as tall as > some of my cows. Rod- A lot depends on size of pasture, terrain, and how many cows you have to breed- I run in pretty easy country and run 1 (angus) bull to every 20-25 cows. In the rougher country some run as low as 1-10 or 1-12. A yearling angus bull can easily breed 10-15 cows and a 2 year old could handle 30-40 in a small pasture. I know of some purebred ranchers that have ran 1 old angus bull with as many as 60 cows in a limited sized pasture with fairly good success. I wouldn't worry that much about height. Problem with half the cattle anymore is they are too tall and framey. 1200 lbs is light for a bull of that age althought it would be hard to tell without seeing his condition- Weight and body conformation is a lot more important than height. [/QUOTE]
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