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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 7607"><p>I haven't posted in a while as I've been really busy with a new job but I read with interest the posts regarding Longhorn crosses. I raise registered Texas Longhorns and just as anyone else who favors a particular breed I love my Longhorns. I do however, have a few Beefalo and Beefmaster cows that Ibreed to Longhorn bulls. I usually sell the heifers to local farmers who have come to know what a Longhorn cross heifer can do in their beef herd. I sell a few purebred bulls from time to time to beef producers who have finally realized that they had rather have a live Longhorn cross calf than to have dead beef calves. </p><p> I have found that Longhorns cross very well with most any beef breed. I got some excellent calves from my former Charolais heifers-I did wind up selling the heifers to a fellow who wanted them because I found that the Charolais were a little too high strung for my liking.</p><p> I appreciate Running Arrow Bill"s and Dyann's remarks re Longhorns and I agree with them. I also noticed that other beef breeders are still very defensive about their own breeds and show some animosity toward Longhorns. If the breed that you have is working for you then great-if not maybe you need to consider a change. It doesn't have to be Longhorn-it can be another small birth weight breed. Generally, Angus are known for small birth weights but I believe that alot of them have been bred up to be larger animals so therefore they are presenting calving problems now. That is just my speculation-not concrete so I don't want to offend any Angus breeders.</p><p> I had some Longhorn heifers in to my vet's office last weekend to have all their calfhood vaccinations and my vet was very complimentary toward their behavior as they are very easy to handle. He also made reference to two well known Angus breeders in our community that had lost several calves from first calf heifers recently due to large sized calves. He said tht he needed to refer them to my place to get a bull for those heifers. I guess these folks had rather have a pure bred calf to sell at the market even though they may not have as many to sell as they normally would. I was also talking to a Charolais breeder and asked what she bred her first calf heifers to-her reply was that she bred them to a Charolais bull even though she usually loses an average of five calves per year. I guess this person is happy with her breeding program too because she says she always gets top price for her market calves. I just wonder if that is enough to offset the price that the five dead calves would have brought at the market? </p><p> I know all breeds have their pros and cons and don't want to offend anyone. I'm not knocking anyone else's breed of choice just making some comments that were of interest to me.</p><p> By the way, Running Arrow Bill I saw your truck at the Horn Showcase in Ft. Worth in November and I wanted to say Hello but couldn't find you. I live in Tennessee and took one of my bulls down to show, also bought a cow at the sale on Saturday night. I just thought it was neat that I had read alot of your postings and that you were there at the show.</p><p> Roger <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 7607"] I haven't posted in a while as I've been really busy with a new job but I read with interest the posts regarding Longhorn crosses. I raise registered Texas Longhorns and just as anyone else who favors a particular breed I love my Longhorns. I do however, have a few Beefalo and Beefmaster cows that Ibreed to Longhorn bulls. I usually sell the heifers to local farmers who have come to know what a Longhorn cross heifer can do in their beef herd. I sell a few purebred bulls from time to time to beef producers who have finally realized that they had rather have a live Longhorn cross calf than to have dead beef calves. I have found that Longhorns cross very well with most any beef breed. I got some excellent calves from my former Charolais heifers-I did wind up selling the heifers to a fellow who wanted them because I found that the Charolais were a little too high strung for my liking. I appreciate Running Arrow Bill"s and Dyann's remarks re Longhorns and I agree with them. I also noticed that other beef breeders are still very defensive about their own breeds and show some animosity toward Longhorns. If the breed that you have is working for you then great-if not maybe you need to consider a change. It doesn't have to be Longhorn-it can be another small birth weight breed. Generally, Angus are known for small birth weights but I believe that alot of them have been bred up to be larger animals so therefore they are presenting calving problems now. That is just my speculation-not concrete so I don't want to offend any Angus breeders. I had some Longhorn heifers in to my vet's office last weekend to have all their calfhood vaccinations and my vet was very complimentary toward their behavior as they are very easy to handle. He also made reference to two well known Angus breeders in our community that had lost several calves from first calf heifers recently due to large sized calves. He said tht he needed to refer them to my place to get a bull for those heifers. I guess these folks had rather have a pure bred calf to sell at the market even though they may not have as many to sell as they normally would. I was also talking to a Charolais breeder and asked what she bred her first calf heifers to-her reply was that she bred them to a Charolais bull even though she usually loses an average of five calves per year. I guess this person is happy with her breeding program too because she says she always gets top price for her market calves. I just wonder if that is enough to offset the price that the five dead calves would have brought at the market? I know all breeds have their pros and cons and don't want to offend anyone. I'm not knocking anyone else's breed of choice just making some comments that were of interest to me. By the way, Running Arrow Bill I saw your truck at the Horn Showcase in Ft. Worth in November and I wanted to say Hello but couldn't find you. I live in Tennessee and took one of my bulls down to show, also bought a cow at the sale on Saturday night. I just thought it was neat that I had read alot of your postings and that you were there at the show. Roger :) [/QUOTE]
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