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Crossing Brahman bulls with angus females
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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 5407"><p>> Can I expect any calving</p><p>> difficulties with this cross, I</p><p>> know its a common cross but I have</p><p>> no information on the calving side</p><p>> of things. Also what are the</p><p>> advantages of the F1 calfs over a</p><p>> straight breed calf Thanks for the</p><p>> replies after first calf heifers you should not have any calving problems, a brangus is 3/8 brahma and 5/8 angus, brangus cows are some of the best mothers around, you will still have quite a bit of ear on your calves when you have half brahma and half angus, which means your calves won't bring top dollar at market. a brangus bull on the angus calves would put enough brahma blood in the calves to make them a little less heat sensitive in the summer, and you would get the little bit of extra growth on the calves, you would still market a good black calf which would bring top dollar at market</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:sagw@1starnet.com">sagw@1starnet.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 5407"] > Can I expect any calving > difficulties with this cross, I > know its a common cross but I have > no information on the calving side > of things. Also what are the > advantages of the F1 calfs over a > straight breed calf Thanks for the > replies after first calf heifers you should not have any calving problems, a brangus is 3/8 brahma and 5/8 angus, brangus cows are some of the best mothers around, you will still have quite a bit of ear on your calves when you have half brahma and half angus, which means your calves won't bring top dollar at market. a brangus bull on the angus calves would put enough brahma blood in the calves to make them a little less heat sensitive in the summer, and you would get the little bit of extra growth on the calves, you would still market a good black calf which would bring top dollar at market [email=sagw@1starnet.com]sagw@1starnet.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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