Gelbvieh alot of positives

[skcatlman]

Gelbvieh are the most under used breed out there. Just look at the MARC data - GV cross cows weaned the higherst % of their body wt., they rebred the earliest, tied for calving ease. If you don't agree check out MARC data this was a non bias test, no reason to lie. I tried a Gv bull for to see what they had to offer and was so impressed that i now run purebreds. The cross bred females are efficient,sound, fertile, functional . The streers are moderate at birth and feed well and hang an carcass that yields and grades well. granted Gelbvieh can be out performed but across the board there is no more balanced breed.

 

[Frankie]

I'd like to read the MARC data. Could you provide a link, please?

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Gelbvieh are the most under used breed out there. Just look at the MARC data - GV cross cows weaned the higherst % of their body wt., they rebred the earliest, tied for calving ease. If you don't agree check out MARC data this was a non bias test, no reason to lie. I tried a Gv bull for to see what they had to offer and was so impressed that i now run purebreds. The cross bred females are efficient,sound, fertile, functional . The streers are moderate at birth and feed well and hang an carcass that yields and grades well. granted Gelbvieh can be out performed but across the board there is no more balanced breed.

not alot of gelbvieh in my area. but i agree with you i think their under used. i think their popularity well increase in a few more years. i really like the balancers personaly

 

[curtis]

I always heard that gelbvieh were german limousin.

 

[VanC]

I'd like to read the MARC data. Could you provide a link, please?

Here's what I found with a quick search:

http://www.gelbvieh.org/pdf/FSmarc.pdf

http://www.gelbvieh.org/pdf/smart-cross ... emales.pdf

As with any information one gets from a breed association website, it must be taken with a grain of salt. The positives will be emphasized and the negatives will be all but ignored. Also keep in mind that this information is 15 years old and things can change a lot in 15 years. Perhaps someone else can come up with something more recent.

In my opinion, there are many good breeds that can do many good things, including Gelbvieh. For a commercial producer, depending on what they want their end product to be, it's possible to get from point A to point B using any number of breed combinations with proper selection for whatever they are looking for. Just boils down to personal preference and what works best in a certain area, etc.

 

[randiliana]

We have used Gelbveih here the last couple years. We have been very impressed with them. I know that if I ever wanted to change our basic herd I would go with Gelb x Red Angus and/or Gelb x Shorthorn cows crossed to Charolais for a terminal. I think that would be a darn good cross. But I kinda like the herd we have now, and my husband is NOT a Charolais fan....

 

[jnowack]

I always heard that gelbvieh were german limousin.

No they are not german limousin. Here is a little history of the breed.

http://www.gelbvieh.org/history_factsheet.htm

 

[Diehard40]

Gelbvieh are pretty good cattle.
The biggest hit on them as of late is with grade

 

[Shorthornguy]

Fella down the road has Balancer bull on Herford cows. Really nice calves. I remember when Gelbs were first in this area in the 70's. Good cattle. Makes a nice cross, but too much Angus will give you too many funnel butts.

 

[UG]

Curtis,

Other than appearance, Limousins and Gelbviehs are very different.

In general, Limmy's are probably a little easier calving and have an edge in carcass yield.

Gelbviehs are more docile (once again, in general), milk much better than Limmy's (some milk too well), are much more fertile, and have greater feed capacity. In most North American operations I feel that Gelbviehs would be an excellent component on the maternal side. There are few environments where I would want to have any Limmy in my mama cows.

We've had Gelbviehs on the place for nearly 11 years and have found that they are as good as the Gelbvieh association promotes them to be.