Gelbvieh

[circlew]

What are everyone's thoughts on Gelbvieh cows? I've culled a few cows and are gonna cull a few more next year. I'm thinking about replacing with Brangus cows, but I've been hearing about Gelbviehs and I'm interested in them. How well do their calves grow off? Are they hot headed? They come in red and black? Have any of yall crossed them with a hereford bull?

 

[shaz]

I just bought 7 heifers that are crossed with red angus. The breed intrigues me but this is just an experiment. I have a black angus herd for the most part.

 

[angusdave63]

i would think that far south you would want to stick with the reds. or the brangus i only have 2 gelbveih cows, most are angus or herfy cows. i really like the gelbveih cows though, not sure on the brangus.

 

[dun]

Not much different then other breeds in temperment some are so calm as to be almost comatose others are hyper. Of the continentals thewy're my first choice. They don;t seem to marble as well as Simmenthal but they seem to have4 paid more attention to udder quality. Other then that I see those to breeds as a wash for browth, maternal and carcass. The GV sired heifers out of Hereford cows have been really impressive but we'll know better in a ocuple of weeks when we preg and wean.

 

[3waycross]

Go to the Gelbvieh website and search for Soutern Balancers. They already have some heat resistance built in. I would think they would be a great cross with Herf!

 

[kjonesel]

I have started the current herd I have with a polled hereford / purebred red gelbvieh cross and they endured our summers which have had stretches the past 2 years of 100 plus degree days very well.

 

[double v]

Gelbviehs are real good with there dispostions they come in red and blk and they raise good calves. This is why you keep hearing about this breed. There is alot of good in the gelbvieh's

 

[hillsdown]

They actually come in red, blk and gold . Dun we are working on marbling in the breed and making huge strides.

 

[circlew]

No one down this way know much about the Gelbvieh. We are mostly angus, char, and brahman influenced. I saw a little on the southern balancer, but I don't know if there is any my way. I like brangus cows and I am leaning that way, as I start to cull my angus type cows. But I've heard a lot of good things on the Gelbvieh on the boards and I'm just curious. What to keep all y options open. My market likes black, bwf, and smokies. So if I got some red gelbvieh what would you cross with? Char, angus, brangus?

 

[3waycross]

No one down this way know much about the Gelbvieh. We are mostly angus, char, and brahman influenced. I saw a little on the southern balancer, but I don't know if there is any my way. I like brangus cows and I am leaning that way, as I start to cull my angus type cows. But I've heard a lot of good things on the Gelbvieh on the boards and I'm just curious. What to keep all y options open. My market likes black, bwf, and smokies. So if I got some red gelbvieh what would you cross with? Char, angus, brangus?

If you like red then just use red GV cows and run an blk Bull on them for the market. I personally really like the reds. I wouldn't have a blk one if not for the market.

 

[MO_cows]

They actually come in red, blk and gold . Dun we are working on marbling in the breed and making huge strides.

I think the Gelbvieh breed has made a lot of progress as a breed and in the right direction. Go back and look at the big-headed, rawboned early fullblood imports and how primitive they looked. And Gelbvieh seem to have avoided getting "super sized" so they don't have to frame down now. When polled was getting more and more in demand, some not so great cattle stayed just because they were polled. Same with the blacks. But now, there are some very impressive Gelbvieh cattle and they seem to complement the Angus as well as anything out there. If I was gonna change breeds, Gelbvieh would sure be on my short list. I might even cross up Gelbvieh with my Tarentaise one of these days and see how that works.

 

[circlew]

To be honest I don't really care what color they are. I just want a cow that raises a great calf. Right now I've got a angus based herd, that I bought bred, I put a Hereford bull on them in May for spring calving. I wasn't really happy with the straight angus calves. I've got three to cull now and depending on how they do with the baldie calves the rest may take a trip.

 

[HOSS]

I have been using Balancer and Gelbvieh bulls for 3 or 4 years or so. I am impressed with the performance of the Gelbvieh x angus offspring. Impressive growth, excellent maternal qualities and very docile. I would think crossing a Hereford bull of Gelbvieh cows would give you more hybrid vigor than an Angus x Hereford. You could run Gelbvieh cows and a Brangus bull or a Gelbvieh bull on Brangus cows if you are concerned about the heat tolerance. I have no problem with Gelbvieh cattle holding up in my southern Tennessee climate.

 

[circlew]

I'm probably gonna end up going the eared cattle route, brangus, tiger, etc on a char bull. If I decide to go another route. I still may try some gelbvieh cows.

 

[kjonesel]

You may look into the Southern Balancer. More information can be found at www.gelbvieh.org it may be the ticket your looking for.

 

[Stocker Steve]

Not much different then other breeds in temperament some are so calm as to be almost comatose others are hyper. Of the continentals they're my first choice. They don;t seem to marble as well as Simmental but they seem to have4 paid more attention to udder quality. Other then that I see those to breeds as a wash for growth, maternal and carcass. The GV sired heifers out of Hereford cows have been really impressive but we'll know better in a couple of weeks when we preg and wean.

Dun - I have a lot of hereford cows making bwf heifers - - so how would you compare BAxHerf vs. GVxHerf?

 

[dun]

Not much different then other breeds in temperament some are so calm as to be almost comatose others are hyper. Of the continentals they're my first choice. They don;t seem to marble as well as Simmental but they seem to have4 paid more attention to udder quality. Other then that I see those to breeds as a wash for growth, maternal and carcass. The GV sired heifers out of Hereford cows have been really impressive but we'll know better in a couple of weeks when we preg and wean.

Dun - I have a lot of hereford cows making bwf heifers - - so how would you compare BAxHerf vs. GVxHerf?

Our angus Hereford F1s were good solid cows but it seems that the Gelvieh Hereford F1s as heifers are raising as big calves as heifers as we would ususally get out of second calvers. Same deal with the Gelbvieh Red Angus heifers. The reason I prefer using them on Herefords so that we can come back on the F1s with a carcass angus bull.
Sadly a couple of months ago we sold most of the cows and heifers and only kept a dozen or so but some of them are GV Hereford and some GV Red Angus heifers.

 

[thommoos]

If you are in south Alabama like me(Lowndes Cty) I think they will do a lot like the Angus calves in gerneral, not much growth for the heat we have, I really do believe that crossing with a brimmer base would be better, But if you are set to a early fall calving where he heat will not affect them go with them, what I have read seem really good, If I were further north I would really consider them

 

[Stocker Steve]

Not much different then other breeds in temperament some are so calm as to be almost comatose others are hyper. Of the continentals they're my first choice. They don;t seem to marble as well as Simmental but they seem to have4 paid more attention to udder quality. Other then that I see those to breeds as a wash for growth, maternal and carcass. The GV sired heifers out of Hereford cows have been really impressive but we'll know better in a couple of weeks when we preg and wean.

Dun - I have a lot of hereford cows making bwf heifers - - so how would you compare BAxHerf vs. GVxHerf?

Our angus Hereford F1s were good solid cows but it seems that the Gelvieh Hereford F1s as heifers are raising as big calves as heifers as we would ususally get out of second calvers. Same deal with the Gelbvieh Red Angus heifers. The reason I prefer using them on Herefords so that we can come back on the F1s with a carcass angus bull.

I like our BAxHerf heifers - - easy fleshing and good fertility. I really like the idea of an Angus terminal cross.
How big are your GVxHerf heifers, and do they need more inputs?

 

[dun]

How big are your GVxHerf heifers, and do they need more inputs?

I'll be getting weights on them later this week. Around here nothing gets "more" inputs. It's old toxic fescue pasture or hay and minerals.