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<blockquote data-quote="Rustler9" data-source="post: 272967" data-attributes="member: 440"><p>They're great cattle-easy to work with and as I've preached on here before great to cross with other beef breeds to produce a good beef calf, of course the Charolais is the best cross if you're selling beef calves because you can beat the cattle rustlers at the sale barn. Not every Longhorn breeder is a millionaire and swaps checks to make their cows look like they sold for an astronomical amount of money in the registered sales. I'm sure this goes on in other breed sales too. </p><p></p><p>In every breed you're going to have a nut or two but as a rule the Longhorn is a very docile animal. But, if you never handle your cattle and see them from a truck once a month they just may be a little flighty. I've bought a few of these wild ones at a bargain a time or two in some sales and have actually gentled them down enough that they are workable in our herd. A Longhorn cow will produce and raise a good calf for you at less expense than many other breeds. Their foraging ability is excellent, they will eat alot of other things that many breeds won't eat and still come through for you. Yes, they have horns, I rarely see any of mine use them in a defensive way unless a strange dog threatens their baby. I've been hit in the side a time or two by a horn but it was my fault not the cow's as I was not paying attention. Try them, I think you'll like them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rustler9, post: 272967, member: 440"] They're great cattle-easy to work with and as I've preached on here before great to cross with other beef breeds to produce a good beef calf, of course the Charolais is the best cross if you're selling beef calves because you can beat the cattle rustlers at the sale barn. Not every Longhorn breeder is a millionaire and swaps checks to make their cows look like they sold for an astronomical amount of money in the registered sales. I'm sure this goes on in other breed sales too. In every breed you're going to have a nut or two but as a rule the Longhorn is a very docile animal. But, if you never handle your cattle and see them from a truck once a month they just may be a little flighty. I've bought a few of these wild ones at a bargain a time or two in some sales and have actually gentled them down enough that they are workable in our herd. A Longhorn cow will produce and raise a good calf for you at less expense than many other breeds. Their foraging ability is excellent, they will eat alot of other things that many breeds won't eat and still come through for you. Yes, they have horns, I rarely see any of mine use them in a defensive way unless a strange dog threatens their baby. I've been hit in the side a time or two by a horn but it was my fault not the cow's as I was not paying attention. Try them, I think you'll like them. [/QUOTE]
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