> Ok, I've calved out a lot of
> animals, no brangus to be honest
> (but I have done a buffalo....)and
> I've worked with a couple of
> murray grey breeders. In my
> experience, they calve out easier
> than just about any other breed of
> cattle ON AVERAGE. I've heard of
> 100+ lb birthweights, but I've
> seen 180lb+ calves in other
> breeds. Average would be about
> 65-70lbs for heifer calves,
> 70-75lbs for bull calves. There
> are malpositionings as with any
> breed, I've seen one set of twins
> which were calved out unassisted.
> The shoulders are sloped just
> right for calving, the calves tend
> to slip right out. A friend in
> Texas who breeds MG's feels
> they're up faster and nursing than
> anything else they've raised
> (including many brahma type
> crosses)
> I'd recommend you contact a murray
> grey breeder. I'm sure there are
> many on this list...if not, ask
> and I'll connect you with some
> websites.
> Good Luck with your quest! V
I have a lot of experience with Reg. Brangus,(3/8 B and 5/8 A)and they also deliver a light calf, bulls 75 - 85 lbs and heifers 65-75 lbs. Both the parent breeds have small calves that grow fast after birth. The largest birth weight I experienced in 20 years of breeding Brangus was 100 lbs one time. EPD's will help you determine a bulls potential birth weight for their calves. The hybrid vigor one can obtain when useing a Brangus bull on English breeds is great and the calves will be hardy,long producing, black and polled.
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