Definitely can find them with good docility!I bred one of my red poll cows to a gelbvieh and the calf was a stand out in that years group for two reasons. Firstly the growth rate and muscling was exceptional, secondly it was a complete nut job! I tried to halter break it but gave up after six weeks. I would definitely try them again and see if i could find a line with good temperament.
He's not perfect I'm sure, but in the picture he's standing downhill at an odd stance. I should have taken a better picture.He does not look acceptable as an older animal as he seem to be taller in the rear with a dip in the back behind the shoulders and sort of pot gutted. GVs came and went around here for the most part. I guess there are still some around. We AIed to some and they were not what we needed or wanted to deal with. You can find a better animal.
Wanted to update this thread and see if a different picture changed the opinion on the calf?I'd like to see a picture with a more relaxed profile. It looks like he's just moved that hind leg in and it has his back and hips at an odd angle.
From what I can can tell he doesn't look real bad or real good as an older calf, a different picture might make a difference. I know it's hard to catch them just perfect.
I remember back when I had registered cattle and sold bulls, there seemed like a point where some would kind of go through awkward stages. They may look great up through weaning and then hit that stage then as yearlings there may be a shakeup in my rankings of them, generally speaking though if I thought there was a clear standout he almost always held that top position or close to it. Sometimes though there is an outlier that out grows and outweighs the others but doesn't exactly put it all together in a neat package so to speak. I've had some of those too, and I'm thinking this calf may be one of those.
Yes, to me he looks much better in those pictures.Wanted to update this thread and see if a different picture changed the opinion on the calf?
If you draw a straight line between the tail and the front leg, the downside of the bull is the lower rear part and the better is the rest. Pot gut and not much muscle in the rear. Front has a very clean brisket, nice topline, decent muscle for age. He's got a nice head.Wanted to update this thread and see if a different picture changed the opinion on the calf?