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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 4277"><p>Texas Longhorns are still beef cattle; however, true, the sale barns and packers habitually dock the seller since Longhorns don't all look alike, have horns, believe the MYTH that Longhorns are wild, tough meat, low processable carcass weights--it's an education problem and their being set in their ways and the public's eye for what a beef animal "should" look like.</p><p></p><p>Most Longhorns are sold at private treaty. The "culls" and those with attitude problems are usually eaten. Longhorn breeders are very watchful of their animals' confirmation and temperament. Longhorn cows breed early (usually around 14 to 16 months of age) and continue calving into their late teens and even into their twenties--fewer replacement heifers needed and more profit for breeder.</p><p></p><p>Longhorns are very disease and insect resistant, but need usual required vaccinations. Virtually immune to pinkeye. University research reports a 99.7% unassisted calving rate with calves ranging between 50 and 65 lbs. on the average.</p><p></p><p>They are very intelligent critters, easily learn their names, respond well to positive reinforcement, easy to sort and work, are excellent milkers and mothers, and are very good at keeping preditors away. They like to be worked gently and patiently. And it's best to keep your fences in good repair and tight--they like to test out fences with their horns.</p><p></p><p>Longhorns can be trained in Saddle and worked, ridden in parades, etc. Check out the Fort Worth, Texas Stockyards website and get info. on their tourist attraction, the drovers that ride the steers and move the herd back and forth between their grazing area (down the street) and the display areas on a daily basis (weather permitting).</p><p></p><p>Hope some of this info. helps! Peace! Bill</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:info@runningarrowfarm.com">info@runningarrowfarm.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4277"] Texas Longhorns are still beef cattle; however, true, the sale barns and packers habitually dock the seller since Longhorns don't all look alike, have horns, believe the MYTH that Longhorns are wild, tough meat, low processable carcass weights--it's an education problem and their being set in their ways and the public's eye for what a beef animal "should" look like. Most Longhorns are sold at private treaty. The "culls" and those with attitude problems are usually eaten. Longhorn breeders are very watchful of their animals' confirmation and temperament. Longhorn cows breed early (usually around 14 to 16 months of age) and continue calving into their late teens and even into their twenties--fewer replacement heifers needed and more profit for breeder. Longhorns are very disease and insect resistant, but need usual required vaccinations. Virtually immune to pinkeye. University research reports a 99.7% unassisted calving rate with calves ranging between 50 and 65 lbs. on the average. They are very intelligent critters, easily learn their names, respond well to positive reinforcement, easy to sort and work, are excellent milkers and mothers, and are very good at keeping preditors away. They like to be worked gently and patiently. And it's best to keep your fences in good repair and tight--they like to test out fences with their horns. Longhorns can be trained in Saddle and worked, ridden in parades, etc. Check out the Fort Worth, Texas Stockyards website and get info. on their tourist attraction, the drovers that ride the steers and move the herd back and forth between their grazing area (down the street) and the display areas on a daily basis (weather permitting). Hope some of this info. helps! Peace! Bill [email=info@runningarrowfarm.com]info@runningarrowfarm.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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