Red Angus Bull
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What are you thinking about breeding it to?
redcowsrule33
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What part of the country are you from and what is your feeding program?
StrojanHerefords
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I tried Barzona semen on some Red Angus cows to try add some heat tolerance and hybrid vigor without bringing in ear. I personally like the horns but there are polled Barzonas. 
faster horses
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Red Angus are my favorite. We never had any because when we were getting out of Herefords in 1979, you couldn't find Red Angus cows or heifers to buy. So we went black angus and they worked well for us. 2 things I really like about Red Angus (besides just seeing them every day) is that they are more heat tolerant and they are more gentle. That's my opinion. The gene pool is smaller so that might be something to consider, but I think you would be aways from that bothering anything.
Good luck!!!
Good luck!!!
coachg
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If your market doesn't discount for red hide there are some good red angus cattle out there . I'm not familiar with red angus sires so I'm no help . One of my former baseball player's family had red angus cattle . They had some beautiful cattle .
Josher
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Not sure if you can still get him but razor was good. And I've seen some solid u2 renown bulls. I think that's his name I could be off on that.
Farm Family
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Agreed on U2 genetics. We have some U2 Malbec daughters - Genex Bull. U2 Renown is very popular too.
dt34715
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Tennessee, mainly fescue pasture and orchard grass hay.
Lucky_P
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35 yrs ago, when I was in practice in Giles Co., Dr. Newman, a veterinary colleague over at Fayetteville, was a premiere breeder of Red Angus cattle... don't know if his family is still in the business or not.
Dr. Gordon Jones, who was an Ag. professor at WKU for many years, retired and he and his son/grandson have a seedstock and diversified farming operation, Red Hill Farms, with Red Angus (heavy on the Buffalo Creek & Becton breeding, as best I recall), Simmental/SimAngus, and recently incorporating some Charolais breeding into the mix.
Dr. Gordon Jones, who was an Ag. professor at WKU for many years, retired and he and his son/grandson have a seedstock and diversified farming operation, Red Hill Farms, with Red Angus (heavy on the Buffalo Creek & Becton breeding, as best I recall), Simmental/SimAngus, and recently incorporating some Charolais breeding into the mix.
redcowsrule33
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I second that. Good people to work with and raised on fescue.
farmerjan
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Saw a red angus bull sell last night at a bull sale. Nice bull....18 months by an ABS Global red angus sire named "Bieber CL Energize F121".... Real nice well balanced bull... They are becoming more popular and most I see are better balanced and muscular than alot of these black ones....
Mossy Dell
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REDHILL T189 MEDAL 176A
RAAA #: 1670037
Birth Date: 9-8-2013
Aug 2023 EPDs
Heifer Pregnancy – Top 1%
Calving Ease Maternal – Top 34%
Herd Builder – Top 1%
Stayability Top 8%
Energy – 30%
Marbling – Top 15%
Carcass Weight – 51%
"176A was our choice of the T189 sons produced at Red Hill. He was a standout in every phase of production, and his progeny record has solidified his genetic superiority. He was used naturally at Red Hill Farms in the fall of 2014 and bred extremely well in the pasture. 176A had excellent structural soundness and he was a light colored, slick haired, and an early hair shedder."
| BUF CRK GOLD MEDAL L091 | |
| BUF CRK MEDALLION N328 | |
| BUF CRK BELGA 6114 | |
| BUF CRK NICE'N EASY T189 | |
| BECKTON JULIAN GG B571 | |
| BUF CRK REDPRIDE P154 | |
| MRM 832 8664 9005 | |
| 1BWJ JULIAN 17P | |
| RED HILL 17P JULIAN 126T | |
| 1BWJ BARMAID 54P | |
| REDHILL 126T 287 182W | |
| SHADY'S GLAC/MARIAS 956 | |
| SHADY'S MS MARIAS 287 | |
| CYN STRYKING FANCY |
His Assn. page:
https://zebu.redangus.org:8443/reds...imalSearch=Quick Search&animalNumbers=1670037
I believe they have semen, check their web site. They are in TN too. I believe this bull may be the most balanced and moderate overall on my list here.
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Another maternal red angus bull:
Wedel Beef Genetics
WFL NEBULA 707 165Z
DOB: 2-14-2012
"Calving Ease Specialist! 165Z balances carcass quality, calving ease, and cow herd traits like few bulls can. His 212 HerdBuilder Index is well beyond the best 1% of all Red Angus sires. He sired our top selling bull in 2015, going to Otley Bros. in Diamond, OR."
Aug 2023 EPDs:
Heifer Pregnancy – Top 1%
Calving Ease Maternal – 17%
Herd Builder – 1%
Stayability 2%
Energy – 37%
Marbling – 36%
Carcass Weight – 96%
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Finally, Pharo apparently has some semen left of their most balanced maternal red angus bull, RF 5-Star Gold 4550P, though his marbling is weak. And as with the others, you don't get notable low maintenance energy at this point unless the cattle are smaller. With more cattlemen measuring intake, that could be changing fast. But I think stayability has been related in part to size.
| RAAA #: 1000253 |
Aug 2023 EPDs:
Heifer Pregnancy – 15%
Calving Ease Maternal – 31%
Herd Builder – 4%
Stayability 7%
Maintenance Energy – 17%
Marbling – 74%
Carcass Weight – 87%
"5-Star Gold was a very impressive bull. He had an extremely wide stance, along with a very thick and wide butt. 5-Star Gold is tightly linebred to a very special cow (pictured). He and his sire have the same momma. This cow produced until she was 15 years old. Five-Star Gold has outstanding Igenity scores for both marbling and tenderness. His Igenity scores for birth weight and calving ease direct are as good as they get. Co-owned with the R2 Ranch in Texas and the Red Fork Ranch in Wyoming."
Sams Prospector 133Z
RF Samson 9015
RF Marie 8968-473-1772
RF 5-Star Gold 4550P
BKT Viking 8968 XM
RF Marie 8968-473-1772
RL Marie 94-976-473
