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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1846406" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p>Only problem I ever had with Chars is that damned dilute on black cattle. I remember though, in the 70's , a Char x Simm steer or heifer would win all the 4h /.FA shows, and they'd have some big calves that grew like crazy. My brother showed one every year, then turn in with my grandaddy's Angus herd. I remember them all having black baldy looking calves, though. Course back then, black wasn't bringing a premium. I still always have had in back of my mind, memories the night mare that was the 1st cow-killer Char bulls ( and SImms) that showed up around here in the 60's. Only use I saw until now for Char bulls, is they sure put the athleticism in bucking bulls! </p><p></p><p>I think these black Simm x Chi-angus heifers should be able to handle a good sized calf. Chianina used to, until about 10 years ago, require an animal be 15/16ths Chianina to be registered, but they have changed that now to 7/8th. You see a lot of registered Chianina that are black and polled. The Chi-angus bulls and cows he uses for these replacement heifers, barely make Chi-Angus. Probably most are at least 13/16ths Chianina. I suspect some of his cows, and at least one of his AI sires, are in fact registered pb Chianina. His main requirement is that they be homozygous black and polled, Same as his black Simms. Right now, I can't think of a Brahma influenced breed that would be better, growth wise, and certainly not another British or Continental. </p><p></p><p>I remember 20 something years ago, when I started getting those Brahma x Chianina cows from my client that was trying to develop his own line of bucking bulls. I used my neighbors polled Charolais on them, and those ladies raised some more big calves. I used to joke that if you could weigh one at sunrise and again at sundown, you'd probably see a 5 lb difference! I never had one of those Br x Chi cows have any problem at all calving those Char calves . Never assisted a single one in about 4-5 years of fooling with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1846406, member: 40587"] Only problem I ever had with Chars is that damned dilute on black cattle. I remember though, in the 70's , a Char x Simm steer or heifer would win all the 4h /.FA shows, and they'd have some big calves that grew like crazy. My brother showed one every year, then turn in with my grandaddy's Angus herd. I remember them all having black baldy looking calves, though. Course back then, black wasn't bringing a premium. I still always have had in back of my mind, memories the night mare that was the 1st cow-killer Char bulls ( and SImms) that showed up around here in the 60's. Only use I saw until now for Char bulls, is they sure put the athleticism in bucking bulls! I think these black Simm x Chi-angus heifers should be able to handle a good sized calf. Chianina used to, until about 10 years ago, require an animal be 15/16ths Chianina to be registered, but they have changed that now to 7/8th. You see a lot of registered Chianina that are black and polled. The Chi-angus bulls and cows he uses for these replacement heifers, barely make Chi-Angus. Probably most are at least 13/16ths Chianina. I suspect some of his cows, and at least one of his AI sires, are in fact registered pb Chianina. His main requirement is that they be homozygous black and polled, Same as his black Simms. Right now, I can't think of a Brahma influenced breed that would be better, growth wise, and certainly not another British or Continental. I remember 20 something years ago, when I started getting those Brahma x Chianina cows from my client that was trying to develop his own line of bucking bulls. I used my neighbors polled Charolais on them, and those ladies raised some more big calves. I used to joke that if you could weigh one at sunrise and again at sundown, you'd probably see a 5 lb difference! I never had one of those Br x Chi cows have any problem at all calving those Char calves . Never assisted a single one in about 4-5 years of fooling with them. [/QUOTE]
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