Can't wait to see. I am looking for a niche breed and came across red poll and wanted to looked deeper into them.Redgully said:I am a red poll breeder, there is some really good genetics here in Australia and i know some semen is being exported too. Here in the last 40 years they have really concentrated on the beef side of things and the udders are holding up really well. There is a lot of semen around here of a U.S. bull called m-m hoosier classic and i know a breeder who used him a lot. He said his daughters grew fast and produced heaps of milk and their udders fell to pieces. I will get some photos of some of mine and post.
The breed is endangered and it is declining in Britain, North America, and globally. Large numbers of Red Poll cows are being lost to the population through their use in herds of commercial cattle and in some other breeds. The Red Poll must become more widely recognized if it is to survive. Fortunately, the breed has a great deal to offer. Its long history of pure breeding has given the breed exceptional genetic consistency. Bulls are prepotent, and their offspring are highly predictable and uniform. Distantly related to most other beef breeds, the Red Poll can impart significant hybrid vigor when crossed. The breed was, for example, a foundation of the Senepol breed, developed in the 1900s in the Caribbean. Crossbreeding serves the breed's interests when bulls are used and can then be acknowledged for the quality of the offspring they produce. Cows, however, must be bred pure to ensure the breed's survival, which means that Red Polls must also maintain their niche as a purebred. This should not be difficult, as the breed is well suited for production of grassfed beef.
darcelina4 said:My neighbor raises Red Polls. He has a pretty uniform looking easy fleshing herd. I've always been impressed by them. My daughter won a calf scramble at the state fair. We used the certificate to purchase a heifer from the neighbor. She is a march 2019. Beautiful. Great topline. Long body. Good depth. And so gentle. We got her on a Sunday untouched except for vaccines. In 2 days she was halter broke and you could walk right upto her in the pen and catch her. She is very food motivated. And very vocal. We love how she looks. Next Saturday we are taking her to a district show. As there wont be other Red Polls, she will show in aob classes. I guess we will figure out if others think she looks as good as we think she looks.
Cada22 said:darcelina4 said:My neighbor raises Red Polls. He has a pretty uniform looking easy fleshing herd. I've always been impressed by them. My daughter won a calf scramble at the state fair. We used the certificate to purchase a heifer from the neighbor. She is a march 2019. Beautiful. Great topline. Long body. Good depth. And so gentle. We got her on a Sunday untouched except for vaccines. In 2 days she was halter broke and you could walk right upto her in the pen and catch her. She is very food motivated. And very vocal. We love how she looks. Next Saturday we are taking her to a district show. As there wont be other Red Polls, she will show in aob classes. I guess we will figure out if others think she looks as good as we think she looks.
Best of luck in the show. Please let us know how it turns out.
That is partially my reasoning for this question. I want to move into a lesser known breed and try to breed the best animal possible. Exploring Red Poll and Fleck, and may go with both.
darcelina4 said:So we went to the show with the red poll today. We got reserve grand AOB. The judge didnt say much about her except the she had really good length. We will have out local show on the 15th then the county fair at the end of the month. We will end up going against the one that beat us today at the county fair in 4 weeks. Different judge. Interested to see how that goes.