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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 6675"><p>> Longhorns in Tennessee are becoming more plentiful-maybe they are a novelty to some but I'm starting to get calls for Longhorn bulls to breed to first calf heifers. Some folks are getting tired of pulling big calves and losing their heifers from being bred to large birth weight bulls. Our local Texas Longhorn affiliate just had our annual Field Day on Memorial Day weekend and we had a Charolais breeder to attend. They came up to me and asked how do we work our cattle and I told them that compared to the Charolais heifers that I have I work my Longhorns a whole lot easier. Then I asked them what do they breed their first calf heifers to and they said Charolais of course but then they also admitted that the first five calves born to heifers had to be pulled. They also admitted that they lose about 10% of their calves and heifers to birthing. Now I may be wrong but I'd rather have a half Longhorn calf to sell in the fall than a dead one in the ditch.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 6675"] > Longhorns in Tennessee are becoming more plentiful-maybe they are a novelty to some but I'm starting to get calls for Longhorn bulls to breed to first calf heifers. Some folks are getting tired of pulling big calves and losing their heifers from being bred to large birth weight bulls. Our local Texas Longhorn affiliate just had our annual Field Day on Memorial Day weekend and we had a Charolais breeder to attend. They came up to me and asked how do we work our cattle and I told them that compared to the Charolais heifers that I have I work my Longhorns a whole lot easier. Then I asked them what do they breed their first calf heifers to and they said Charolais of course but then they also admitted that the first five calves born to heifers had to be pulled. They also admitted that they lose about 10% of their calves and heifers to birthing. Now I may be wrong but I'd rather have a half Longhorn calf to sell in the fall than a dead one in the ditch. [/QUOTE]
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