townfarmer
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We've had highland cows for several years and have crossed them with Murray Grey, Angus, Brangus and Charolais. If you're wanting a terminal calf I dont think you'll ever produce an animal that's suitable for the feedlot out of a highland cow. However with the right early maturing style bull you can produce a calf that's fat and ready to butcher at 9-12 months. If you're retaining females that's a whole other story. We've got some wonderful F1 Brangus highland and Murray grey Highland cows that can produce a very marketable calf. Personally I think for the first cross over a highland cow you're better off with a early maturing British breed than a Euro bull.
I've visited a few big highland breeders in the UK and the most common way of using Highland genetics in a commercial system over there is to create F1 highland suckler cows and then cross them with a terminal bull like a limo, char, sim etc.
Andrew
I've visited a few big highland breeders in the UK and the most common way of using Highland genetics in a commercial system over there is to create F1 highland suckler cows and then cross them with a terminal bull like a limo, char, sim etc.
Andrew
