pricefarm
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Iam looking for a new bull. I have always used Reg Angus bulls in the past. Iam think of buying either a Hereford or Simmental bull. All my cows are black or black white face. Which one would you use ?
Polled Hereford and Black Simmental would be what I would want.Either breed should work well if bull selection is done well. Really depend on what you want. Hereford I'd figure will sire more white faces etc... Are we talking polled red herefords or black herefords. Fleckvieh Simmental or Purebred Black or Red Simmental. Blaze Faces etc...
To raise the heaviest weaned calf that I can that is either black or black white face so they don't get docked at the sale barn. I really don't have any plans to keep back any more replacement heifers.What are your goals?
If you use a Hereford bull, 50% of the bwf cows could throw red calves. Any of your black cows that aren't homozygous black could too. Use a registered Black Hereford bull that is tested homozygous for black, and all of your calves will be black baldies. Dunno about VA, but here a black baldy will bring what a black will. Or, if they like just a little bit of ear up there, a Brangus would be awesome on those cows.To raise the heaviest weaned calf that I can that is either black or black white face so they don't get docked at the sale barn. I really don't have any plans to keep back any more replacement heifers.
American Black Hereford AssociationI don't know of anyone around my area that raises black Herefords. Anyone know of any breeders near southwest VA?
I've heard that white face gene from Simmental are different from the w/f gene from Hereford. Apparently sim w/f gene didn't got passed on to the offspring every time.how would white faced sim bull work on these cattle.....for w/f calves?