Star 5 Breed

[jaydill]

I'm pretty sure this breed is more for show...but just wonderin if y'all ever heard of it? Just wonderin about the positives and negatives of it.

 

[la4angus]

I'm pretty sure this breed is more for show...but just wonderin if y'all ever heard of it? Just wonderin about the positives and negatives of it.

Never heard of it. What is it.

 

[Arnold Ziffle]

I could easily be mistaken, but I believe it's just a sort of trade name used by folks that cross Gerts with Herefords, and I believe they refer to the resulting heifers as Star 5's. (Of course, the progeny of that cross approximates a Beefmaster, albeit with more British and less Brahman influence). Look up one of the ads here on CattleToday by Dr. Borchers from down around Victoria, I believe his add banner is something like Southern Y Ranches, for pictures of some of his Star 5 heifers.

 

[jaydill]

You're right...it's a hereford x gert. Can resemble something of a beefmaster but will do better in American classes due to the greater british influence. I'm thinkin our county will start seeing a few of em next year. One of the girls in my FFA is getting one.

Look up one of the ads here on CattleToday by Dr. Borchers from down around Victoria, I believe his add banner is something like Southern Y Ranches, for pictures of some of his Star 5 heifers.

Thanks. Will do.

 

[tuck]

I thought it was anything crossed with a gert, not just hereford.

 

[TxSimbrahShower]

It is anything that is crossed. One parent has to be a Gert.

That's why they come in all colors.

mom

 

[jaydill]

The girl in my FFA that's gettin one told me it's a gert x hereford. Maybe she was just talkin about the one she's lookin at. In any case, anyone have any experience with them? I know they're fairly new but I'm curious about them.

 

[bward]

Star 5 is a recorded percentage Gert with any other breeds in the mix.

From someone who knows.

My Favorite by the way is Gert Simmental.

 

[jaydill]

Star 5 is a recorded percentage Gert with any other breeds in the mix.

From someone who knows.

My Favorite by the way is Gert Simmental.

is that a picture of one in your avatar? got any more pictures of em?

 

[bward]

He is a 4 year old purebred Bull....

I did have a web site with oodles of percentage gerts but My web provider went out of business and I haven't got motivated yet to find another.

If you pm me your e-mail address I can send you some pics and descriptions.

 

[TK Ranch]

Once again bward is bang on with the Gert info. Have you guys recorded any of your Star 5 cattle yet? We are thinking of recording a bull this spring if he keeps looking the way he is now. Ross wont be impressed because it's Black. I have the latst gainbtest to send you as well

TK

 

[bward]

Actually TK, we have been recording all our retained percentage gerts since 1994, and SGBI did it without a fee. When I started recording daughters of those first crosses they started to charge a fee and issue a 5 star certificate. Darn.

You can record a percentage bull. My all time favorite percentage bull was a 3/4 and was as mild as a lamb and kind to the cows... a gentleman in every way. And yes, horrified people, I scratched him every chance I got. I used him on a few gert crosses and some non gert cows but only retained a few of his female offspring. They ended up with bizarre percentage numbers like 67% or 28% or something like that. I cried when we shipped him at age 7. I loaded him in the trailer for his last ride and I am sure he thought he was going to go breed some cows. Talk about your ultimate betrayal. I still feel like a heel.

I told Ross about your black bull and after vocalising a few words I cannot mention, " traitor" comes to mind. heh heh

 

[jaydill]

Once again bward is bang on with the Gert info. Have you guys recorded any of your Star 5 cattle yet? We are thinking of recording a bull this spring if he keeps looking the way he is now. Ross wont be impressed because it's Black. I have the latst gainbtest to send you as well

TK

Got any pictures of this bull?

 

[TK Ranch]

Ill try to get out today and get some a snow storm is supposed to hit tomorrow. If i can figure out how to post it, it will be on tonight.

TK

 

[TK Ranch]

I hope this works I have never done this before. He is 50% Gert and 50% black angus

Let me Knaow what you think

TK

 

[la4angus]

Looks a little short bodied.

 

[Saltydawg]

Is that all White Poplar in the background? :shock:

 

[TK Ranch]

Yep all of it is white poplar if you go to the wet areas you get black

TK

 

[jaydill]

Wow...lots of hair. He does look short bodied and maybe like he's lacking a little in the rear (though it could be the angle) but I do really like him. Thanks for the picture. I think I kinda like that gert x black angus cross.

 

[TK Ranch]

jaydill,

I'll post some gert pics with there winter coats on Not as sleek and smooth as down south

TK