350farms
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In your experience what has been the better mama, F1 tiger stripe, or F1 brangus? Or do you think the 3/8x5/8 full bloods do better?
I'm located in central Louisiana -
I'm located in central Louisiana -
I'm crossing them with a Simmental bullI know nothing about them, but out of curiosity what would you be breeding the F1s to?
I know that there is a lot of variables, I am just looking for other peoples preferences for terminal calves.Nobody can answer that open question because we do not know the herds they source from, the selection or culling practices. You major input, regardless of the cow base, will be to use a black or Char bull to add proper color and muscling while dropping some ear. That's what I've seen in my LA experience. You can take about any cow, including a LH, and with the right bull have a decent calf. The environment there is rough, no doubt. The "pretty cows" of magazines and such will not cut it there on the forages and climate.
I'm really interested in how a Brangus can be full blood when they are Brahma crossed with Angus. Seriously.I've heard the F1 Tiger Stripes are better mommas, but you need to be very very careful around them. They will flat run you over, stomp your skin into the soil, and compost you.
I've had F1 Brangus and I really like them. They are much more docile.
That said, I typically stick with a full blood commercial Brangus cow. They are docile and easy to find in my area. The F1 Brangus are more difficult to find and tend to run a little higher in price.
F1 Braford cows have a reputation for being the best momma cows there are. You have that Hertford docility that shows up in them. Angus can be TOO good of a momma, especially the first few days, and you will see a slight difference in docility with new calves between F1 Brafords and F1 Brangus cows. The past few months I have been helping a client build a herd, and we are finding the F1 Brafords to be the same price...sometimes higher...than pureblood Brafords. With either one, and given your location, you could use Brangus, or Ultrablack bulls, and get polled, black baldy calves, and the ear won't hurt you. I don't see the advantage in f1 Brangus over pureblood Brangus. If I had f1 Brangus, I'd probably go with a Hereford bull . I have a friend in south Ga that has pureblood Brangus cows, and he uses Beefmaster bulls. Ear doesn't hurt down there, and may even be a plus. The attached pdf is an excellent study on heterosis, and supports the idea that the F1 Brafords are the best cross, especially when its a Brahman bull and Hereford cows. It also supports that the best 3rd cross to use on the F1 Brafords, for maximum hybrid vigor is Angus bulls. The video attached from the Univ. of Iowa contains a chart showing the amount of DNA shared between all the different breeds. It shows that amongst the Continental breeds, there is very little diversity between them, and that most of them now carry a lot of Angus DNA, while purebred Herefords and purebred Angus have almost no shared DNA....one reason the black baldies do so well. And of course, the Brahmans share no DNA with the bos taurus breeds. This video supports the idea that the F1;s, either Braford or Brangus F1'swill yield you excellent brood cows, and that the 3rd cross for terminal claves should be either Angus on the Brafords or Herefords on the Brangus. If you can, then heck, try bth kinds of F1;s, and see what works best for you.
Brangus is a composite breed like Beefmaster, Braford, Santa Gertrudis or any of the others.I'm really interested in how a Brangus can be full blood when they are Brahma crossed with Angus. Seriously.
And are called 'Fullbloods'. Interesting how that works. Thanks.Brangus is a composite breed like Beefmaster, Braford, Santa Gertrudis or any of the others.
They are as full-blooded as Angus or Hereford or any of the others.And are called 'Fullbloods'. Interesting how that works. Thanks.
I believe he meant to say a pure bred Brangus, because technically you are correct.I'm really interested in how a Brangus can be full blood when they are Brahma crossed with Angus. Seriously.
The Brangus breed was developed over 80 years ago, by crossing Brahman and Angus. It is its own breed with its own registry.I'm really interested in how a Brangus can be full blood when they are Brahma crossed with Angus. Seriously.
Great Danes were developed by crossing Irish Wolf Hounds and Bull Mastiffs. but a half IWH and 1/2 BM is NOT a Great Dane. The Thoroughbred was developed by crossing Arabians with the European cold bloods, but a 1/2 Arabian 1/2 Percheron is NOT a TB.I'm really interested in how a Brangus can be full blood when they are Brahma crossed with Angus. Seriously.
Is the Brangus herd book closed, and if so for how long?Great Danes were developed by crossing Irish Wolf Hounds and Bull Mastiffs. but a half IWH and 1/2 BM is NOT a Great Dane. The Thoroughbred was developed by crossing Arabians with the European cold bloods, but a 1/2 Arabian 1/2 Percheron is NOT a TB.