Taurus
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OP stated that the herefords she have is not registered. So they might have a simmental in them. My grandfather used to have herefords and simmentals in his commerical herd. He used a simmental bull on them and the calves out of the hereford cows looks like a simmental while others looks like just their mother.snake67":27po04zx said:Crazy Farmgirl":27po04zx said:the other morning I was surprised to find momma and this little guy in the pasture. Not only was momma not due for a few more weeks but he appears to be the mailmans...both dam and sire are supposedly fullblood herefords. Now I am no expert but I've never seen a hereford with this color pattern..is it possible for hereford to throw such color?? My thoughts are that one of the parents is NOT full hereford as I was told (they are not registered)
Have a neighbor who runs some holstein in his dairy herd been teasing him about sneaking over to knock up my cows or that maybe he botched the banding of the one holstein steer I have from him! :shock:
Good news is he was healthy even though he was early, dam's milk had not come in when he hit the ground but it did come on strong the next day. Dam is 11 yrs old and this is the first bull calf she's ever had (he's a steer now). She is starting to show her age in having to work a little harder to keep condition but is an excellent mother and has great calves so we'll see how she does raising this one and keeping up through the winter...may be her last one.
If she is 11 now and doing this well she will likely go to 15 - 18 and not give you any probs - keep her
I have had many cows over 15 give me good calves
Keep the heifers from her
Longevity and productivity when combined are a good thing
You need those push button cows to make a dollar
And I am in agreement - looks like a dairy pattern to me - but it bothers me that he is not black and white - any other possibilities for a daddy in the area? There are Holsteins that run with a red colour - what colour is this bull with loose morals?
Best to all
Bez
chippie":2mgxh544 said:Is your bull a red neck? If so, he looks more Simmental than your cow. I have seen quite a few Simmental cattle marked like him.
Beefy":3q0ggf69 said:(the cow looks like she has simmental in her too)
You pretty much have to go to fullbloodss to get the tradtional Simmenthal markings.Brandonm22":2qcwmqak said:It looks like 2/3s of the Purebred Simmentals at ABS here in the US are black. The rest are solid red. The white faced, "flashy", and yellow Simmentals of my youth appear to be no longer en vogue......in the US
http://abs-bs.absglobal.com/beef/simmental_ss_main.asp?