what breed is this

[moses388]

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This cow is in an old beef herd. I don't know what breed she is and I am trying to figure out a complementary breed for mating. Any suggestions? I was thinking Fleckvieh, but I would have to buy semen. I do have some Red Shorthorn - Creole 135.

 

[Lucky_P]

Looks very much like some of the old Guernsey-Hereford cross cows in my grandparents' herd, back when I was a kid... descendents of Grandma's milk cow... but she could just have some Simmental ancestry, or even some Pinzgauer or Charolais - the white underline, tail and up on top almost approaching some of the 'finching' you see in Pinzgauer and Charolais crosses from time to time. It's anyone's guess, really.
No reason not to put that Creole 135 semen in her, since you've already got it in the tank., but a good Fleckvieh sire would probably give you a really nice calf.

 

[Stocker Steve]

High capacity homo black bull.

 

[Ky hills]

Looks like a high percentage Guernsey to me.

 

[Muddy]

Looks like guernsey mix to me. Could be yellow fleckvieh cross as well.

 

[jerry27150]

looks like red & white Holstein to me.

 

[jerry27150]

i would breed her to red angus

 

[Son of Butch]

I don't know what mix, but too much power in the front end to be Guernsey.
I agree with Lucky P use the Creole 135, or whoever you are breeding most
of your herd to, for uniformity. I would not bother tracking down anything
special just for her.

 

[Hoser]

Ooo I like this game. My first thought was fleckvieh charolais cross. I know nothing about Guernsey but she very well could be judging by the pictures I looked up.

What's in my cow that throws gray calves when bred to black angus bulls?

 

[Ky hills]

Ooo I like this game. My first thought was fleckvieh charolais cross. I know nothing about Guernsey but she very well could be judging by the pictures I looked up.

What's in my cow that throws gray calves when bred to black angus bulls?

It looks to me that it is some dilution from Charolais, or old fashioned Simmental.

 

[Hoser]

It looks to me that it is some dilution from Charolais, or old fashioned Simmental.

Possibly. I was thinking she had some Limo or Gelbvieh in her judging by her round muscular rear end which I don't have a picture of.

 

[Hoser]

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This cow is in an old beef herd. I don't know what breed she is and I am trying to figure out a complementary breed for mating. Any suggestions? I was thinking Fleckvieh, but I would have to buy semen. I do have some Red Shorthorn - Creole 135.

How did you end up with her?

 

[Ky hills]

Possibly. I was thinking she had some Limo or Gelbvieh in her judging by her round muscular rear end which I don't have a picture of.

That could very well be part of the mix, could see her being a cross of Limousin and Charolais. I've seen some Charolais crosses be fairly dark red like that.

 

[Hoser]

That could very well be part of the mix, could see her being a cross of Limousin and Charolais. I've seen some Charolais crosses be fairly dark red like that.

Here is that calf all growed up with a Hereford sired calf. When bred bad to a black angus she gives me an identically coloured calf as herself.

 

[Ky hills]

Here is that calf all growed up with a Hereford sired calf. When bred bad to a black angus she gives me an identically coloured calf as herself.

Whatever she is she looks like good cow.

 

[moses388]

How did you end up with her?

The cow is part of Dad's old beef herd. He doesn't know her pedigree, but believes she originated from the dairy herd.

 

[moses388]

Here is that calf all growed up with a Hereford sired calf. When bred bad to a black angus she gives me an identically coloured calf as herself.

I also have brown cows that have brown calves when bred to Black Angus. I've learned that I can breed brown cows to Red Angus and get a black calf.

I like the Hereford calf. I may have to try that one day.

 

[Nesikep]

Here is that calf all growed up with a Hereford sired calf. When bred bad to a black angus she gives me an identically coloured calf as herself.

I think Char is definitely in the woodpile, what else, hard to say, I don't see anything about her that says Gelbvieh or limo to my eye

 

[Stocker Steve]

B & W Holstein ?

 

[moses388]

B & W Holstein ?

Yes. Back in the day, the dairy herd was black & white Holstein.