pk1":23a0opmk said:
Brahman herd will calve each year around 75%!. 25% do not get in calf because of poor fertility! when you cross a Brahman and Angus together and get a Brangus it does not help fertility significantly! we had brahman x angus/shorthorn cows that had long gestation where always the last to get in calf and sometimes did not get in calf! they could not compete with black baldy cows. The black baldy cows where always a cycle in front. We culled everything that had brahman content. we had a 9 week joining period. Bosindicus cattle are well known for long gestation poor fertility and are dark cutters!. they only work in the tropics. its a fact. :cboy:
Anybody with Brahman not culling for 100% calving every year is just poor culling practices. The J D Hudgins ranch is a good example of good culling. The other fact is that crossbreeding for hybrid vigor improves fertility.
Dark cutters are also a result of poor selection of breeding stock.
"They only work in the tropics." I guess my cattle didn't know that.
Longer gestation periods, About 10 days longer for purebreds , a little less for cross breds.
Inferior cattle are not the result of breed. Inferior cattle are the result of ignorance and lack of discipline of the breeder of any breed.