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<blockquote data-quote="Rustler9" data-source="post: 71913" data-attributes="member: 440"><p>I know that the spots can show up in crossbred Longhorn calves but we have some Beefmaster cows that have solid red or black calves every year when bred to our black and white spotted bull. I've got a guy coming Saturday to look at two solid black heifers out of this cross. One has small horns, one is polled. Both are out of horned Beefmaster cows. Looking at these heifers you would never guess that they are half Longhorn. These same cows had solid black calves last year-took these calves to the sale barn-the guy who helped unload and tag the calves called one of his friends and told him that we had Longhorn cross heifers in the sale. The guy came to the sale and bought them all-says he's going to use a Charolais bull on them. My suggestion for the guy thinking about buying the Longhorn cows is to use a Charolais bull on them-the calves will all come out a cream (yellow) color, much like any of the Charolais cross calves from other breeds. Charolais seems to dilute the Longhorn colors. The calves grow like crazy and bring a premium price at the barn. Several people in our area use this cross and swear by it. Those Longhorn mamas can sure raise a good calf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rustler9, post: 71913, member: 440"] I know that the spots can show up in crossbred Longhorn calves but we have some Beefmaster cows that have solid red or black calves every year when bred to our black and white spotted bull. I've got a guy coming Saturday to look at two solid black heifers out of this cross. One has small horns, one is polled. Both are out of horned Beefmaster cows. Looking at these heifers you would never guess that they are half Longhorn. These same cows had solid black calves last year-took these calves to the sale barn-the guy who helped unload and tag the calves called one of his friends and told him that we had Longhorn cross heifers in the sale. The guy came to the sale and bought them all-says he's going to use a Charolais bull on them. My suggestion for the guy thinking about buying the Longhorn cows is to use a Charolais bull on them-the calves will all come out a cream (yellow) color, much like any of the Charolais cross calves from other breeds. Charolais seems to dilute the Longhorn colors. The calves grow like crazy and bring a premium price at the barn. Several people in our area use this cross and swear by it. Those Longhorn mamas can sure raise a good calf. [/QUOTE]
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