What should I breed with a short horn

[obrionusa]

I have a short horn heifer for beef. What would be something to breed her with? Neighbor is getting an angus bull soon. Said we could let them run together. Whats your thought?

 

[dun]

That;s as good as anything. Red Angus would be better though. The vet used a Shorthorn on some of his registered black Angus cows. The calves are real meat wagons, far better then their mothers. They're all bulls and blue roan.

 

[greybeard]

Breed her to a Brahma. Breed her calf to a Brahma/Herford cross bull. ;-)
:hide:

 

[Kathie in Thorp]

Is this a beef type shorthorn, or a dairy type?

 

[Taurus]

I bred my shorthorn cows to a black angus bull. The shorthorns' current calves were sired by a red angus bull.

 

[obrionusa]

Is this a beef type shorthorn, or a dairy type?

Beef cattle

 

[Roan]

Here is a thought, breed her to a shorthorn! :nod:

 

[3waycross]

My buddy bred his Shorties to a Gelbvieh bull for a few years and then went back on those offspring with a Red Angus bull. They are real good cattle.

His Shorties were big cattle and the Gelbvieh downsized them some.

 

[Stocker Steve]

I have a short horn heifer for beef. What would be something to breed her with? quote]

Any beef bull works unless you have a specific goal. ;-)

I have gotten my best SH X replacements going with a Herford or GV bull.

I have gotten some grey calves with a BA bull and they did not sell well.