Which way to cross

[SmokinM]

I know this has been discussed on here as far as using a longhorn bull on angus etc. cattle for calving ease but can/should you cross going the other way Angus bull LH heifer? I know some breeds cross great one way but not the other - i.e stallion to jenny=crap (henny) but jack to mare=mule! I know every bodies varying opinions on the product of this cross but I am not building my herd like this just may be able to improve my bottom line. Thanks.

 

[piedmontese]

Totally foolish to put a LH bull on any other beef breed. Plenty of good calving ease bulls that will give u a nice valuable calf. Now if u have some LH cows and wanna up the value of those calves then yea go ahead and use a angus bull. Charolais is the best though to produce a solid colored calf that will sell good for u.

 

[branguscowgirl]

For starters, most mules are produced from breeding a jack to a mare. I would think that calving ease would play a roll in which way to cross the Angus/Longhorns. I will leave that to someone who has experience with the Longhorns to answer.

 

[TexasBred]

I know this has been discussed on here as far as using a longhorn bull on angus etc. cattle for calving ease but can/should you cross going the other way Angus bull LH heifer? I know some breeds cross great one way but not the other - i.e stallion to jenny=mule but jack to mare=crap! I know every bodies varying opinions on the product of this cross but I am not building my herd like this just may be able to improve my bottom line. Thanks.

Either way the result is going to be a POS.

 

[cow pollinater]

It works just fine. It won't knock all of the color off but as far as calving them out it works just the same as the other way around.

 

[SmokinM]

Sorry DA attack on my comparison I know how you get a mule just typed it backwards!!! :dunce: Basically comes down to a friend has some LH heifers and I have a nice calving ease bull so I can pick up a couple extra calves to sale for just a little swapping but but don't want dead calves or heifers.Thanks!