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re: beefmaster cattle
Posted on 1/27/13 at 11:29 am to angus1838
Posted on 1/27/13 at 11:29 am to angus1838
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I would not buy a beefmaster bull to put on them for their first calves though.
so you think I should cross with a smaller breed the first time so they have less chance of having birth issues due to a big baby?
also, what about buying semen instead of a bull?
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Posted on 1/27/13 at 11:34 am to diat150
quote:I sure wouldn't calve 'em off of rye grass.
so you think I should cross with a smaller breed the first time so they have less chance of having birth issues due to a big baby?
quote:We did this at first. I would artificially inseminate them. Very intensive management.
also, what about buying semen instead of a bull?
You have to watch them closely to catch them in "standing heat" then pop 'em 12 hours after. Cattle have strong homosexual tendencies and will mount one another. Often I'd wake up and they were still in standing heat so had to wait til afternoon.
Posted on 1/27/13 at 11:45 am to diat150
Everything really depends on the size of the operation. If you are looking at 20 heifers then I think AI is the way to go so that you dont have the expense of a bull. I would find a low birth weight brangus or angus for their first and then if I wanted to continue a registered herd go back to beefmaster. Is this going to be a hobby our a way to make a living?
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