What should I breed my Shorthorn cow too?

erbarrett12 · Dec 13, 2015

I have a Shorthorn Cow, and also a Shorthorn Plus cow. I will need to be breeding them soon with an AI sire, and I am looking for some help on deciding which bull to use. It will be their 2nd time being bred for both of them, and they are both in good condition, especially the shorthorn plus. The shorthorn plus is black, and the shorthorn is red, with some white on her stomach. I want to breed the Shorthorn to a club calf or a purebred shorthorn bull, preferably get a black and white calf out of her (if that's possible). For the Shorthorn Plus, I would prefer breeding her to a purebred shorthorn bull to get a black and white, or blue roan calf, or I would breed her to a club calf if it was a pretty good bull. Please let me know any suggestions on what to breed them to. Thank You! I have also attached a picture of each one... even though they aren't the best.

sizzler14 · Dec 14, 2015

Ghost Rider (shorthorn) to the black one. If the purebred is th Free I'd bred her to Safe N Sound. If she's a carrier I'd bred her to Grizzly Bear

JTM · Dec 14, 2015

I would breed them back to a calving ease Shorthorn bull. The second calf can also be difficult for cows if they aren't bred to the right bulls. I wouldn't try to go all out on the second calf or you might get burnt.

erbarrett12 · Dec 14, 2015

Sizzler14 said:
Ghost Rider (shorthorn) to the black one. If the purebred is th Free I'd bred her to Safe N Sound. If she's a carrier I'd bred her to Grizzly Bear

Thank you! I think I'll breed her to safe n sound... Do you happen to have any pictures of his calves?

erbarrett12 · Dec 14, 2015

Sizzler14 said:
Ghost Rider (shorthorn) to the black one. If the purebred is th Free I'd bred her to Safe N Sound. If she's a carrier I'd bred her to Grizzly Bear

And also yes I'll definately breed the black one to ghost rider... That is exactly what we wanted to breed her to (a white shorthorn bull)

Doc · Dec 14, 2015

I would look at KOLT Kane Nitro. Solid white bull. Schrags top selling plus heifer(blue roan) this year was by him and she was pretty good. Strope's had a steer by him that did some winning.

Doc · Dec 14, 2015

Doc said:
I would look at KOLT Kane Nitro. Solid white bull. Schrags top selling plus heifer(blue roan) this year was by him and she was pretty good. Strope's had a steer by him that did some winning.

And I use him on my virgin heifers.

erbarrett12 · Dec 14, 2015

Doc said:
I would look at KOLT Kane Nitro. Solid white bull. Schrags top selling plus heifer(blue roan) this year was by him and she was pretty good. Strope's had a steer by him that did some winning.

Do you know his birthweight?

erbarrett12 · Dec 14, 2015

Also, any recommended shorthorn bulls for the red heifer?

Doc · Dec 14, 2015

CED BW WW YW MK
5.0 0.0 44 54 21

Bw- 84 lbs

Pictured is a hfr by Mercedes Benz , but out of a roan cow. We had a steer with a little more white out of a dark roan by MB. Out of a red one I usually get some white on the belly.

Doc · Dec 14, 2015

The numbers I posted are on Kane Nitro.

erbarrett12 · Dec 15, 2015

I like Mercedes Benz, but I saw that someone said they used him on a 2nd calf cow, and the cow died. Have you used him on 2nd calf cows?

mark tenenbaum · Dec 15, 2015

Young Money-as long as niether is not a hard calver-or Excel 80-is an1-80 and full sib to the jr national bred and owned female-hes also got some shorthorn and angus bottom side may tend more to black - or Martindell Enticer-stoutest hiest performing CE bull I know of

sizzler14 · Dec 15, 2015

erbarrett12 said:
I like Mercedes Benz, but I saw that someone said they used him on a 2nd calf cow, and the cow died. Have you used him on 2nd calf cows?

I lost a heifer this past spring to him as well. 122 pound bull calf

erbarrett12 · Dec 15, 2015

Would the red white & roan bull work on the red heifer? Or is he too heavy/ too big?

mark tenenbaum · Dec 15, 2015

Need to know how the females are bred-The Enticer bull (last pic) would throw a purebred Shorthorn hes 7/8 2600 pounds, and probably as easy calving or close to i-80 O0

erbarrett12 · Dec 15, 2015

mark tenenbaum said:
Need to know how the females are bred-The Enticer bull (last pic) would throw a purebred Shorthorn hes 7/8 2600 pounds, and probably as easy calving or close to i-80 O0

We ai them

dhs · Dec 15, 2015

Mark,
What's the reg# on the roan bull and where can we get semen on him? Do you think that bull could compliment these heifers?

Thanks, DHS

Doc · Dec 15, 2015

Just getting back on here, but Benz is my go to virgin heifer bull if I want to go Maine on a white or roan heifer. To date (knock on wood) we haven't touched one yet. I have been very pleased with his calving ease. IMO , I like him better than virgin heifers than I-80. My experience , I-80 can throw a little stouter calf out of a virgin than MB.

mark tenenbaum · Dec 16, 2015

dhs said:
Mark,
What's the reg# on the roan bull and where can we get semen on him? Do you think that bull could compliment these heifers? AR47359 Brent Elam sells the semen- phones-615 573 5881 or 615 268 5630 O0

Thanks, DHS

What should I breed my Shorthorn cow too?

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