When it comes to cattle, I love em all! My family has had cattle all my life, mostly Angus or Angus x Hereford. In 2001, I got to purchase my first heifers that were mine. Neighbor down the road had 2 registered Simmental heifers for sale. I can still remember walking into his barn and seeing them! Since then I have grown to love and appreciate the breed for many reasons.
Simmental cattle have many attributes. All the cattle on our farm, from the youngest calves and new additions to the oldest matrons are very docile. Simmental cattle make great mother cows. In Europe Simmental cattle are actually used not only for beef, but also as dairy animals in parts of France and Switzerland. Some parts of Europe also use them as draft animals, 3 purposes, one animal!
Today's Simmental cattle come in many colors. Traditional Simmentals will be red and white, those colors can vary to shades of yellow over to chocolate. Newer lines are black hided cattle. Some have white markings from star and blaze faces to traditional marked with black hides.
I travel a lot with work, but with a Calving Ease EPD, we are able to breed to make sure our calves are coming easy, then the heavy milking mommas can get the growth on the calf once its here.
Sorry to ramble, these cattle have become a huge part of my life since I bought those first 2 heifers as a Freshman in high school. Look forward to reading about other breeds. Thanks for starting this thread!