Heat Wave females

[hardenblu2]

I have a Heat Wave and a Heat Wave 1 daughter. I am interested in hearing what bulls are working to maintain the show ring appeal but lower the birth weight

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on these heifers. H.W. birth weight 100lbs, H.W. 1, 106lbs. Thanks 

 

[frostback]

Check out the post titiled "WHAT WORKS ON HEATWAVE DAUGHTERS"

 

[CAB]

Thanks Frosty. Brent

 

[knabe]

I have a Heat Wave and a Heat Wave 1 daughter. I am interested in hearing what bulls are working to maintain the show ring appeal but lower the birth weight

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on these heifers. H.W. birth weight 100lbs, H.W. 1, 106lbs. Thanks  

not being a smarty, but it's important to ask that question before you breed to a bull in case you wanted steers, but got females.

lowline angus for first calf heifer.   it's nice to start off heifers with success calving and mothering.

 

[fullblood]

so i bred my first calf heifers to lowline and have a heifer. how do you bred them if you what club calves?

 

[knabe]

so i bred my first calf heifers to lowline and have a heifer. how do you bred them if you what club calves?

the lowline heifer?

 

[fullblood]

it was purebred maine bred to lowline got heifer.

 

[Dusty]

it was purebred maine bred to lowline got heifer.

You breed it an auction ring at the sale barn.  She'll never be able to have a club calf.  You breed her lowline just to let her have her first calf.

 

[LazyGLowlines]

The 1/2 lowline heifer is not a 'throw-away' (sale barn).  Depending on her birthweight there are lots of mderate framed/low b/w clubby bulls that you can breed her to.  We know a breeder who's breeding fullblood lowlines to Dr Who with no problems.

 

[TJ]

it was purebred maine bred to lowline got heifer.

You breed it an auction ring at the sale barn.  She'll never be able to have a club calf.  You breed her lowline just to let her have her first calf.

I'd breed a Lowline heifer to a Lowline for the 1st calf, BUT... FWIW, a friend of mine had a neighbors 2,000+ lb. Simmental bull jump the fence & bred his purebred Lowline.  She stuck.  The 1/2 Simmi was her 2nd calf... she calved unassisted & had a nice BWF heifer calf.  Half Lowline cows (not heifers) can handle most bulls.  And in this case, a purebred handled a Simmi (and she was kinda small for even a purebred)... as Lazy G mentioned, I've heard of fullblood cows calving to Dr Who.  I just wouldn't use a "well known" cow killer on one of them.  

 

[fullblood]

thanks i think will bred to low birth weight angus first.

 

[Burnetaggie99]

We use Who Made Who

 

[hardenblu2]

Thanks for all the info, is lowline a bull or a blood line? Does who made who throw small enough calves for heifers? Has any one heard of THE BRICK from Brian Martin?

 

[shortyjock89]

Thanks for all the info, is lowline a bull or a blood line? Does who made who throw small enough calves for heifers? Has any one heard of THE BRICK from Brian Martin?

Lowline is a breed. They're actually 100% Black Angus that are downsized. They are about 2/3 the size of most "normal" sized cattle. They have excellent fleshing and calving ease traits. Doc Holliday is the sire of the heifer in my avatar and is owned by TJ Stenger.

 

[Bulldaddy]

Thanks for all the info, is lowline a bull or a blood line? Does who made who throw small enough calves for heifers? Has any one heard of THE BRICK from Brian Martin?

Who Made Who has been used successfully on exotic cross heifers. Not sure if he would work on straight Angus or other English breeds.

 

[TJ]

the heifer in my avatar

The heifer in your avatar had a heifer calf today by Kryptonite (Zeffirelli son).  Also had a real good looking bull out of her dam the other day too.