What do you think of her?

[knabe]

if they could grow some more hair -

breed to a TH carrier.  can't believe i said that.

 

[LN]

Alright, so I'm gonna be the bad guy and bad mouth Braunvieh a little bit.

We tried them in the mid 90s crossing them with our SimAngus cows and weren't impressed. Didn't like the color patterns, carcass merit didn't improve, growth wasn't all that impressive and quite a few were goofballs.

I will credit the breed for excellent longevity and fertility. Maybe the best of the Bos Taurus breeds we've tried, but our personal preference was we didn't like the result and stuck with the SimAngus.

That was our personal experience, sorry to be the naysayer. I really do like your heifer though (thumbsup)

 

[CAB]

They're not Bos Taurus. Someday I may have to try a few also. I think that I could like them. Braunvieh do you ever sell heifers for commercial herd use?

 

[CMB]

Great looking heifer!!

 

[DL]

Nice heifer

Maybe the best of the Bos Taurus breeds we've tried, but our personal preference was we didn't like the result and stuck with the SimAngus.

I don't even know what that means??

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=9913
Bos taurus
Taxonomy ID: 9913
Genbank common name: cattle
Inherited blast name: even-toed ungulates
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 2 (Vertebrate Mitochondrial)
Other names:
synonym: Bos primigenius taurus
synonym: Bos bovis
common name: cow
common name: bovine
common name: domestic cattle
common name: domestic cow
includes: Bovidae sp. Adi Nefas

 

[LN]

Nice heifer

Maybe the best of the Bos Taurus breeds we've tried, but our personal preference was we didn't like the result and stuck with the SimAngus.

I don't even know what that means??

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=9913
Bos taurus
Taxonomy ID: 9913
Genbank common name: cattle
Inherited blast name: even-toed ungulates
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 2 (Vertebrate Mitochondrial)
Other names:
synonym: Bos primigenius taurus
synonym: Bos bovis
common name: cow
common name: bovine
common name: domestic cattle
common name: domestic cow
includes: Bovidae sp. Adi Nefas

Bos taurus is cattle of European descent. So yes, Braunvieh's are Bos taurus.

Zebu cattle (or cattle from India) fall under the category Bos indicus.

 

[DL]

Nice heifer

Maybe the best of the Bos Taurus breeds we've tried, but our personal preference was we didn't like the result and stuck with the SimAngus.

I don't even know what that means??

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=9913
Bos taurus
Taxonomy ID: 9913
Genbank common name: cattle
Inherited blast name: even-toed ungulates
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 2 (Vertebrate Mitochondrial)
Other names:
synonym: Bos primigenius taurus
synonym: Bos bovis
common name: cow
common name: bovine
common name: domestic cattle
common name: domestic cow
includes: Bovidae sp. Adi Nefas

Bos taurus is cattle of European descent. So yes, Braunvieh's are Bos taurus.

Zebu cattle (or cattle from India) fall under the category Bos indicus.

Bos taurus is the species name - historically used for cattle of European descent but so are Simmies and Angus and Maines etc etc etc you said  "Maybe the best of the Bos Taurus breeds we've tried breeding" were you previously breeding  zebus? That was my confusion

 

[LN]

Nice heifer

Maybe the best of the Bos Taurus breeds we've tried, but our personal preference was we didn't like the result and stuck with the SimAngus.

I don't even know what that means??

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=9913
Bos taurus
Taxonomy ID: 9913
Genbank common name: cattle
Inherited blast name: even-toed ungulates
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 2 (Vertebrate Mitochondrial)
Other names:
synonym: Bos primigenius taurus
synonym: Bos bovis
common name: cow
common name: bovine
common name: domestic cattle
common name: domestic cow
includes: Bovidae sp. Adi Nefas

Bos taurus is cattle of European descent. So yes, Braunvieh's are Bos taurus.

Zebu cattle (or cattle from India) fall under the category Bos indicus.

Bos taurus is the species name - historically used for cattle of European descent but so are Simmies and Angus and Maines etc etc etc you said  "Maybe the best of the Bos Taurus breeds we've tried breeding" were you previously breeding  zebus? That was my confusion

"maybe the best of the bos taurus" meaning best of all the European descent breeds we've tried, and a bunch were tried over the years.

We do have Brahman composite cattle, but I wasn't referring to them. Hope that clears it up  ;D

 

[DL]

"maybe the best of the bos taurus" meaning best of all the European descent breeds we've tried, and a bunch were tried over the years.

We do have Brahman composite cattle, but I wasn't referring to them. Hope that clears it up  ;D

gotcha

 

[afhm]

ur kidding??? that doesn't stand for Brahman x Gelbvieh.........  You wouldn't begin to count the number of times I have heard this...

so what's their relation to the brown swiss then..

They are the meat version of the brown swiss.

 

[Torch]

  Haven't Braunvieh cattle won the Denver Carcass contest more than any other breed?
Some of  Braunvieh's better traits are fertility, growth, longevity, maternal ability, carcass quality, cross well across the board. In general great breed of cattle.

Here is an article that shows the reason Braunvieh genetics are under utilized:
http://cattletoday.com/archive/2009/December/CT2125.php

 

[Torch]

Yet another article discussing the benefits of Braunvieh cattle:
http://cattletoday.com/archive/2009/November/CT2118.php

 

[aj]

I would think that the "good ole black hided" fiction would hold back the breed some.