are angus cattle agressive?

[SEMI-RETIRED]

beef breeds are usually more docil than dairy, but are angus cattle more agressive than most?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

The wildest I ever seen here and I seen wild, I dehorned 40 cows with cheese wire, well Lims are like lambs in comparison, defo the wildest animal to walk the earth

 

[Princess Pooper]

Well we've never had a problem with them in 20 years - OK we only have an AA bull and cross bred (with dairy) progeny but they are usually a joy to handle, with the exception that our current bull has a mean kick in his back end if you haven't got your wits about you (and you're pushing him out of his comfort zone eg into the crush or a trailer). The calves are very feisty in their first few days as they have a great survival instinct so if you startle them they may seem a bit aggressive but it is just self preservation and they are soon won over and then soft as butter and I can go in a yard with our 24 month steers with no worries at all.

 

[le bon paysan]

The wildest I ever seen here and I seen wild, I dehorned 40 cows with cheese wire, well Lims are like lambs in comparison, defo the wildest animal to walk the earth

Since when have Angus had horns? Polling gene is dominant, anything crossed with it is polled.

 

[Walterp]

beef breeds are usually more docil than dairy, but are angus cattle more agressive than most?

Scots cattlemen that we see in this region laugh hollowly when we tell 'em 'bout our wild Limousins, and say that Angus is, generally, a pretty nasty breed when they get going.

"Nasty"? Well, in a way; but they aren't wild like Limousins, but are more prone to kicking back (especially when heifers), to getting very shirty in the crush (calves, especially) and to becoming aggressive after calving but without giving any prior warning...

The good news? Unlike the Limousins, they aren't like this all of the time.

 

[Thick Farmer]

I don't think anything can compare with Limousins for being wild.

I had a bunch of 110 last year that took around a month to get onto the yard. Once they were on the slats they spent the first 3 weeks trying to climb the back wall every time I fed them along the feed passage!

Most of them have been killed now (thank God), only about 30 left to get fat.

 

[exmoor dave]

all our worst offenders for chasing ramblers/ dogs/ old bids have been angus's. in fact we won't even put them out on the hill any more. herefords on the other hand nice and quiet, but don't seem as milky.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Since when have Angus had horns? Polling gene is dominant, anything crossed with it is polled.

Good point

 

[Samcowman]

In a word no. Our yearlings are treated the same and the angus ones are quieter than the blondes and this year we had some yearlings which came out of some bought in heifers and they are proper nutters. Forage trader are you sure those cattle weren't black lims?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

No, they were black Angus with horns could have been from a dairy cross

 

[Thick Farmer]

In a word no. Our yearlings are treated the same and the angus ones are quieter than the blondes and this year we had some yearlings which came out of some bought in heifers and they are proper nutters. Forage trader are you sure those cattle weren't black lims?

We find them pretty quiet too.

The way to tell between a black lim and an Angus is that if you corner them the Angus will try to run around you, but the limo will try to run over you!

 

[Alistair McLaren]

No, they were black Angus with horns could have been from a dairy cross

Really? Sure they weren't Welsh Black sired.

 

[JP1]

Really? Sure they weren't Welsh Black sired.

Good to see you're on here Alastair, welcome

 

[jimmer]

we had fifty hereford cross calves last year half of them were horned and they seemed to be the ones with black rings around their eyes was told the bull must have simmy in him to get horns and rings around their eyes anyone agree

 

[Henery]

Have reared a few Angus cross steers along with the majority Hereford crosses,all out of dairy cows. Never seen an Angus with horns, they don't have em, Forage trader I'm doubting you now.
The Angus are way more flighty and awkward than the Herefords, all reared and treated the same.

 

[Dave6170]

Our angus s are generally good, cows can get a bit excited when you are tagging their calves. A couple of years ago we had to hire a neighbours AA bull after one of our own went lame. His offspring were completely different to our usual calves! You d think they were on a treadmill when they were in the crate! Always watching you, heads up high, difficult to move between fields and just upset everything else. Suppose you get good and bad lines! But they were better than nothing at all.

 

[Juggler]

Wild ones in all breeds I suppose, my AA's are ok, the only time I have to watch them is calving, and the calves are buggers for kicking... generally ok, nothing here I don't trust once calves are a few days old.

 

[Stoxs]

We find them pretty quiet too.

The way to tell between a black lim and an Angus is that if you corner them the Angus will try to run around you, but the limo will try to run over you!

well our pedigree Angus must have had a breed change then, the fooker had me over the gate the other day.
He has less energy now, been using it on what he is here for!!

Our one is a bit jekel and hide, one minute he will sniff you and you can stroke him next time he will go for you!

only a young bull so he might calm down, i hope so!!

 

[Alistair McLaren]

Wild ones in all breeds I suppose, my AA's are ok, the only time I have to watch them is calving, and the calves are buggers for kicking... generally ok, nothing here I don't trust once calves are a few days old.

There only being polite. Just want to shake your hand thats all

 

[chipsngravy]

I've had 2 angus sired bull calfs out of He x Fr develop small stumpy horns. A mate rears 800 calves a year and see fair few angus dairy X calves that need dis-buding