Blue on AAx cows

[Hummin-Cummins]

Anyone using blue bulls on angus x cows? We’ve tried a few AI for spring calvers due in march but had debated doing some of the autumn calvers but unsure what calves will turn out like?

Just wondered if any of our TFF community had any experience with similar cattle?

TIA

H-C

 

[Henarar]

We have used blue on angus cows with good results

 

[Hummin-Cummins]

We have used blue on angus cows with good results

I thought you may have tried it, what are the heifers like as replacements? Do they come out black?

 

[JSmith]

I’ve considered a blue on some beef shorthorn cows, colour aside, am I mad inviting calving difficulties as we calve outside or are they not that bad?? Would think you would get slatey grey calf out of Angus cows, might be totally wrong though

 

[Hummin-Cummins]

Wouldn’t like to say what they’d calf like on a purebred cow but on anything dairy x they’ll calf fairly good by all accounts, short gestation period and smaller sized calves

 

[Optimus]

Anyone using blue bulls on angus x cows? We’ve tried a few AI for spring calvers due in march but had debated doing some of the autumn calvers but unsure what calves will turn out like?

Just wondered if any of our TFF community had any experience with similar cattle?

TIA

H-C

Yup , put most of my AAx cows back to blue bull.usually get good quality calves out of them.kept a few heifers off them too.

 

[Henarar]

I thought you may have tried it, what are the heifers like as replacements? Do they come out black?

Most are black though some have some white hairs on their faces or tails

 

[Henarar]

Wouldn’t like to say what they’d calf like on a purebred cow but on anything dairy x they’ll calf fairly good by all accounts, short gestation period and smaller sized calves

Calving ease would depend on bull selection and the cow herself ofcourse

 

[Optimus]

Calving ease would depend on bull selection and the cow herself ofcourse

Find most calve no problems. Did pull one few weeks ago but was fine.most are black, some are black/white an the odd blue one but that could be my bull which is black/white.

 

[Hummin-Cummins]

I’ve used some twyning ash semen, bull is white just like @Henarar likes them

 

[Henarar]

I’ve used some twyning ash semen, bull is white just like @Henarar likes them

We have twyning ash influence in both our stock bulls, we went there on a herd visit years ago, some very nice stock.
The white ones tend to be more what we are looking for when it comes to breeding, not just because they are white.
Anyway they nearly all have some black somewhere