Guess the Breed Composition
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Re: Guess the Breed Composition
M.Magis wrote:Why make these posts if you're not going to give the answer?
Sorry ... been preoccupied with income (clients that haven't paid in too long) and expenses (kids and the start of school)...
I'll answer after I get the kids to bed.
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WalnutCrest wrote:M.Magis wrote:Why make these posts if you're not going to give the answer?
Sorry ... been preoccupied .... I'll answer after I get the kids to bed.
Those kids must stay up too darn late!
3/8 Mashona 5/16 black angus 3/16 Limo 1/16 gelbvieh and 1/16 horned hereford ?
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WalnutCrest wrote:M.Magis wrote:Why make these posts if you're not going to give the answer?
Sorry ... been preoccupied with income (clients that haven't paid in too long) and expenses (kids and the start of school)...
I'll answer after I get the kids to bed.
Apparently you have a time to answered M.Magis' question but no answer for the original question.
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Re: Guess the Breed Composition
WalnutCrest wrote:Picture taken at a farm near where I live ... this is a bull calf, about 9-10 months old, with a single spot of white at the end of his sheath. He's been off mama for about four months.
Smooth polled.
There's got to be some Black Angus, and perhaps some.. Gelbvieh?
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Son of Butch wrote:WalnutCrest wrote:M.Magis wrote:Why make these posts if you're not going to give the answer?
Sorry ... been preoccupied .... I'll answer after I get the kids to bed.
Those kids must stay up too darn late!
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I just said I'd do it after the kids went to bed; I never specified doing it last night.
...in all honesty, I forgot about doing that after my son wanted me to read one of my favorite bed-time stories until it was well past MY time to go to bed...this is the first I've gotten to it.
Details below in the next post.

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Re: Guess the Breed Composition
Andyva wrote:Is that one of the new solid black herefords?
Wrong, but my favorite answer! HA!
elkwc wrote:I've seen some PB Angus that have looked like him.
A fascinating guess ... but, nope.
Black and Good wrote:<snip>3/4 black Angus 1/4 Gelbvieh.
Since you guessed what you raise, I find this an interesting guess. Wrong, though.
Son of Butch wrote:3/8 Mashona 5/16 black angus 3/16 Limo 1/16 gelbvieh and 1/16 horned hereford ?
3/8ths correct
Bright Raven wrote:<snip>I am going to say there is a Mashona look to him.

Muddy wrote:Mashona x <snip> Aubrac?
Sire -- Zach, our fullblood Aubrac bull
Dam -- WR736, one of our fullblood Mashona cows
So, how do you like your chicken dinner?
Stocker Steve wrote:I thought all black cattle are CAB?
...wait, they're not?!
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Re: Guess the Breed Composition
me too,but i didn't want to sound like a know it allMuddy wrote:Knew it was Mashona x Aubrac the whole time

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