Angus on Dexter

[RobBen]

Hello, Thinking of using a Angus Bull on some of our Dexter cows. Any opinions would be helpful.

[ann]

Are you thinking of using AI or to buy a bull, I have friends who have non reg dexters and they have used an AI easy calving bull for several years with no problems. Not sure about a bull, they are so big these days.

[RobBen]

Thinking of using a young traditional type bull not one of the large Canadian types. I have my eye on one that has been used on Heifers with no problems. He is 3.5 years old.

[ann]

You will have to keep us posted as to how it works out

[Boofarm]

Here we go - family group, ma, pa and the wean. Used this guy for two years, sold steer calves store at 300+Kg live at a year old off grass - gave them some hard feed the second time around and they went up to 340Kg. Kept his daughters and they are now nursing Whitebred shorthorn calves.

Moved him on after two years, we never put him to dexter heifers and had no calving issues to the cows at all although we did lose a couple of calves after they were born.

We bought him at about 18 months old and the photo shows him in his second year with us, its fair to say he grew a bit.

We kept one steer to 27 months and he hung up at 270Kg, probably wanted a bit more hard feed to put a finish on him but he was not far away from where he should have been.

We also used a Belted Galloway on a couple of cows and thier steer calves went to 270kg off grass and it is a cross I would recomment - excellent eating