Aubrac cattle

case5130

Been looking and reading up on these aubrac cattle any one on here have or had any dealings with them ...

djmc

My brother breeds them with years
I had a bull on dairy cows before there easy calving and thrive and put on weight well.
If I was going into sucklers I would buy them.

case5130

I was looking at Simmental's but I work 6 days so was looking for a breed that calfs easy and are hardy and have a high weight gain to grass ... Looking at purchasing soon maybe but cattle prices sky high

blue5000

Have an aubrac bull here, run with angus cows, only 1 aubrac x angus cow left, long story. Nice and quiet as cows, but you'd know when you had a few calves or yearlings in the crush. Easily calved, but don't get into huge weights at finishing, grade well though. Any questions fire away.

case5130

Would u go pure breed route ... Would you have been better to sell as wealings instead ... I'd have to go Ai route I'd say wonder if straws hard got

tanko

There's a decent choice of Aubrac bulls in Ai. Should be no problem getting straws.

Bullocks

case5130 wrote: »

Would u go pure breed route ... Would you have been better to sell as wealings instead ... I'd have to go Ai route I'd say wonder if straws hard got

I dont think they would sell well as weanlings off black cows but I'd imagine they would be a good cross for finishing young

case5130

I'd be keeping them pure wouldn be crossing unless there better crossed

blue5000

case5130 wrote: »

Would u go pure breed route ... Would you have been better to sell as wealings instead ... I'd have to go Ai route I'd say wonder if straws hard got

Most of mine came black, so not really suitable for export, supposed to be a good market in France for culard charolais x aubrac going to Italian feedlots.

One thing I've noticed is aubrac bull not really colour dominant, got a couple of red ones, but they came from cows with lim back a generation or two. An odd one would have a brown body with black muzzle and a black stripe along the back. Some can be striped like a tiger, but I didn't get any of those! Reason I bought mine was to run with beef heifers.

AI straws are available as tanko says. Don't know about pure bred, market for the bulls I'd say is limited enough. But one of the aubrac x bulls I slaughtered this month was hung from the pelvis before going to the chill room, which would suggest he was on his way to Italy.;)

onyerbikepat

I was talking to a guy recently that had some and he said they were stone mad, but that was probably down to his bull

case5130

Just Angus cows you bulled was it ... I had bad experience with black Limo cows before so don't want stone mad cattle ...

case5130

onyerbikepat wrote: »

I was talking to a guy recently that had some and he said they were stone mad, but that was probably down to his bull

Where the cross bred or pure

tanko

case5130 wrote: »

I was looking at Simmental's but I work 6 days so was looking for a breed that calfs easy and are hardy and have a high weight gain to grass ... Looking at purchasing soon maybe but cattle prices sky high

If you're working six days a week would you not be better off with dry cattle unless you have someone reliable to look after calving etc at home.

Hard to beat Angus cattle for easy calving, hardiness and getting fat on grass.

blue5000

case5130 wrote: »

Just Angus cows you bulled was it ... I had bad experience with black Limo cows before so don't want stone mad cattle ...

Ya.
A lot of mad cattle can be from the way they are handled/herded.

Bullocks

blue5000 wrote: »

Ya.
A lot of mad cattle can be from the way they are handled/herded.

True and if the OP is working 6 days a week it will be hard to get time to stand awhile everyday with them

case5130

tanko wrote: »

If you're working six days a week would you not be better off with dry cattle unless you have someone reliable to look after calving etc at home.

Hard to beat Angus cattle for easy calving, hardiness and getting fat on grass.

Ya tis also a worry like as far as I can see my ground suits that system cows producing a calf and seems to be only way to make money on it it's only small but every pound counts ... Ya Angus are tough rooters surely but are u limiting you sales to factory or for fatten

Bullocks

case5130 wrote: »

Ya tis also a worry like as far as I can see my ground suits that system cows producing a calf and seems to be only way to make money on it it's only small but every pound counts ... Ya Angus are tough rooters surely but are u limiting you sales to factory or for fatten

I'd say PB Angus bulls sell quicker than continental bulls at the minute anyhow

case5130

The market is strange at the moment I think a lot people waiting for the bottom to fall out ... My ground would suit Angus there a breed I never looked at much have had few crosses and been happy but was always drawn to Simmental or limo

onyerbikepat

case5130 wrote: »

Where the cross bred or pure

Cross bred, not sure of other breed.

case5130

The way I see it is I have bit more research to do and maybe look into Angus... Cheers for the advice and info