Breeding for docility in cattle.

I often calve cows for my neighbours and I always bring the head-halter with me. Don't care how quiet they say they are, I always tie them up first.

There are a few theories as to why the limousin and Saler are so wild. Some say the French sold all their cracked cattle to paddy when he went over. I'm inclined to believe that they are more of an outdoor survive on their own type, so need to be mad to fend off any wolves etc that go near their calves.
I bought a young in calf cow last week. Stone mad when she came into the ring. I looked at her in the pen beforehand and thought she was fine. Got her home and she is as quiet as a lamb. Hard to tell with them sometimes.

First off, I breed pbr limousine so I may well be biased. The majority of the cattle that I have bred are quite and easily handled. (Touch wood) anything that hasn't has been slaughtered and that's the key. Have 2 cows purchased as weanlings that will not see another season. One is pbnr and is pure devious and the other while more nervous than devious is just too dangerous around the place. If lads culled these type of cattle (factory) rather than passing them on you wouldn't be long sorting out the problem. Btw limousin cattle prefer to be lead rather than driven. I see lads near me who herd the cattle in the jeep and wonder when they go to gather them that they are wild. A shake of nuts also goes a long way to making cattle docile.