We run 500+ head in Tyler Texas of black angus and wagyu, no problems. Just provide shade and adequate water. Best meat to waste ratio, and best price when it comes to sale time
How do you know it’s the best meat to waste ratio? What’s your hangweight on a 1200 pound carcass? 1400? Those two breeds are not known for having little waste, OR being easy to work with. After seeing so many dumbass operations, im skeptical of your claims. What other breeds have you raised?
I do agree with your statement 100 %. That´s why Angus comes from Scotland where is chilly & cloudy all the time. A Good cattle breeder never fights nature, but adapts to herthe best possible way !
I grow some Belgian Blue's, which is a very muscular cow. I was currently using Red Angus on my dairy cows; Brown Swiss Fleckvieh Montbeliarde Swedish red HF crosses. I asked my butcher last week (he grows hereford himself) what a good quality meat cow was, he said INRA95, a French breed bred in the '60's. They're mostly white or wheat-color, as they are a mix of Charolais, Blonde d'Aquitaine , Limousin , Meadow Red , Begian Blue and Piemontese.
There are some regenerative dairy operations and I've seen one that did mobile milking, but with both mobile and barn milking, they still had their calves with them until about 7 months old. Surprisingly, they produced a good amount of milk for collection and the calves were growing up into good replacement cows, steers, and bulls, all while grazing on grass/clover/native pasture. The calves start eating grass very young along side their mom. There is a good chance you would approve.
We are a small farm to table farm that sells meat raised on our farm directly to the consumer. We raise black angus cattle. There are major differences amongst breeds. Charlaois and Herefords are great meat animals but tend to have larger bone mass and can be more waist on the carcass. Black angus fits our operation . Each area is different so I get why different people raise different breeds .
Corriente cattle aren’t commercial beef cattle they are mostly roping and doggin steers they are small framed cattle and have the same meat as longhorn.
Great video. Like you mentioned, there is a logical reason why certain cattle breeds are adapted to geographical climates. It is apples to oranges comparing feedlot versus intensively grazed cattle.
I hear you! I grew up in Alabama and we raised Pineywoods cattle which has the same Andalusian blood as the longhorn. We had a purebred herbs as well as a production herd that we bred to a Santa Gertrudis bull. We grazed them on native pineywoods range, improved pasture and pine pastures, something they call silvopasture today. Nothing better that quality grass finished beef! Thanks for sharing this!
My grandfather used to tell stories how black pinewoods bulls in north Louisiana were the most eager to fight bull on earth he said they would book it thru a forest to fight each other.
My reason for avoiding Angus is their disposition. They maybe good momma but they are just down right mean. Having grown up with mixed herds with a variety of breeds (hereford, angus, charolais, Brahman, and even a few dairy breeds) it was always the angus that you had to keep a close eye on, those were the ones that would hurt you. I'm considering a small herd now, but one thing for sure it won't contain a single angus.
Good video Youre the best Youre the man i always thought of as a european kid, to be a typical texan: hard working honest cattle farmer with a nice hat. Wish more americans were like that, honest farmers.
I've heard the benefits of Longhorn beef, would you advise crossing it with Wagyu? I've heard Wagyu has fantastic benefits. Crossing them in my opinion would make a great cross breed!
Probably would cancel out the benefits of both breeds. Longhorns are super lean as you may guess, like venison or elk but Wagyu has extreme marbling improving flavor, so the opposite type beef.
Thanks for the video! It reminded me of my brother. May he RIP. He raised Texas Longhorns. Man, those things were nuts. I can see why the ranchers needed that type of cattle. To fight off the wolves and mountain lions back in the day. He also had a Brahma bull for a short time. That thing was completely nuts. He had it in a cage when I saw it. I think he was a little afraid of it. LOL. I told him that when he butchered one of the Longhorns. He needed to cut off the horns and have them mounted on the hood of his 3/4 ton truck. He never did though.
Here in Australia we run Brahman in the more arid areas but a lot of Angus with out any problems. We have a joke here that if you want to increase your margins name your cattle Angus.
I do like our vs of longhorn. The cracker cattle. But the cracker/ black anuges are grate. They cut out about 48% and marble more like your long horn. And the cross does work with our bugs and heat. All the dary calves don't go to veal. Here we would take them bottle rase them up and yep cross with the anuges. You cattle do look good. Are yall doing ok with the drought this year?
No matter what color cattle you're ranching, planting trees about 30 feet apart will give you younger sweeter grass and healthier animals. Those trees (whatever kind is a good shade tree there) will make you money.
@@AgainstTheGrainDiet This would mimic the savanna or bushveld eco system which produces beef and game on grazing and browsing only. The trees can be a mix of native trees with browsing value, and larger types of nut and fruit trees suitable for the climate.
No matter what breed, cows must be overfed in order to induce marbling since defficiency of fat in priority depots will not force fat into the intramuscular fat.
@@1klakak nope!!! Separate Breed. Stouter, more Muscular, Calmer, and FERTILE and Heat Tolerant & Environmentally Adaptable than the Pencil-butted, Crazy, Fine-boned Traditional Japanese Black Wagyu.........
@@gmathis4829 wagyu just means "cow from Japan." Within Wagyu there are 4 different breeds. Red wagyu/Akaushi is a separate breed. Also known as Japanese Brown. Many people lump them with all Wagyu. It's ok to say Red Wagyu.
and if you dont take calves off of most milk cows the moms can get mastitis a severe infection in the udder. and NOT all farmers ship their calves for veal. my family NEVER has!!!
Angus, Hereford and Charolais cattle have very different characteristics. Hereford and Charolais typically do not have the potential to marble as good as an angus steer would. That is why CAB has had the success it has because of the genetic potential angus cattle and angus cross cattle posses to have a great marbling steak.
i disagree, I've been raising CHB (Certified Hereford Beef) and selling the same and what a consistently great product it has been. Oh I also own a restaurant that specializes in steaks.
@@armymobilityofficer9099 it's true, Brother. He doesn't have much experience, and it's evident from his Vocabulary and Terminology. For example, he gets a bit Tongue Tied and trips between Brahman and Braunvieh. That being said, he DOES seem to have attempted to put THOUGHT and REASON into his Operation. More so, even though he is partly incorrect, than later let's say over 75% of Lifelong Producers who always follow the money and keep up with the trends of the Industry.
Angus meat taste like liver and that's not good. I don't buy Angus meat from any retailer. Have certain stores I shop just for a better meat to eat usually local raised non Angus here in East Texas.
Hide color makes 0 difference in heat tolerance in cattle... At least do a little research before you try to preach to people. 44 farms is one of the largest angus farms in the country and is located in texas, do some research dude.
Actually it does example white Brahman cattle actually change the hide colour during the seasons White when summer Grey and white in winter to gather more heat
Or does it? Based on their evolutionary history, different cattle breeds can cope with heat stress with different magnitudes. For example, there is evidence that Braham cattle (Bos indicus) can better endure thermal stress than B. taurus cattle (Gaughan et al., 2010). Within subspecies, different breeds of B. taurus cattle have different levels of heat tolerance. At this regard, a study by Pereira et al. (2014) demonstrated that Limousine cattle cope better with thermal stress and limit the increase in body temperature with lower thermoregulatory reactions than Holstein Friesians. When Limousine is compared with two local Portuguese breeds (Alentejana and Mertolenga), they performed equal to Alentejana and better than Mertolenga in maintaining body temperature stability. Moreover, fatter animals and/or with a heavier hair coat (i.e., higher insulation) and/or darker coated animals (e.g., Angus) are more sensitive to heat (Brown-Brandl et al., 2006; Nardone et al., 2010). It took me about 5 minutes to find this.
Very tame, the old longhorns 150 years ago were mean as heck but the guys that saved the breed from near extinction knew they had to breed in a better temper or the breed may never recover popularity so they bred for temper and now most are almost as sweet as a Irish Dexter or Scottish Highlander.
Also, calorie content doesn’t mean that the beef is healthier. If you wanna market it that way to right ahead but you’re gonna get called out for that. Nutrient content dude, heartiness of the animal, ability to carry muscle and fat healthily and move properly. That’s how beef should be marketed. The old ways need to go. Nutrient content is what affects flavor also. What are the muscles holding onto, what is the feed, etc.
Sanga breeds such as Tuli and Mashona would be a better cross over Longhorn, and both breeds are very docile and polled - so no horn problems. (Both these breeds are available in the USA)
@@Rhodietoo I just looked those breeds up and had viewed them before. I agree with you those 2 breeds would put more pounds on their calves. Thanks for pointing that out
@@dwightharber4873 As they are relatively new breeds in the USA, not many people are familiar with them, I had stud cattle of both breeds, and a large commercial herd during the 70's to the 90's in Africa and crossed over most of the common commercial breeds under harsh tropical conditions.
Hey loved the video I'm fresh in learning wanted to become a bull breader appreciate the info will continue to stay subscribe and catch the knowledge I'm from Southampton county, Virginia love the long horn bulls climate in the averages does get to cold not to hot
Your comments and views about dairy are unfortunate as a rancher. Both industries need all the support they can get and you should learn a bit more before broadcasting a negative opinion. People trust what you say as a rancher, so it doesn't matter that it's only your opinion.
@@AgainstTheGrainDiet Thank you. I am far from starting my farming life (still an undergraduate) but if I do, I would love to try multispecies grazing and I think this will come in handy.
@@manueldejesusrojassandi3919 Look into doing a course in Holistic management through the Savory Institute, excellent for regenerative farming especially within the context of diversity in plant and animal species.
@@AgainstTheGrainDiet Keep selecting within your environment which the Longhorn are already adapted to, and select for improved conformation just as was done when breeds such as the Tuli and Mashona were selected from small, native cattle in Rhodesia/now Zimbabwe, in Africa. Read Johann Zietsman's book on cattle breeding and selection for information - man cattle and veld, I can give links to a workshop held in Florida and several articles on grass genetics if you are interested.
There is black and then there is shiny black. Angus with short black shiny coats reflect the heat and sun. Fuzzy long black coats that are mat absorb the heat so do red Angus with long fuzzy dull red coats. We are in Australia and would be way hotter and our traditional heritage Angus do well
Angus cattle are just not that intelligent either, and speaking from experience. Also, LOL at the snobby Angus folks getting triggered by someone else's opinion on a breed cuz he's not praising offering praise for a "great breed" that has only been made to be "great" due to marketing campaigning. At the same time, a shame that cancel culture people can't tolerate differences in opinions. Jus' saying.
Anyone can start a RU-vid channel. This is proof. You don't even know how to say the cattle breeds correctly. Just so you know Holstein cattle rate Prime more than any other breed besides wagyu. They are not skin and bones. You really should do some research before you start posting videos.
Not all milk cows are treated the same way. And Baby cows from every breeds raised by everyone in any cattle business sends some for veal . you have made so many people dislike you and I know you don't care. just keep being that woke farmer.. Why aren't you talking about bone ratio from your longhorns to any Angus evengaged even a milk cow because let's see they have more bone which means that's more weight less meat oh what of my saying you would never say anything or do anything like that to any customer you might want.
