Breed best suited for me...
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I gave the heritage dual purpose breeds a thought, but my interest lies mores like 90% meat and 10% milk. By the time I get to the point of being able to have the land and money to support these animals, I hope to be a veterinarian. Every vet I've met that owns their own clinic is a busy bee and wouldn't care to have to round up cows every morning and evening. I know that I can always opt not to milk and just let the calves have it, but most dual purposes do "okay" in both areas, instead of being good at one and okay at the other. It's been my experience with chickens anyway.
So instead of going with a dual purpose when I have such a limited interest in the milk. Does that make sense? I thought it would be more economical to have a docile herd of angus and then a couple Jerseys to collect milk from with the option to share with the calf or not.
I'm not trying to argue, just simply clarify what I hope to accomplish, ya know?
So instead of going with a dual purpose when I have such a limited interest in the milk. Does that make sense? I thought it would be more economical to have a docile herd of angus and then a couple Jerseys to collect milk from with the option to share with the calf or not.
I'm not trying to argue, just simply clarify what I hope to accomplish, ya know?
Spent summers running around my grandparents farm in northeast Texas. My granddad raised purebred herefords and they were gentle as could be. I was one of those kids that was scared of everything and I never minded them. My grandmother milked two jerseys every morning and evening and they blended right into the herd in the pasture. Great combination IMHO.
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beefmaster and angus are both great breeds. it would be hard to go wrong with either. i cross the two.
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Hallelujah! a voice of reason!Wolf-Kim said:
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Try Texas Longhorns, they are beautiful, great foragers and browsers, Calving ease, temperament, disease resistant, longevity, adapability and have great tastesting, very lean meat. Most people assume Longhorns are mean due to their long horns but in actually are very docile and extremely smart and easy to train, I've never been attacked or threatned by one which might be the case with smaller horned or polled that aren't as docile. Over the years we've realized smaller horned breeds can do much more damage with their small forward pointing horns then longhorns can with their usually wide spready lateral and less "pointy" horns.
Lean Longhorn Beef
Excerpt from the TLBAA WEB Site
Thanks to Texas Longhorn beef, today's health-conscious consumer doesn't have to avoid tender juicy steaks. Not only is Longhorn beef leaner than that of other breeds, it is also lower in saturated fats. The flavorful Longhorn beef has less cholesterol and calories than chicken.
Definitely good news for a healthy lifestyle!
Including lean beef in a heart-healthy diet can positively impact blood cholesterol levels. Studies have shown that eating lean beef can help increase 'good' cholesterol and reduce 'bad' cholesterol in people with elevated cholesterol levels.
"Lean beef is good for you - and the key word is lean. A heart patient can eat steak every meal if it is in the right proportions. Longhorn meat on the average contains 10 percent less saturated fat than that of other cattle. That puts lean Longhorn beef on par with skinned boneless white meat of chicken and that fact may come as a surprise to many dieticians."
-Dr. Joseph Graham, Cardiovascular Surgeon at St. John's Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, and a Longhorn breeder himself.
"Red meat is really a treasure trove of nutrients, including protein, iron, vitamin B12, and more. One of the healthiest red meats is Longhorn beef, which is extremely low in fat."
-Cliff Sheats, certified clinical nutritionist, and nationally recognized author of Lean Bodies, Total Fitness.
Beef is the number one source of protein, zinc and Vitamin B12, and the third best source of iron in the food supply. You'd have to eat almost 12 cans of tuna to get the equivalent amount of zinc in one 3 oz. serving of beef. It takes seven chicken breasts to equal the Vitamin B12 in one 3 oz. serving of beef. Beef is also a good source of selenium, providing 20-30% of the recommended daily allowance for men and women.
Recent research has found that selenium may reduce the risk of heart disease and certain types of cancer (such as prostate) as well as enhance the body's ability to fight infections.
Lean Longhorn Beef
Excerpt from the TLBAA WEB Site
Thanks to Texas Longhorn beef, today's health-conscious consumer doesn't have to avoid tender juicy steaks. Not only is Longhorn beef leaner than that of other breeds, it is also lower in saturated fats. The flavorful Longhorn beef has less cholesterol and calories than chicken.
Definitely good news for a healthy lifestyle!
Including lean beef in a heart-healthy diet can positively impact blood cholesterol levels. Studies have shown that eating lean beef can help increase 'good' cholesterol and reduce 'bad' cholesterol in people with elevated cholesterol levels.
"Lean beef is good for you - and the key word is lean. A heart patient can eat steak every meal if it is in the right proportions. Longhorn meat on the average contains 10 percent less saturated fat than that of other cattle. That puts lean Longhorn beef on par with skinned boneless white meat of chicken and that fact may come as a surprise to many dieticians."
-Dr. Joseph Graham, Cardiovascular Surgeon at St. John's Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri, and a Longhorn breeder himself.
"Red meat is really a treasure trove of nutrients, including protein, iron, vitamin B12, and more. One of the healthiest red meats is Longhorn beef, which is extremely low in fat."
-Cliff Sheats, certified clinical nutritionist, and nationally recognized author of Lean Bodies, Total Fitness.
Beef is the number one source of protein, zinc and Vitamin B12, and the third best source of iron in the food supply. You'd have to eat almost 12 cans of tuna to get the equivalent amount of zinc in one 3 oz. serving of beef. It takes seven chicken breasts to equal the Vitamin B12 in one 3 oz. serving of beef. Beef is also a good source of selenium, providing 20-30% of the recommended daily allowance for men and women.
Recent research has found that selenium may reduce the risk of heart disease and certain types of cancer (such as prostate) as well as enhance the body's ability to fight infections.
