This is the reality of a versatile sound breed of cattle.One useful attribute of Braunvieh is the tendency of Braunvieh sired cross bred
progeny to exhibit the coat colour of the dam.
Braunvieh over Angus dam gives dark brown calves which
second coat to black.
Braunvieh over Hereford can go from red with white face or
grey with white face.
Braunvieh over red Brahman will appear red or darker red,
and over grey Brahman can be grey to dark grey.
When crossed over Murray Grey, calves appear from silver to
mid brown.
When used over red cattle they usually appear a lighter
red. However the Braunvieh X Shorthorn can appear with some ‘tiger stripe’ which
is seen by some as undesirable. Despite this the crossbred calves usually weigh in heavier
than the straight bred calves. Significant increase in eye muscle is usually seen.
Apart from the first cross terminal bonus growth, the main
benefit of Braunvieh is in the First Cross Dam with the extra milk potential, sound bone,
muscle and colour compatible application. |
