does anyone have piedmontese?

[laughingllama75]

if so, what can you tell me about them? I am looking for ease of calving, birth size and temperment. I am inteested in breeding my 2 angus and my highland cow to one.....any opinions/hlep greatly appreciated. I dont know much about the breed, done some online research and I only ever meet one steer (he looked delicious by the way!). Not very many people around mehave them, I am in NH.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

My BIL had some holstein/piedmontese crosses for butchering and all I can say is they are stubborn. Not something I would ever want to handraise, which hopefully you wouldn't have to do but, there's always the odd chance.

 

[Imissmygirls]

Darlin daughter has a young piedmontese bull recently purchased from neighbors. She plans to use him on her young Charlois heifers to start her herd. I'll have to pass your questions on to her.

 

[laughingllama75]

thanks guys. Farmer Kitty......this is the sort of info I am looking for. I am NOT looking for a hard to handle cow, thats for sure. I also read the first calf heifers from the crosses are prone to dystocias. Hmmmm.......

 

[jhm47]

I crossed some Piedmontese on some Angus/Simmental cows about 10 years ago. The calves were much smaller than the regular Angus/Simmental calves, and their disposition was not good. I still have some straws of Pied semen in my LN tank, but should get rid of it to make room for better stuff. If I remember correctly, the bull I used was called Captain.

 

[Imissmygirls]

I'm not sure DD would know the answers, though. She bought the bull because she fell in love with his conformation and his momma was the tallest, most balanced cow in the herd. She bought her charlois on conformation too-- she likes good looking critters.
The bull is about 8 months old now, friendly and cooperative so far. He was born on pasture and she has been talking to him thru the fence since he was born. Now is penned in a small area with the girls and she says he is friendly to her.
But then, all animals are friendly to her- even the one charlois heifer that is psycho is OK with her.

 

[MReit]

My Pied bull is still acting well. He doesn't like men though, but how many bulls do? I can pet him and all, no problem. He was a lil "bullish" when I let him out to pasture, but that is to be expected. He's never been nasty and I was around his sire who also had excellent disposition. I've seen some peid cows go crazy at calving, but that can be expected (their owners didn't mess with them much). As for calving ease, the peids will throw smaller calves, but the bull calves are quite large on the shoulders so they can give a lil problem. Hence don't breed to smaller breeds. But I guess that is what you sacrafice when you get the beautiful double muscling they have. Oh, and it is super nice! I'll take my simmXpied bull over my bro's simm bull anyday. If you want to see pics, I had some up, but he's grown alot. I also have pics of his dam (whom had a cute bull calf this year). She is a red/white simm.