Thread: Wagyu calves

Originally Posted by Ben Waimata

I'm starting to suspect some people prefer wild Angus cattle. I've been to bull sales where the quiet bulls I bid on get almost no other bids (suits me!), but when a bull comes into the ring and the seller immediately steps out, and the bull starts snorting and crashing into the sides, the bids go through the roof. Maybe a mad wild bull has some breeding advantages but on small farms like mine quiet bulls are the way to go. I cannot understand why anyone does not actively breed for quiet cattle. I work Angus cattle in the yard, in tight spaces without ever being concerned about safety. Out in the paddock sometimes we have cattle sitting on the tracks that don't bother getting up when we try to get past. By contrast I've seen other Angus herds where every beast has it's head up, snorting, watching your every move even from a long way away.

If there is any advantage of wild cattle I'm confident the quiet ones make up for it with less stress, less fencing damage, and less hassles generally.


Has anyone had experience with Red Devon? The meat group I'm involved in are all heading that way, and I'm the only one resisting and sticking wiht Angus at this stage.

we had WILD red devons...as in proper wild herd,been feral for hundy years,they grow fast and have great nature if bred in captivity,great/awesome mums and milk not too bad either.....and that senario is the one where a snotty scrappy bull is advantage,he keeps cows and fights off feral scrub bulls,other than that a scrappy bull is pain in arse and best turned into burgers...