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This page is dedicated to Romagnola cross cattle. Due to several inquiries via e-mail / phone
and many visitors asking what the crosses looked like we developed this page to display
pictures.Through our bull lease program with commercial cattlemen we are able to acquire photos of how a Romagnola bull will
enhance the offspring with extra muscling and growth therefore upgrading the calf
resulting in higher prices at the sale barn or when sold. In
answer to several inquiries, when Romagnola bulls are crossed with a strong black genetic based cow, the results will be a
black calf. Whereas if there are recessive red genes in the dam, sometimes it
will throw a red calf or a red-tinted calf, which a lot of feeder buyers consider the "right kind of red" .
Either way, the advantage of using a Romagnola bull on any breed will result in
a hybrid cross with a greater weaning weight ranging from 30 to 100 pounds which at today's prices will more than offset a
$4 per cwt premium for being black and weighing 30 to 100 pounds less by
using a bull of the same breed.Also a hybrid will be more athletic at birth and
be able to get up and nurse quickly, also will be more resistant to disease and stress. By seeing the different calf crosses, you will get a better idea of what you can expect when
using a Romagnola Bull with your herd.
A commercial black cow with a Romagnola sired bull calf- 1 day old named Cobalt. Weight
76 lbs.
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