Wednesday, November 20, 2013

The Best Traits Of Irish Black Cattle For Sale

By Georgia Diaz


When you look at all of the qualities that Irish black cattle offer to a buyer or breeder you should thank Maurice Boner. He was the genetic master-mind of the animal you see today. He perfected what he saw as the ideal dame and then imported three Friesian bulls to complete the equation. Today you can find any number of Irish black cattle for sale to purchase. In his creation he used a closed experiment and qualified the genetic lines completely. The lines were registered for trademark in 1990 to ensure purity.

Choosing this type of animal to raise will open the door to the many advantages of their breed. The life span of the bulls and their high fertility rate is a major plus when trying to maintain herd size as well as make a profit on your investment. Purchase of a good bull for the herd will change the face value of the herd in just one year. The sires are raised with an eye to genetic purity and their strong genes dominate other breeds when mated to them. There will be few occasions when you see an unwanted throw-back trait in the calves sired.

If you are selling the beef for slaughter you will find that there is very low back fat and consistently high marbling in the meat. The calves are uniform in size and stature and offer excellent cuts of meat for the consumer. They will bring a good return on your investment.

The heifers are able to mate at fourteen months and can deliver without assistance. This breed offers a shorter gestation period averaging around 277 days and calves are born with ease to the cow. They arrive with a drive to get up and start nursing immediately.

These animals also have the capacity to convert roughage into nutritious feed better than most other breeds. It has been shown that you can run twenty more of this breed than others on the same pasture land. They demonstrate a moderate size that metabolites feed better than larger animals.

The breed is controlled by The American Celtic Cattle Association. Registration of your bull with them comes with a list of things that must be done to prove the linage of the animal. You must be able to certify with DNA that the animal in question has direct lines to a sire and dame registered with the ACCA. You must be able to show that he is fertile and has consistently high reproduction skills. Should an animal not be able to meet the requirements regularly it will be taken out of all books.

If you wish to participate in the ACCA you may purchase membership by the year or for life. The advantages of this action are that you can be a part of the decision making process regarding some of the regulations controlling the breed, registration costs of bulls will be reduced, and you may be allowed to put your bulls in the bull development center. Also you are allowed to advertise on their website.

When choosing what stock you want you would be remiss not to look into Irish black cattle for sale. The advantages they offer are many. They can help you to widen the production of an existing herd or start a new career that will benefit you and your family.




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