Calf Nursing Tips

Calf vigor and nursing issues are very heritable, and sadly many Brahman breeders struggle with this in their herd. Environmental effects can cause issues too, Brahman calves have trouble handling cold damp weather. We get many questions from breeders asking how they can best assist a calf with vigor or nursing issues.
Through selection and culling, we are proud to say that we have almost completely eliminated calf vigor issues from the BRC herd. Makes life so much easier. This particular calf's mother is an animal we purchased from another breeder in a sale. Unfortunately, she had an issue, but now we know and we can move her to be bred to our Angus bull. Expensive mistake on our part. But, there's no place for this in our herd. However, it did give us an opportunity to make this video to help share tips with other breeders.
The best way to address this is to try to eliminate it from your herd through selection, breeding, and culling.
-Keep track of the cattle that give you problems. Look at their bloodlines. Try to move those cattle to a crossbreeding program, or don't continue to breed them for seedstock.
-When purchasing breeding stock, ask about the animals nursing history. Problem is, not enough people keep up with it, and many lie about it. So, this is a challenge. Find a genetic supplier that does keep up with udder quality (like us at BRC), and do business with them.
For more information on learning about Brahmans you can go to www.brahmanacademy.com.

[@heathergrube3145]

That is the first time I have seen a major Brahman producer publicly admit dummy calves are a problem in Brahman breed. Thanks for your honesty.

[@BRCutrer]

Thank you! It IS a huge problem and gaslighting new breeders isn't going to help the breed move forward. That's why we try to be honest. We appreciate your comment, would love to invite you to the ranch!

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@BRCutrer how did the brahman.cattle develop differently form western cows and why

[@ajithsidhu7183]

@@BRCutrer like why the humps and different saggy look

[@doitfancy7657]

Fantastic video. Really well done amd well explained. Has the Madigan squeeze been tried on the dummy calves? It was originally made for dummy foals but it is showing great success on calves as well. Love your honesty on the breed.

[@asktodd2000]

Very informative video. I raise South Poll cattle, but it was good to get a different perspective from such an honest producer.

[@jerryknight549]

That was a great video, glad someone still cares enough to make this kind of helpful content. Thanks!

[@scottieeasley4907]

This man knows his stuff

[@philipcalvit3071]

If you don’t have a stool you can use a plastic empty lick tub to set on. Good video Brandon

[@tangofoxtrot4603]

If you dont have a plastic empty lick tub, is there anything else you could suggest i could sit on ??????????

[@williamtyson4307]

Thank you for sharing.

[@doublelcattlefarming]

Great video!! You made it look easy for sure!

[@ranchoelsantuario348]

Thanks for sharing this kind of videos, gray info.

[@pamelaforrest1622]

I hope I never am forced to deal with that problem.

[@touhidibrahim2812]

Sir i have questions about brahman cattle milk production how much can brahman give milk per day ????

[@huynhvanhuuamericanbrahman2941]

Very nice ❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯.