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Are there grey cows?
Absolutely!! Murray Grey is such a breed that is comprised of only grey cattle, from a light silver grey, to a deep smokey grey colour. Some cattle may also come in a mousey-grey colour. Not only that, but if you cross a Charolais cow with an Angus bull (or a Charolais bull on an Angus cow), you will always get a grey calf. Even a cross on a Simmental cow with a diluter gene to a Angus bull may result in a grey calf with a white face. There are several crosses that can produce a grey calf, so yes, grey cows (and calves, bulls, steers and heifers) do indeed exist.
What other breeds are breed with Murray grey cattle?
Murray Grey and Brahman makes a "Greyman" Murray Grey and Senepol makes a "Senegrey" Murray Grey and Charolais makes a "Chargrey" Realistically, Murray Grey will cross well with most breeds giving exceptional hybrid vigour. The Murray Grey/Limousin is doing very well in the carcase competitons.
When was the Murray Grey introduced into Australia?
The first Murray Greys were not "introduced", but were bred accidentally. They appeared in a herd of black Angus cattle at the property known as Thologolong in the upper Murray River Valley in 1905. Although initially embarrassing for the Black Angus breeders, the Sutherland family, the calves proved to be a hardy, strong breed that grew quickly. By the 1960s, they were established as a popular breed.
What is the most common breeds of meat producing cattle in Australia?
Australia has many different cattle breeds just like in North America. The most popular ones include: - Shorthorn - Angus - Murray Grey - Charolais - Brahman - Mandalong - Speckle Park
How does a white cow and black bull make a spotted cow?
They don't. That has never happened before, and likely never will. When you cross a White Shorthorn cow with a Black Angus bull you will get a grey calf (this is how the Murray Grey breed came about, by the way). The same thing occurs if you put a Black Angus bull on a Charolais cow.
List of polled breeds of cattle?
Angus, Red Angus, Red Poll, Galloway, Belted Galloway, American White Park, British White, Amerifax, Jamaica Black, Jamaica Red, Murray Grey, Brangus, Red Brangus, and Senepol.
Who bred Murray gray?
According to Australian legend, Peter Sutherland of New South Wales who owned they Thologolong property had the first Murray Grey calf born there in 1905. The legend goes on to say that this cow when bred to various Angus bulls dropped only grey calves. Mrs. Helen Sutherland later started a systemic breeding program of Murray Greys with 8 cows and 4 bulls. In the early 1940's Mervyn Gadd started a second herd of MG's that was commercially-based, using a Grey bull from the Sutherlands and using him to breed up Gadd's Angus cows.
What is a Murray gray?
The Murray Grey is a breed of Australian cattle
What is considered a beef cow?
A beef cow is one that is more blockier in body and doesn't put most of her energy into milk production. Such breeds of beef cattle include Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Shorthorn, Limousin, Simmental, Maine Anjou, Murray Grey, Red Angus and Brahman.
What kind of animal is the Murray gray?
The Murray Grey is a breed of cattle, specifically beef cattle, which was developed in Australia. Species name of the Murray Grey is Bos primigenius taurus.
How many Murray grey cattle breeds are there are Australia?
Only one, since there is really only on breed of Murray Grey and that is the Murray Grey. If you are referring to individual cattle, it would probably number upwards of tens of thousands of animals.
What do you call a cross breed of a charolais cow and an angus bull that is blue?
That cross does NOT produce a blue calf. This cross will give a GREY or smokey-grey calf, never blue. The resulting cross would simply be called a Char-Angus cross or Angus-Char or Angus-Charolais cross.
