White-faced black calves can be produced by crossing any black breed with any white-faced breed, such as Hereford or Simmental. It starts with a traditional Hereford-Angus cross, which results in a Black Baldy. Starting out with a medium frame, F-1 heifer (Angus/Herford+) we cross onto black Limosine bulls. And, by relying on the Aberdeen Angus and Hereford breeds for his Black Baldie cows, not only is the business able to benefit from the ease of fleshing characteristics, but also hybrid vigour resulting in improved growth and fertility. I have a dandy red angus cow right now. The calves are still black and black-baldy. The Black Baldy, however, is not a true breed, but any combination of breeds that will produce the hallmark coloring. Black Herefords are a mix between Black Angus and Herefords, so we figured that having this mix of cattle, it had to be good. Kobe beef is rare in the United States, as only a limited supply is exported from Japan. Black Herefords usually take three generations to create. The resulting hybrid vigour in the progeny helps them achieve improved weight … Both black angus and kobe beef are considered high quality meat, often found in fine restaurants. Hereford/ Black simmentals vs. Hereford/ Black angus Post by BRAFORDMAN » Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:06 am Black baldies or good white face cattle sell well in my area. Every calf she has looks awesome. more carcass weight and slightly larger ribeye area than straightbreds at harvest. We traveled all over the U.S. looking for the best cattle we could find and finally put our herd together with cattle coming from many states,” he says. A project sponsored by the American Hereford Association and conducted at Circle A Ranch, a registered and commercial black and Red Angus operation at Iberia, MO, found black baldie calves weighed 11.9 lbs. Angus bulls are also used on Hereford heifers in an attempt to produce smaller calves and reduce dystocia. Black Baldy is a type of crossbred beef cattle produced by crossing Hereford cattle with a solid black breed, usually Aberdeen Angus. We will be offering Black Baldies via private treaty in the near future, so please continue to check back with us, or give us a call at 406-425-2252 for more information on the baldies. They're basically the same thing though. Angus do have an advantage, and primarily this is due to CAB and their marketing schemes to make everyone believe that "Black is Better." "You need two beef breeds that compliment each other and are of … Angus bulls are mated to red coloured cattle and Herefords to black cattle. to me a black baldie is a black cow with a white face like a bald face horse and a BWF is more marked like Herefords use to be , white face with white legs and belly with white on withers ,so more Hereford marked , as helping a rancher with cattle ,when calves were born at night we wrote the description of the calf and sex with the cows tag /brand number, black baldie , BWF , black , black more at weaning than straightbred calves and the baldy steers had about 13 lbs. The term is particularly used in Australia and New Zealand. we use a hereford bull over straight angus cows to make f1's for sale, don't keep any as there is plenty demand for the baldie calves and I want to keep the herd straight black angus. Angus are better in marbling than Hereford, however both are early maturing, both have average calving ease, both have good mothering ability, both have good foraging ability. "You need two beef breeds that compliment each other and are of a similar size. Generally, though, Baldies are the offspring of an Angus/Hereford mating. I read somewhere that the average red angus has better marbling than the average black angus but the average black angus has more meat on it than the average red angus. And, by relying on the Aberdeen Angus and Hereford breeds for his Black Baldie cows, not only is the business able to benefit from the ease of fleshing characteristics, but also hybrid vigour resulting in improved growth and fertility. at weaning. Adding in the Limosine brings some length to the tenderloin and ribeye and about 70 lbs. That female is then bred back to a Black Hereford bull, and the resulting offspring can then be registered as a Black Hereford.