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Tuli cattle

Big Muddy rancher

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Thanks JL. that was interesting. they might fit your country a little better then ours. I see the head office is in College Station. that's not far from you is it?
 

Northern Rancher

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If I remember Tuli's are a heat resistant Bos Taurus breed instead of more Brahma type Bos Indicus. When I worked for Western Breeders we had semen on a couple of them but I never did sell any of it. They are probably like most breeds they'll cross not bad on a British base cowherde where it gets a little hotter.
 

andybob

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Rancher, I have been breeding them since 1970, when I started my fullblood herd in the then Rhodesia.
I was in the hot, paracite infested Bushveld in Matabeleland where the breed was origionally developed from selected native Sanga cattle.
Under these conditions, they are heat resistant, fertile and resistant to tick bourne diseases such as Anaplasmosis, babesiaisis and heartwater,and withstand the tick and fly infestations. Due to their unique genetics they cross with all the popular breeds in the 'States, expressing heterosis even with other Bos Taurus breeds. The F1 female makes an exelent mother in a rotational or terminal crossbreeding program.
I have started with Tuli again here in America, and local commercial breeders are showing interest in crossing with them for heat resistance and fertility.
I am on the company farm at present (break time!), but will post some links when I get home later, and will answer any futher questions as best I can.
 

andybob

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A link to last years discussion when Briggs Genetics sold a large parcel of breeding stock; http://cattletoday.com/forum/about15836-0-asc-o.html some good points were discussed, although there was a little confusion between Tuli and Senepol cattle, and some good links.
 
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