Jersey as a gomer

[hntwhitetail]

I was wondering how people get along using a jersey as a gomer bull.

 

[LLBUX]

Due to their reputation as man-killers, I would be concerned using any dairy bull as a gomer.   

That being said, we used one 40 years ago that worked out fine.

 

[Will]

Sounds to me like a good way to get yourself killed.

 

[CAB]

They make great gomer bulls. I have had many over the years. Easy to spot and don't eat a lot of feed.

 

[KFShorthorns]

The majority of 'killer dairy bulls' disposition is due to the fact they were bottle/pale raised by humans. They imprint on humans and begin to think of humans as their natural competition for reproductive success and will be incredibly aggressive towards people, especially men, when being handled as mature animals.

Same goes for most species actually- most dangerous animal to a person is a bottle raised, intact male.

If your gomer was raised on it's mother, or on a foster cow in your beef herd, (that's a whole other level of biosecurity questions...!) a dairy bulls attitude will likely be no different than your average beef bull. Obviously be cautious of any bull, none of them should be trusted, but if he wasn't bottle/pale fed then attitude likely wouldn't be a huge issue.

 

[hntwhitetail]

I lost a calf and I placed him on a big beef cow when he was a day old from a neighbor.  Just debating making him a gomer or a later born twin maine / angus bull calf.

 

[yuppiecowboy]

perfect gomer bull then. Jerseys have a crazy high libido so you sure wont miss any cows coming in, and if he wasnt hand raised you might not have the safety issues as you might have with a dairy started calf.

 

[CAB]

  I will add that everyone that I have ever had was an extreme herder and yes you do have to keep an eye on any bull of coarse.