What breed associations have an upbreeding program?

[Belties R Us]

We own some crossbred cows that we are hoping to be able to up-breed. However we don't know what all breeds allow an up-breeding or percentage program. If you could help us out it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Cattle Cards]

Simmental I'm the most familiar with.  You can register and show 1/2 Bloods and 3/4 Bloods as percentage Simmentals.  A 7/8 Heifer is considered Purebred and a male is at 15/16.  We ran a mostly purebred operation starting from my Grandfather's Angus herd.

Chianina allows any percentage to be registered.  They also have "two " breeds.  Chiangus must only be Chianina and Angus crosses only.  Chianina (and Chimaine) can be any cross of breeds with a percentage being Chianina.  Commercial cows are "registered" and given a Commercial number.  The breed of those cows is also recorded.  Because of problems in the past, sometime DNA results may be required.  Percentages don't matter except with any National Show, Sale or Association Event.  Then, they must be a minimum of 6.25%.  That number may increase with time but with all the clubby bulls that were being used on commercial herds, things got away from them.

The Maine Anjou breed has 3 categories to show in with your up breeding.  But they have Fullblood, High Percentage (75% and up) and Mainetainers (25% to 62.5%).

Limousin allows for up breeding.  They have the Limflex which are their lower percentage and then their purebreds.  I believe it's the similar to that of the Simmental.

Charolais has their Purebreds (or Fullblood) and now registers Composite Charolais, cattle crossed with Charolais.  I do not know the requirements of that breed.

Those would be you more common i.e. popular breeds.  The best source of information would be the respective breed associations.  Call them.  Jot down some questions first and call.  that's what they're there for...

Hope that gives you a little direction...

 

[blackdiamond]

shorthorn has one, and come to think of it, nearly every breed but Galloway has a genetic expansion type program.

 

[aj]

I was going to say that the black Angus and herfords are the only ones that don't.

 

[HAB]

shorthorn has one, and come to think of it, nearly every breed but Galloway has a genetic expansion type program.

You are correct on the fullblood solid colored Galloways (Black, Dun, Red) Section 1 in the AGBA herdbook.

The Belted Galloways and the White Galloways (and their offspring) are registered in their own respective herdbooks, due to the fact that they are breeds created using Fullblood Galloway cattle.

 

[DLD]

I was going to say that the black Angus and herfords are the only ones that don't.

That's my first thought as well.

On the Limousins, I know that to paper as LimFlex, a registered Angus (maybe Red Angus qualifies too) base is required.  I do believe you can still upgrade from other or unregistered stock, but those will just be percentage Limousins, not LimFlex.

Pretty sure Gelbvieh's have a percentage program, too.

 

[CAB]

I was going to say that the black Angus and herfords are the only ones that don't.

You can never get to 1A status in the Red Angus herdbook using commercial cattle in the background as well.

 

[Till-Hill]

Simmental I'm the most familiar with.  You can register and show 1/2 Bloods and 3/4 Bloods as percentage Simmentals.  A 7/8 Heifer is considered Purebred and a male is at 15/16.  We ran a mostly purebred operation starting from my Grandfather's Angus herd.

Chianina allows any percentage to be registered.  They also have "two " breeds.  Chiangus must only be Chianina and Angus crosses only.  Chianina (and Chimaine) can be any cross of breeds with a percentage being Chianina.  Commercial cows are "registered" and given a Commercial number.  The breed of those cows is also recorded.  Because of problems in the past, sometime DNA results may be required.  Percentages don't matter except with any National Show, Sale or Association Event.  Then, they must be a minimum of 6.25%.  That number may increase with time but with all the clubby bulls that were being used on commercial herds, things got away from them.

The Maine Anjou breed has 3 categories to show in with your up breeding.  But they have Fullblood, High Percentage (75% and up) and Mainetainers (25% to 62.5%).

Limousin allows for up breeding.  They have the Limflex which are their lower percentage and then their purebreds.  I believe it's the similar to that of the Simmental.

Charolais has their Purebreds (or Fullblood) and now registers Composite Charolais, cattle crossed with Charolais.  I do not know the requirements of that breed.

Those would be you more common i.e. popular breeds.  The best source of information would be the respective breed associations.  Call them.  Jot down some questions first and call.  that's what they're there for...

Hope that gives you a little direction...

Males are PB @ 7/8 also now, at least they sent my papers back that way!

 

[Cattle Cards]

Simmental I'm the most familiar with.  You can register and show 1/2 Bloods and 3/4 Bloods as percentage Simmentals.  A 7/8 Heifer is considered Purebred and a male is at 15/16.  We ran a mostly purebred operation starting from my Grandfather's Angus herd.

Chianina allows any percentage to be registered.  They also have "two " breeds.  Chiangus must only be Chianina and Angus crosses only.  Chianina (and Chimaine) can be any cross of breeds with a percentage being Chianina.  Commercial cows are "registered" and given a Commercial number.  The breed of those cows is also recorded.  Because of problems in the past, sometime DNA results may be required.  Percentages don't matter except with any National Show, Sale or Association Event.  Then, they must be a minimum of 6.25%.  That number may increase with time but with all the clubby bulls that were being used on commercial herds, things got away from them.

The Maine Anjou breed has 3 categories to show in with your up breeding.  But they have Fullblood, High Percentage (75% and up) and Mainetainers (25% to 62.5%).

Limousin allows for up breeding.  They have the Limflex which are their lower percentage and then their purebreds.  I believe it's the similar to that of the Simmental.

Charolais has their Purebreds (or Fullblood) and now registers Composite Charolais, cattle crossed with Charolais.  I do not know the requirements of that breed.

Those would be you more common i.e. popular breeds.  The best source of information would be the respective breed associations.  Call them.  Jot down some questions first and call.  that's what they're there for...

Hope that gives you a little direction...

Males are PB @ 7/8 also now, at least they sent my papers back that way!

That's interesting.  It was 15/16 for as long as I remember...but unlike Maine or Chi...once you're "purebred" it's like being 100%.  Meaning if you took a 7/8 (PB) bull and mated it to an Angus, the offspring is considered 1/2 blood and not 7/16.  Or has that changed?

 

[JSchroeder]

Angus, Hereford, and Brahman you darn yankees.

 

[Show Dad]

Angus, Hereford, and Brahman you darn yankees.

Now that's funny!

 

[Till-Hill]

Cattlecards,
  Now yes when you breed a (PB 7/8) to say an angus cow you do get a half blood registered calf. I always thought it was 15/16 too but guess not anymore. Technically then you can breed a 3/4 to a (7/8 pb) and get technically a 13/16 calf that is considered a  PB......and then could breed that hfr to a 3/4 again and get down to less than 13/16 so some day PB simmy's might be in blood really 13/16 or little less.......that's my way of looking at it anyway.....

 

[Till-Hill]

http://simmental.org/site/index.php/simgenetics/breed-percentage