Holstein cow with Belgian Blue calf

[egbibby1]

call it the holstein blue... haha

[meldidnot]

So,this cross could mean less Veal in the long run!??

[TheCivilEngineer22]

aww the bond between cow and calf :) so beautiful.. too bad that some people eat them ;[

[Jaymierr1]

Good looken calf... what does it look like when its older? Is it half BB and half Holstein? I'd love to see what it looks like as an adult...

[holsteincowboy]

@Jaymierr1 Looks great excellent quality beef. It is a BBx.holstein

[thebowman2]

iv you dont eat meat you will become weaker then people that do and you also have to take extra vitamines your not getting anough

[joewhite31]

do Holstein grow horns? 

[TheExecutiveDecision]

@joewhite31 Yes holsteins (bulls and heifers) have horns.

[theeutecticpoint]

Is this the cow and Belgian Blue calf you show "giving birth" in another video?

[holsteincowboy]

No Different cow/calf

[woonwagen1971]

lekker hoor op bbq ! hou me aan bevolen.

[CLandells]

#301369?

That's quite a few cows

[holsteincowboy]

that is her passport number. Every cow in the UK has one issued by the Government

[hrWladyslaw]

@CLandells every animal in europe has its own number... passport and/or RFID chip

all the new EU passports have RFID chip in them too

there is 1 million of brand new EU regulations/laws coming soon

[Mcphlange]

Are cows ok to have there calfs out in the fields??, or do they always need to come inside?

[holsteincowboy]

ok unless there is a calving problem in which case i would bring inside

[OceanAnchor888]

ARE YOU JOKING ME???? OKAY THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES TO EATING MEAT!! you think its perfectly ine for all cows to be bred just to go to the slaughter house and be sshocked and cut to death? wow, and you should see the conditions veal calves are kept in. In their little stalls, no their boxes, they don't even have enough room to turn around! Think about what poor animals have to go through just so you can eat their bodies?what if ppl bred humans just to senf them to the sluaghter house to be eaten??

[holsteincowboy]

Hi Madison, Thanks for caring about cows. No veal stalls here. The calves are raised at pasture

[hypotnuse]

wats the alternative for meat?

[Velktron]

Err...bacon?

[edwards21416]

beautifull

[starbabe58]

so cute

[gatoeade]

imagine how big he will be in a couple of years

[pin55head]

VEAL!!!!

[sonalirmr]

So cute :) They should be kept as pets rather than be eaten!

[ciutacu]

We can keep them as pets until they grow large enough to be eaten by us!

[SirArrogance]

good point.

[andersmusician]

PETA fanatic, cuteness over nutrition

[hrWladyslaw]

@sonalirmr these are the biggest man made cows on this planet... wake up!

[holsteinchick]

no way you used comestar lee...we used him alot 2 get back to me if you used Rudolph

[holsteincowboy]

I used a full brother to rudolph - Can't remember his name

[yugtaht3]

wheres the belgian blue on roids?! lol

[DrawionKuda]

cute..

sadd enough some saddistic people eat this kind of beaty animals..

go vegan

[spamanon]

It is sadistic to eat meat? Man I have heard of extremists before, but that takes the cake. How is killing a vegetable any less 'sadistic?' There is plenty of evidence that plants feel pain. Go join the Jains, and leave me to my burger... yummy.

[milohoff88]

@spamanon just another excuse for eating meat..eat boy nobody saying anything but atleast don't give retarded excuses for the same

[spamanon]

@milohoff88

I think your brain has spiders nesting in it. I gave no excuse for eating meat, as none is needed. I commented on the assertion that it is sadistic to eat meat, that is all.

[hetfieldavid]

@spamanon Plants don't feel pain, they don't have a Central nervous system, cows do.

[maximum411]

@spamanon

There's no evidence that plants can feel pain, dumbass. They respond to damage by increasing respiration, but they don't have any sort of nervous system and most certainly CANNOT feel pain. Animals, on the other hand, can, which is why they should be treated humanely.

[spamanon]

@maximum411,

I know, you cannot feel their pain so they must not feel pain. It is just your excuse to allow you to eat plants guilt-free. Heartless people like you make me sick. Poor celery.

[maximum411]

@spamanon

Hmm, you sound a little sarcastic to me.

It's people like you who just stand around and let bad things happen, as long as they don't have to go against what they are used to.

[gdyby]

@spamanon So show us this plenty of evidence. Plants feeling pain? What for? They can't even move to avoid it. This is the reason why animals and humans (verterbrates) feel pain - cause they are able to run away from danger. Nature is very logical in contrast to some people...

To eat meat in itself isn't sadistic. Sadictic is how it's mostly "produced". You can see an exemple on this video. But maybe you're too selfish to get it.

[spamanon]

Pink Floyd Fan?

[holsteincowboy]

No , Is there a connection between this video and pink floyd lol !

[spamanon]

The birds chirping and fly buzzing are from Ummagumma!

[1991mazda]

dude you need to get this cow off the pasture and into the milking parlour! She's ready to FILL THE TANK lol.

DUde, but why are you milking blue crosses?? You need to keep your milking herd purebred Yo!!

[holsteincowboy]

I raise the blue x holstein's for beef

The dairy herd is purebred.

btw the cow in the video is sired by Canadian bull Comestar Lee

[mileyrox765]

you sound like a city slicker so wat would u know???

[minihorseluver]

if he has cows then he's not a city slicker moron!

[sfear3]

Very cute; one of my favourite vids, always cheers me up. Thanks for sharing it with us

[seagirlkat]

That is one cute calf!

[holsteincowboy]

Very cute and curious calf - When the calf seen my camera it came running to me to have a closer look and then ran back to mom with her tail up

[hannesisnotstraight]

Belgian blue = animal cruelty

[holsteincowboy]

Why is it cruel is it cruel to raise Belgian Blue cattle ?

[hannesisnotstraight]

Because over 80% are born through caesarean section, and they often break their bones because the skeleton isn't able to grow as fast as the rest of the body. Their muscles force the heart to work even stronger than what it's suppose to do, because all of them need blood. It hasn't been bred through normal surcomstances and therefor it's us who are responsible for it's missery, and we should put a stop to it.

[holsteincowboy]

Hundreds of blue x holstein calves have been born on this farm over the years i have NEVER had to call the vet to do a caesarean section. Most are born without assistance and i have never seen any with broken bones ! They grow very well and lead a happy life. They are great cattle to work with - Calm and friendly

[NeoQuello]

i just heard of belgian blues today... through a national geographic clip.. now tell me... do they ever hurt humans.. or attack each other.. cuz they do look intimidating with all dat muscle....

[holsteincowboy]

They are the most placid / calm breed i have worked with

[jmborge]

When you breed them to a Holstein, do you sell them as a meat breed or are they mostly used for milking? Is the meat tough or tender?

[holsteincowboy]

They are a meat breed.. I have 2 blue x holstein  milking - They give less milk than a pure holstein. The meat is very tender.

[jmborge]

Thank you, that is very interesting.

[gdyby]

@holsteincowboy Lead a happy life with a happy ending in a slaughter house, right? Because they were great cattle to work with - calm and friendly... no, this is too cruel.

[IluvABbeef]

Hannesisnotstraight is sorta right...BB's have a light bone frame, which is the reason for making bones easy to break. It's not because the bones aren't able to grow as fast as the muscles, its because of genetics. PURE BB's need C-sections done b/c of small pelvic area realtive too all that muscle mass, and a large calf to boot that has already developed DM characteristics prior to birth. Hetero BB's though are far less trouble to deal with than pure, as holsteincowboy has stated.

[cowgary]

Forget the last message. I just realized you would most likely be selling this calf before it's weaned off milk anyway, so you might not know what the weaned weight or finished weight is.

[holsteincowboy]

We sell them about 2 weeks old. This breed is mostly used on holsteins in this area but a few cow/calf operations also use them on their beef herd

[cowgary]

Nice looking calf. I'm curious to know the weaning weight of a Belgian Blue cross and also what their finished weight is? There are a few breeders in Alberta & I believe the majority of the crosses are with dairy. Belgian Blue isn't the best range animal but they do just great in a feedlot.

[cowman1970]

I was also curious as why you breed your cows to beef bulls. I crossbred with other dairy breeds.

[holsteincowboy]

In the last few years i have bred the bottom 25% of cows to beef bulls. This year i will breed all my cows to holsteins because i need more replacements.

[INAyrshirecowgirl]

You need replacements & I need Feed!

[INAyrshirecowgirl]

Bull or a Heifer? And, was it out of a cow or 1st calf heifer?

[holsteincowboy]

Janice, Bull and out of 3rd lac cow. It would be risky to use this breed on heifers as the calves tend to be large

[INAyrshirecowgirl]

What exactly is a Belgium Blue? We've figured out that the Swedish Reds are Ayrshires that went to Sweden.

[NCN1970]

Strong calf

Do you use beef bulls for cows you dont want to breed on ?

[holsteincowboy]

Yes and also i use beef bulls on cows that do not hold to sexed holstein semen