Kittle Farms

It has been more than 25 years since Kittle Farms brought one of the first Gelbvieh bulls to the Sand Mountain area of Alabama. Fortunately, through the years, locals have shifted their question from What is a Gelbvieh? to Why use Gelbvieh? to When will you have some of those Gelbvieh cattle for sale? The Gelbvieh breed was not introduced to the Un... ited States until 1971. Gelbvieh cattle originated in Germany as a rare dual-purpose breed for both milking and beef production. While the breed was once known as the German Yellow, Gelbvieh cattle today are predominantly Red or Black (due to cross-breeding with Angus cattle). Currently, there are over 45,000 active, registered Gelbvieh cows in the United States. Over the last ten (10) years, we have converted our entire operation at Kittle Farms to registered Gelbvieh and Gelbvieh-influenced hybrid commercial cattle. Simply put, with more than 40 years of experience in the cattle business, we have not found another breed that does a better job of delivering on the total package we strive for in Calving Ease (low birth weights), Temperament (quiet and docile), and Performance (excellent weaning and yearling weights). Recent studies within the cattle industry have supported what our operation has experienced first-hand with the Gelbvieh breed. Data produced over a two-year study through Colorado State Universitys Maxwell Ranch SmartCross research showed that Gelbvieh-sired cattle achieved both higher weaning weights and significantly more dollars in both a low and high choice/select spread market over their Angus counterparts. Likewise, tracing back to the Gelbvieh breeds dual-purpose roots for milking and beef production, the Meat Animal Research Center in Nebraska found that Gelbvieh females add more pounds of maternal milk to their calves than Simmental, Red Angus, Charolais, Limousin, Angus, or Hereford females. Gelbvieh cattle have achieved those performance numbers while maintaining their status as a preferred breed for calving ease, with Gelbvieh birth weights ...Read More