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MURRAY GREY cattle FACTS AND ADVANTAGES

Murray Grey cattle

Characteristics

  • Naturally polled and pass this on to over 90% of their progeny when bred to horned cattle.
  • Murrays have dark skin pigmentation so not susceptible to skin or eye problems.
  • Proven hardy and quickly adaptable to most climates. 
  • Excellent mothers with good intact udders without breaking down or developing bottle teats. 
  • Calving ease combined with a fast gain rate and quiet disposition makes them a top choice to crossbreeding your commercial herd.
  • Bulls and cows both are noted for their early maturity and high fertility.  
  • Bulls are known for their large scrotal circumference and their ability to cover many cows. 
  • Murray Greys' gentle disposition makes easy handling cattle for cow/calf producers and feedlots alike. 
  • Murray Grey cows have great longevity. It's common for them to raise a good calf every year for 15+ years or more.     
  • They are highly efficient cattle with rapid growth and excellent feed conversion. 

Cow Calving Advantages

  • Murray Grey calves are small at birth, typically between 60 and 85 lbs.  
  • They have short labors.  It’s common for the calves to be on their feet and nursing within 30 minutes of birth!  
  • They are easily calved, nurse quickly and grow well.   
  • Murray Greys rebreed quickly after calving. 

Carcass Quality

  • Murrays carry the genetics to produce marbled beef on grass or grain without the excess subcutaneous or intramuscular seam fat of other breeds. 
  • Murray Greys' known ability is producing tender beef. 
  • In GeneSTAR testing, Murrays carry more of the genetics that lead to tender beef than any other breed tested so far. The results show 30% of Murrays tested for the tenderness 2 gene marker (T2) have tested two out of two stars (two copies of the gene) since the test was introduced.  Angus is the next highest breed with 8%. 
  • Murray Grey steers are very efficient, finishing weeks earlier and on less feed than most other breeds.  This means less cost and more profit. 
  • Murray Grey steers have exceptional dressing percentages and high yields. 
  • Murray steers have a 12% larger rib eye area than the average US beef steer. 
  • Murray Grey steers were also twice as likely to grade Choice or Prime than the average steer.  

Coloration

  • They can vary in color of light "silver" to shades of grey, dun or black.
  • Their skin, nose and udders are gray, eliminating  cancer eye and sunburned cracked udders.
  • Purebreds are always solid colors.  

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