BueLingo cattle were developed by Russ Bueling, a respected
cattle rancher and grain farmer from the Sandhills of South Eastern North
Dakota along with Alfred Ostrum and with the assistance of Russ Danielson,
Professor of Animal Science at North Dakota State University. Mr. Bueling's
dream about "the ideal beef factory" has become a reality with the
BueLingo breed.
BueLingo cattle are a composite breed. The distinctive belt
is largely derived from the Dutch Belt dairy cattle infused with genetics from
Scotch Highland, Belted Galloway, Angus, Chianina, Limousin, and Shorthorn
cattle.
BueLingo cattle have a striking appearance with a white belt
and black or cherry red forequarters and hindquarters. They are moderately
sized with female weighing between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds and bull weighing
between 1,800 and 2,000 pounds. Birth weights typically vary between 65-80
pounds. Good carcass quality and modest marbling is accompanied by excellent
taste. Fertility, desirable calving weights, vigorous calves with rapid
maturation rates, excellent maternal instincts, and good dispositions are breed
traits. They can be polled or horned.