Beefalo exhibit a calm disposition and a nature as unexcitable as any bovine. Fencing requirements for Beefalo are no different from those for pure domestics. They are gentle, docile cattle which are easy to handle and control. Calving ease is an important attribute of Beefalo. Calves average 50 to 75 pounds birth weight, a significant reason for very few calving problems.
Beefalo cows are excellent mothers.
They are protective of their young. Rich milk from the Beefalo cow results in rapid weight gain of nursing calves. Average daily gain of nursing calves is outstanding. During Agriculture Canada's cattalo experiment, data on calf performance was gathered from 1951 to 1957. Birth weight of calves from dams of high percentage bison was found to be lower than for those of low percentage bison.