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Raising Piedmontese Cattle from Start to Finish and Providing a Superior Farm-To-Table Beef Product!

08/07/2026

What’s everyone like for mineral? Any selenium supplements for Pieds?

We’re liking VitaFerm products and have included multi-min 90 to our pre-breeding regimen.

07/22/2026

A neat comparison of the C313Y Myostatin Gene at work. This variant of myostatin is unique only to the Piedmontese breed. (And why they taste so good!)

Fullblood Piedmontese Cattle are Homozyous for this variant, or have “2 copies” of the gene.

Piedmontese cross animals can either have 2 copies (homozygous), but more commonly have 1 copy (heterozygous) of the gene dependent on the sire/dam cross status.

Here you can see on the left, a Hereford calf. With 0 copies of the C313Y Myostatin Gene.

In the Middle is a “1 copy” heifer calf. Dam is a 0 copy Hereford cow, sire is a 2 copy Fullblood Piedmontese Bull. Because the sire is Homozyous, he will always pass down 1 gene of the myostatin. Giving the heifer 1 copy of the C313Y myostatin gene and why you can see she has some defined muscling.

On the right is a “2 copy” Full blood Piedmontese Bull Calf, with very obvious muscling.

All 3 calves are within 30 days of age of one another. And unironically, the youngest is the fullblood calf, who just so happens to weigh the most out of the 3.

This Cool Gene Creates BEEF That is: Higher in Protein, Lower in Cholesterol, Fat AND Calories - All while being Genetically more tender than any other beef on the market.

And if you’re looking to get into the breed yourself. It’s worth noting Piedmontese cattle tend to be more feed effecient at the bunk. (Pounds ate turn more quickly into pounds gained)

They grade significantly higher in meat quality, and have a higher carcass weight % then other beef breeds (more edible beef per animal and less waste),

They are also noted to be a dual purpose breed (beef and milk) in their homeland of Italy.

AND they are known in the states for being both cold hardy in the winter and heat resistant in the summer!

07/20/2026

This week on the meal prep menu. Honey BBQ brisket (and a soup bone roast) tacos. Given the “bug” going around at grocery stores it’s sure not a bad time to grow your own produce too 😅

07/14/2026

Genetics are cool! This is my sister-in-law’s cow “Jessie”. Jessie is a mutt, but she can raise a decent calf! This cow is out of a 50-50 Holstein/Angus female and sired by a 1 copy, 50-50 Piedmontese/Hereford Sire. Making Jessie only 25% Piedmontese and odds of her carrying the CY313 Piedmontese Myostatin Gene slim, but not impossible.

At 7 years old the general assumption was she had 0 copies but still raised nice calves, so who cares? Well, this black cow is fairly new to my pasture and after staring at her bull calf all spring I just had to know. He sure looked like a 2 copy to me, but that’s not possible unless Jessie beat the odds herself!

A DNA test and a few weeks later results are in. Jessie has 1 copy! Genetics are cool…

So new question, does her calf actually have two copies of the Myostatin gene?

Jessie only contributes “12.5%” Piedmontese to her calves. So this very 2 copy looking, but not yet DNA tested bull calf is either 62.5% Piedmontese OR 50% Piedmontese, as he has two possible sires.

Sire is either a 2 copy fullblood Pied Bull or a 2 copy 75% Pied Bull. Based on a Punnet Square the odds are 50-50 if he has 1 or 2 copies regardless of the sire. What do you guys think?

Will this calf become a steer and it ultimately doesn’t matter? Yeah… but this is me keeping myself entertained! 😅

07/12/2026

What’s for Dinner? 😍

07/03/2026

Explosive Prices 🧨 4th of July weekend sale!
Steaks 🥩 and roasts available

Prices are only good through July 3rd - 5th

We are cleaning out the freezer and want everyone to have high quality beef to celebrate this high quality country’s 250th birthday! 🇺🇸

This is also a good opportunity to stock up on roasts for winter ❄️ or make some delicious shredded bbq beef sandwiches for the dog days of summer ☀️

What we have:
10 ribeye steaks (in packages of 2) $35/package
9, 1-3lb soup bone roasts $10/each
2 arm roasts, 1 rolled rump roast, 4 sirloin tip roasts all 2-5 lbs $10/lb

If you are interested in being added to our list for a quarter or half beef this fall. Shoot us a message! Arrow H’s Piedmontese

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07/02/2026

Two photos, same pair. Calf is 70 days old in 1st photo and 5 days old in the 2nd.

Talk about a Jaw Dropper!

Heat Resistant, Feed Efficient, the best beef you’ll ever eat Piedmontese!

06/24/2026

A frontrunner this year. Pictures simply do not do this one justice. An absolute UNIT of a bull calf. Exactly 60 days old in these photos. Pushing, if not already 300lbs. Mom is a milk machine. He’s long. He’s strong 💪🏻

HNH Peter Fransisco 2P

Sire: TBS Fransisco 314F
Dam: HNH Number One 1G

DOB: 4/23/2026 - 97lbs @ 292 days gestation

Peter Fransisco was a real person nicknamed “Hercules” (due to his large stature) he has a really neat story and was buddies with George Washington. There’s some cool YouTube videos about him. Thought the name really fit this calf!

05/26/2026

HNH Last Call 2M - He is available! Owned by a family member who doesn’t have Facebook.

Good Footed, Respectful, and Gentle Bull that makes big growthy calves. He’s got a neat pedigree too. “LC” is sired by Arrowmaker Shiner, a popular and moderately sized Piedmontese Bull from the 90’s, Shiner is by Arrowmakers Imbuto and out of PPB Queen Bee 1R, a Brindisi/Biba Daughter. Some of the very first Piedmontese Cattle to enter the United States.

Last Call’s dam comes from generations of home raised cattle, all of which produced calves well into their teens. LC is not only a meat making machine, but stamped with longevity from a highly fertile female line.

Arrowmaker Shiner x HNH Tiger 1Y

Hetrozyous Polled
2 Copy NAPA Registered Naturalean Bull
DOB: 5/08/2024
Located by Ruthton, MN
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