What 3 way cross would you do?

by **expensive hobby** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:51 pm

If you could start with a clean slate, which breeds would you choose in a 3 way cross? What would you start with and what would you go terminal with? I like the hereford/black angus cross but not really sure what to throw into the mix. I would like to hear what some others are doing.

by **VanC** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:14 pm

Hereford x Red Angus cows and a Char bull.

by **Julian** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:32 pm

Just like VanC, but may consider using a black Angus as a terminal sire instead of a Charolais. Just ad much growth and everybody in the world seems to have them. If in the south I'd go with Red Angus x Beefmaster females.

by **Red Bull Breeder** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:03 pm

HerefordxChar cows With a Red Limousin bull for terminal.

by **robert** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:24 pm

Black Angus cow x Hereford, then go Charolais for terminal or back to Angus for replacements.

by **mlazyj** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:45 pm

What VanC says !!

If I could have ears Red Super Baldies back to a Char.

by **js1234** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 12:11 am

robert wrote:Black Angus cow x Hereford, then go Charolais for terminal or back to Angus for replacements.

+1

by **dun** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 2:57 am

Gelbvieh X Hereford with Red or black Angus as the terminal

by **angus9259** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:13 am

Julian wrote:Just like VanC, but may consider using a black Angus as a terminal sire instead of a Charolais.

Is that really a 3 way cross?

by **angus9259** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:15 am

dun wrote:Gelbvieh X Hereford with Red or black Angus as the terminal

Why that order? Why not a hereford X angus then Gelvieh? Something genetic or just easier to find an angus bull for terminal?

by **dun** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:29 am

angus9259 wrote:
dun wrote:Gelbvieh X Hereford with Red or black Angus as the terminal

Why that order? Why not a hereford X angus then Gelvieh? Something genetic or just easier to find an angus bull for terminal?

The angus as terminal to increase the odds of higher quality grade.

by **3waycross** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 11:09 am

dun wrote:Gelbvieh X Hereford with Red or black Angus as the terminal

Ditto that!

The best reason I can find to do it in that order is you only have to have one Angus on the place........ :mrgreen:

Just kiddin but for sure those GV/Herf cows should be real good to handle and great momma's. I totally agree with Dun you would get a lot of carcass traits(marbling) out of the RIGHT angus bull on those cows.

by **houstoncutter** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:16 pm

Tiger covered with a good high growth Limi Bull

by **Lucky_P** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:29 pm

What we're doing currently is AngusxShorthorn cows with a black Simmental bull.
Have a few Simmental cows that we're also breeding Shorthorn, and will either do an Angus bull on them or let the black Simmental bull have 'em.

by **nfcc** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 6:12 pm

balancer[gelbvieh/angus]+herford
i,ve got some and i am completly satisfied.
i bred reg. herford bull to my comm. black balancers. got 1 bwf bull 430# at 4 months and 2 rwf heifers 360# to 380# at 4 months

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