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<blockquote data-quote="jdg" data-source="post: 1394107" data-attributes="member: 13350"><p>All things being equal, if you're choosing a bull to retain heifers, I would choose seed-stock from your environment. Having said that, I went across the globe to partner with an operation for a joint seedstock venture. Pinebank Angus, in New Zealand, has been an almost entirely closed herd for 50 years, breeding for two cycles, and culling opens ruthlessly. The program has chosen on farm sires based on structure and performance, but has been forage only without supplementation. The cattle have decent growth, great structure, very efficient dry matter converters, and as fertile as any herd I've ever come across. If you're saving heifers for a low to medium input system, you will be pleased, and not disappointed in the steers either. The adult cows have wide snouts for efficient grazing, and school bus sized barrels for efficient conversion. I'm partial, but their system for selection is spot on, in my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdg, post: 1394107, member: 13350"] All things being equal, if you're choosing a bull to retain heifers, I would choose seed-stock from your environment. Having said that, I went across the globe to partner with an operation for a joint seedstock venture. Pinebank Angus, in New Zealand, has been an almost entirely closed herd for 50 years, breeding for two cycles, and culling opens ruthlessly. The program has chosen on farm sires based on structure and performance, but has been forage only without supplementation. The cattle have decent growth, great structure, very efficient dry matter converters, and as fertile as any herd I've ever come across. If you're saving heifers for a low to medium input system, you will be pleased, and not disappointed in the steers either. The adult cows have wide snouts for efficient grazing, and school bus sized barrels for efficient conversion. I'm partial, but their system for selection is spot on, in my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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