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<blockquote data-quote="JMJ Farms" data-source="post: 1518132" data-attributes="member: 24583"><p>I'm not so sure it is in my case. I have some Brahman cows running with a hereford bull. I love the F1s. But in my experience by the time you buy the cows, get the calf, take a price cut in the steers, get the heifers old enough to breed, (most Brahman and Brahman/crosses don't seem to breed unless they're about 2), actually get them bred, and get a calf to wean..... you're 4 years into the process before you see any return on investment other than the steers you have sold. I also find that my Brahmans need to be in real good shape to breed consistently.</p><p>Looking back I wish I'd have made a road trip and bought some. </p><p></p><p>But I do love the F1 tigers/Bradfords. And I only have a few purebreds to raise some replacements out of so it's not breaking the bank. If I wanted 20 or so F1s I'd just buy them. Unless I had a real good bull I'd probably buy them bred or AI'ed. </p><p></p><p>One more thing worth mentioning. A fair portion will have huge bottle tits later on in age. I'm sure a lot of this is genetic. Probably could research bloodlines and maybe curb this problem to a degree whether you were buying or raising. Said that to say that longevity is one of the big perks of the tigers. Bottle tits at 8 years old would really hurt your long term plan. So it would be worth trying to avoid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JMJ Farms, post: 1518132, member: 24583"] I’m not so sure it is in my case. I have some Brahman cows running with a hereford bull. I love the F1s. But in my experience by the time you buy the cows, get the calf, take a price cut in the steers, get the heifers old enough to breed, (most Brahman and Brahman/crosses don’t seem to breed unless they’re about 2), actually get them bred, and get a calf to wean..... you’re 4 years into the process before you see any return on investment other than the steers you have sold. I also find that my Brahmans need to be in real good shape to breed consistently. Looking back I wish I’d have made a road trip and bought some. But I do love the F1 tigers/Bradfords. And I only have a few purebreds to raise some replacements out of so it’s not breaking the bank. If I wanted 20 or so F1s I’d just buy them. Unless I had a real good bull I’d probably buy them bred or AI’ed. One more thing worth mentioning. A fair portion will have huge bottle tits later on in age. I’m sure a lot of this is genetic. Probably could research bloodlines and maybe curb this problem to a degree whether you were buying or raising. Said that to say that longevity is one of the big perks of the tigers. Bottle tits at 8 years old would really hurt your long term plan. So it would be worth trying to avoid. [/QUOTE]
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