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<blockquote data-quote="ANAZAZI" data-source="post: 1213061" data-attributes="member: 7541"><p>There is nothing profoundly wrong with crossing a Piedmontese bull with a Aubrac or -cross cow, there are however some challenges. First and foremost; Piedmontese beef is very different from both the other breeds, and a customer liking one type may not like the other. </p><p>The requirements to raise them is another issue, Piedmontese crossbreds grow, mature and put on fat in a very different pattern, so you may end up overfeeding the Aubracs or underfeeding the Piedmontese, or possibly even both. I do breed Pied influenced cattle so I would know. I am also in a very different market.</p><p>As for calving problems you can do much worse with other breeds.</p><p>Piedmontese cattle need not be terminal, but they are better used that way because they are not predictable whether they give one type muscling or the other later on. The f1:s are all the same.</p><p>And lastly; why complicate things? A herd of one breed is good enough for your objectives, two breeds more work as you need more bulls and pastures, guess what happens with three breeds?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ANAZAZI, post: 1213061, member: 7541"] There is nothing profoundly wrong with crossing a Piedmontese bull with a Aubrac or -cross cow, there are however some challenges. First and foremost; Piedmontese beef is very different from both the other breeds, and a customer liking one type may not like the other. The requirements to raise them is another issue, Piedmontese crossbreds grow, mature and put on fat in a very different pattern, so you may end up overfeeding the Aubracs or underfeeding the Piedmontese, or possibly even both. I do breed Pied influenced cattle so I would know. I am also in a very different market. As for calving problems you can do much worse with other breeds. Piedmontese cattle need not be terminal, but they are better used that way because they are not predictable whether they give one type muscling or the other later on. The f1:s are all the same. And lastly; why complicate things? A herd of one breed is good enough for your objectives, two breeds more work as you need more bulls and pastures, guess what happens with three breeds? [/QUOTE]
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