xbred":1cjdd0rp said:
i have a lot of charolais influence in my herd and one thing i am not pleased with is the longevity of the mamas. in my herd 10 years is old only a few have made it to 12 and been doing well...
Found a little data on common continental crosses and it had Char X with the most longevity. Limi X had the least. I don't have enough continental crosses to take a position.
Found quite a bit of data on common British crosses and the classic wf F1 did very well for longevity. Shorthorn crosses had the least (mine tend to bag and teat problems). I did not see any Galloway data.
There are always exceptions, but I think 12 is getting real old if you do not have any ear and cull for performance.