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<blockquote data-quote="rwtherefords" data-source="post: 112879" data-attributes="member: 778"><p>Radi,</p><p></p><p>I raise both breeds. I have a small registered Polled Hereford herd, and a small commercial Angus herd. I have one of each bull. I've also been around cattle most of my life. Here are some rules of "thumb", based upon my experiance.</p><p></p><p>1.) Registered Herefords are usually cheaper to buy/sell than comparable registered Angus. (same is true for commercial stock)</p><p>2.) Both would be considered "easy keepers", but the Herefords have a more calm demeanor than the Angus if you're only comparing the two.</p><p>3.) In general, a black hide will bring a higher price per pound at auction than other colors.</p><p>4.) Herefords are very efficient foragers, have excellent calving ease, cross very well with other breeds, and handle the Tennesse heat reasonably well.</p><p>5.) I see the down side to the Herefords to be susceptability to eye problems (pink eye, cancer eye, etc.), udder size/quality, and the lower price they bring at the sale barn.</p><p>6.) Angus have the reputation for top quality meat, tops in calving ease, plenty of milk, and crossing well with other breeds.</p><p>7.) The only down side I see to Angus is heat tolerance, yet they seem to handle the Tennessee heat only a little worse than the Herefords.</p><p></p><p>I don't see how you could go wrong creating black baldies. If the route you choose is to go with Hereford cows and an Angus bull, make sure your cows come from lines that milk well. In my opinion, you shouldn't have any problems then.</p><p></p><p>Hope this was helpful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rwtherefords, post: 112879, member: 778"] Radi, I raise both breeds. I have a small registered Polled Hereford herd, and a small commercial Angus herd. I have one of each bull. I've also been around cattle most of my life. Here are some rules of "thumb", based upon my experiance. 1.) Registered Herefords are usually cheaper to buy/sell than comparable registered Angus. (same is true for commercial stock) 2.) Both would be considered "easy keepers", but the Herefords have a more calm demeanor than the Angus if you're only comparing the two. 3.) In general, a black hide will bring a higher price per pound at auction than other colors. 4.) Herefords are very efficient foragers, have excellent calving ease, cross very well with other breeds, and handle the Tennesse heat reasonably well. 5.) I see the down side to the Herefords to be susceptability to eye problems (pink eye, cancer eye, etc.), udder size/quality, and the lower price they bring at the sale barn. 6.) Angus have the reputation for top quality meat, tops in calving ease, plenty of milk, and crossing well with other breeds. 7.) The only down side I see to Angus is heat tolerance, yet they seem to handle the Tennessee heat only a little worse than the Herefords. I don't see how you could go wrong creating black baldies. If the route you choose is to go with Hereford cows and an Angus bull, make sure your cows come from lines that milk well. In my opinion, you shouldn't have any problems then. Hope this was helpful. [/QUOTE]
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