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<blockquote data-quote="plumber_greg" data-source="post: 1461727" data-attributes="member: 9115"><p>I know zero about BB cattle. I just saw a double muscled, painful looking bull and wondered why would anyone use him.</p><p>I just have to wonder, why do people use the so called "off breeds". Something no one sees everyday.</p><p>Like elkwc said that consistency is what many lack. So many of us need the terminal sire and the maternal sire all in one. Too many of us will use something that should be terminal, then turn around and keep replacements out of it. </p><p>Using a BB or Blond, or whatever, in a crossbreeding program without a defined goal, other than raising a big weaned calf, is potentially a train wreck for the owners of the cattle after weaning.</p><p>But, using one to develop calves for replacements as well as knowing what the results will do on the rail, is a whole different matter. Jumping around with different breeds is not crossbreeding.</p><p>If you want an education on your cattle, just retain ownership all the way through.</p><p> My opinon, if you say or have said that there is no way I would feed out my cattle cuz' I would be afraid I would lose money, you're raising the wrong kind for the next guy. Why would expect him to feed them?</p><p>The way you make money in the feedlot is with the premimuns on the grid you sell on. Those come from a defined program. Holsteins or BB or Belted Galloway on the correct grid will bring the owners preminums.</p><p>I sent mine for 4 years straight, made money each year, just not enough to keep doing it on a mixed pen. Reward versus risk was too tight on one pen. gs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="plumber_greg, post: 1461727, member: 9115"] I know zero about BB cattle. I just saw a double muscled, painful looking bull and wondered why would anyone use him. I just have to wonder, why do people use the so called "off breeds". Something no one sees everyday. Like elkwc said that consistency is what many lack. So many of us need the terminal sire and the maternal sire all in one. Too many of us will use something that should be terminal, then turn around and keep replacements out of it. Using a BB or Blond, or whatever, in a crossbreeding program without a defined goal, other than raising a big weaned calf, is potentially a train wreck for the owners of the cattle after weaning. But, using one to develop calves for replacements as well as knowing what the results will do on the rail, is a whole different matter. Jumping around with different breeds is not crossbreeding. If you want an education on your cattle, just retain ownership all the way through. My opinon, if you say or have said that there is no way I would feed out my cattle cuz' I would be afraid I would lose money, you're raising the wrong kind for the next guy. Why would expect him to feed them? The way you make money in the feedlot is with the premimuns on the grid you sell on. Those come from a defined program. Holsteins or BB or Belted Galloway on the correct grid will bring the owners preminums. I sent mine for 4 years straight, made money each year, just not enough to keep doing it on a mixed pen. Reward versus risk was too tight on one pen. gs [/QUOTE]
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