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Best angus sire on Herefords. ??
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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1636039" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>Lots of choices, just depends on what your individual goals are. Both breeds have quite a range from toads to behemoths. We run predominantly Hereford cows, and black bulls with some of them. I've sold a lot of BWF heifers for replacements. as well as keep some too. BWF can make some real good cows, but over all, I prefer straight bred Hereford or Angus cows and cross them to get a BWF as more of a terminal cross. Reason being they tend to be bigger at maturity than the parent breeds and usually heavier milking and require a bit more nutrition to keep them breeding back on time. Our markets don't react well to toady type cattle so the calves have to have some me frame. The flip side is behemoth type cows aren't very practical to maintain so a balance has to be struck. I try to have towards the upper end of moderate cows and breed them to a bull that is similar to a littler larger framed when selling market calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1636039, member: 24816"] Lots of choices, just depends on what your individual goals are. Both breeds have quite a range from toads to behemoths. We run predominantly Hereford cows, and black bulls with some of them. I’ve sold a lot of BWF heifers for replacements. as well as keep some too. BWF can make some real good cows, but over all, I prefer straight bred Hereford or Angus cows and cross them to get a BWF as more of a terminal cross. Reason being they tend to be bigger at maturity than the parent breeds and usually heavier milking and require a bit more nutrition to keep them breeding back on time. Our markets don’t react well to toady type cattle so the calves have to have some me frame. The flip side is behemoth type cows aren’t very practical to maintain so a balance has to be struck. I try to have towards the upper end of moderate cows and breed them to a bull that is similar to a littler larger framed when selling market calves. [/QUOTE]
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