Super Baldie
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Has any one used a Angus simmental cross bull? what were your results? I have heard of tremendous growth potential with low birth weights. I'd be crossing him on 1/2 gert 1/2 herford and beefmaster cows.
you don't want to keep stack'in other breeds on top of your crossbred cow's.you got what sounds like a good base to start off. don't mess it up.Super Baldie":4ujg1p9r said:Has any one used a Angus simmental cross bull? what were your results? I have heard of tremendous growth potential with low birth weights. I'd be crossing him on 1/2 gert 1/2 herford and beefmaster cows.
ive heard that as well.C HOLLAND":3s5wk5jm said:I would think the best way to use a Sim/Angus bull would be to breed him back to a PB Angus or Sim, if you use to many diff mixes you can wind up with a load of MUTTS
and that my opinion for what its worth :lol: :lol:
- The Sim/Angus bull cross is a big item in this area in the last few years.
the bull was'nt homozygous thenCattle Rack Rancher":1kac7gdo said:The last bull I had was a black Simm-Angus. There was alot of inconsistency in weaning weights, frame and color. Here's a bit of a sampling of how consistent his calves were. The bull I have now is a purebred Black Angus and although I still get the odd calf with that grey diluter gene, for the most part, they are all pure black. I think from now on, I'll just stick to purebred bulls.
ALACOWMAN":2xqdbz6h said:the bull was'nt homozygous thenCattle Rack Rancher":2xqdbz6h said:The last bull I had was a black Simm-Angus. There was alot of inconsistency in weaning weights, frame and color. Here's a bit of a sampling of how consistent his calves were. The bull I have now is a purebred Black Angus and although I still get the odd calf with that grey diluter gene, for the most part, they are all pure black. I think from now on, I'll just stick to purebred bulls.
Weaver":22047xvl said:Actually if you have a very mixed up cow herd, then putting a crossbred bull such as a simangus will give you a more uniform calf crop than running a straight bred bull with them.