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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 738484" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>ok maybe I'm a little bit dumb but I have been wondering for a while</p><p></p><p>Black herefords, and its the same with black simmentals</p><p></p><p>they both promote their breed as having advantages in several traits due to HYBRID VIGOR. </p><p></p><p>Now, I understand that yes, in the first generation of crossing an angus over a hereford or simm cow, that the calves will be hardier, grow quicker and faster, due to hybrid vigor/heterosis. </p><p></p><p>BUT what I dont understand, is that if you are breeding black baldy to black baldy, so if you put a black baldy bull over black baldy cows, you dont have the heterosis, anf the calves will grow the same as straight bred angus or hford calves. </p><p></p><p>I always thought you would lose the heterosis in that case, you cant cement it in. </p><p></p><p>So why the desire to breed these composite cattle to one another ... wouldnt we be far better off keeping them as an F1 cross????</p><p></p><p>Edit to add - those cattle look schitzen</p><p></p><p>Edit to add - sorry to be blunt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 738484, member: 3195"] ok maybe I'm a little bit dumb but I have been wondering for a while Black herefords, and its the same with black simmentals they both promote their breed as having advantages in several traits due to HYBRID VIGOR. Now, I understand that yes, in the first generation of crossing an angus over a hereford or simm cow, that the calves will be hardier, grow quicker and faster, due to hybrid vigor/heterosis. BUT what I dont understand, is that if you are breeding black baldy to black baldy, so if you put a black baldy bull over black baldy cows, you dont have the heterosis, anf the calves will grow the same as straight bred angus or hford calves. I always thought you would lose the heterosis in that case, you cant cement it in. So why the desire to breed these composite cattle to one another ... wouldnt we be far better off keeping them as an F1 cross???? Edit to add - those cattle look schitzen Edit to add - sorry to be blunt [/QUOTE]
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