> There are many good Braford cattle
> in Australia,they have had their
> problems over the years, I think
> with not having enough Brahman
> content was their biggest downfall
> to start off with. Breeders now
> opt for at least 5/8th Brahman
> content. Hereford breeders were
> only using bulls with a low
> Brahman content about 3/8th which
> did give them a boost in the
> offspring but failed to produce an
> animal that resembled the sire.
> Using a Braford over Hereford
> actually convinced more breeders
> to progress to the use of Brahman
> bulls. It happened to my parents
> and myself we had a Polled
> Hereford herd that had eye
> cancer+++ so we had to do
> something about it. We purchased a
> very low content bull which helped
> us immensely but we felt that we
> weren't getting the desired amount
> of vigour so then gradually
> changed over to Brahman. We could
> have managed if we had lived in a
> softer climatic environment but in
> the subtropical area in which I
> lived at the time extra Brahman
> content was essential.Now in that
> area very few totally Hereford
> herds remain.
so how do you think is the best
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