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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 4620"><p>You will need animals that mature quickly and finish on a minimum of supplements. Any of the British beef breeds except maybe South Devon should work out ok. Now comes the catch, the breed must have reliable EPDs for the traits you are concerned with including carcass traits. There has to be a large enough genetic pool to select from and the animals have to be widely available. That pretty well eliminates any of the breeds you mentioned. Good baldys, Red or black can fit your needs to a tee</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> Considering several different</p><p>> breeds for a small-scale beef</p><p>> operation. Looking toward niche</p><p>> market- organic, hormone-free,</p><p>> healthy product. Need to consider</p><p>> ease of calving, nutritional</p><p>> needs, and docility very</p><p>> important. We are in No. Va. (ag</p><p>> zone 7)Piedmontese, Galloway,</p><p>> Murray Grey currently under</p><p>> consideration. Other breeds? More</p><p>> info re: these? Any input, fact or</p><p>> opinion greatly appreciated.</p><p>> Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4620"] You will need animals that mature quickly and finish on a minimum of supplements. Any of the British beef breeds except maybe South Devon should work out ok. Now comes the catch, the breed must have reliable EPDs for the traits you are concerned with including carcass traits. There has to be a large enough genetic pool to select from and the animals have to be widely available. That pretty well eliminates any of the breeds you mentioned. Good baldys, Red or black can fit your needs to a tee dun > Considering several different > breeds for a small-scale beef > operation. Looking toward niche > market- organic, hormone-free, > healthy product. Need to consider > ease of calving, nutritional > needs, and docility very > important. We are in No. Va. (ag > zone 7)Piedmontese, Galloway, > Murray Grey currently under > consideration. Other breeds? More > info re: these? Any input, fact or > opinion greatly appreciated. > Thanks [/QUOTE]
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