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<blockquote data-quote="tnwalkingred" data-source="post: 1187596" data-attributes="member: 14434"><p>I started out about 2 years ago and now have both registered and commercial cattle. The registered are merely a hobby right now but I really enjoy the genetic side of things. The commercial cattle are in a business plan and hopefully will continue to make a little money along the way. I choose to run high quality registered black Angus bulls for two reasons. I have registered black Angus cows and after they get one round of AI they are then turned in with a cleanup bull. Black Angus bulls are by far the most common in my area and very easy to find high quality animals are a reasonable price. I really like black baldie cattle as well so I would also recommend buying some Hereford cattle. Around here they are cheaper than solid black cattle but harder to find. Remember you're selling calves not cows so if you put a homozygous black bull on them you will always get black calves. I too would try and buy the best cows I could afford. Then go and buy the best bull you can afford and retain heifers. In a few years you have a nice herd of black bladie cows that you can then cross with another breed of bull to maximize the hybrid vigor. Good luck to you. </p><p></p><p>KW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tnwalkingred, post: 1187596, member: 14434"] I started out about 2 years ago and now have both registered and commercial cattle. The registered are merely a hobby right now but I really enjoy the genetic side of things. The commercial cattle are in a business plan and hopefully will continue to make a little money along the way. I choose to run high quality registered black Angus bulls for two reasons. I have registered black Angus cows and after they get one round of AI they are then turned in with a cleanup bull. Black Angus bulls are by far the most common in my area and very easy to find high quality animals are a reasonable price. I really like black baldie cattle as well so I would also recommend buying some Hereford cattle. Around here they are cheaper than solid black cattle but harder to find. Remember you're selling calves not cows so if you put a homozygous black bull on them you will always get black calves. I too would try and buy the best cows I could afford. Then go and buy the best bull you can afford and retain heifers. In a few years you have a nice herd of black bladie cows that you can then cross with another breed of bull to maximize the hybrid vigor. Good luck to you. KW [/QUOTE]
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