Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Breeds Board
Bulls for Brangus Cows
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Jessica06" data-source="post: 1177596" data-attributes="member: 5612"><p>Out of those choices, I would probably go with Gelbvieh. If your goal is to make an F1 mama, then I think using a breed with a lot of maternal upside is the answer. I think the heifers would make super nice cows, and the steers should bring a premium. To me, a Simangus is more of a terminal type of sire. Actually, that might be an excellent cross to go back with on a bunch of Gelbvieh x Brangus cows. Or even just a straight, black Simmental. Ultimately, I think a lot depends on the quality of bulls that you are wanting and how far you are willing to go to get them. If you have a reputation Hereford breeder right down the road, it might make more sense to go that route than driving 5+ hours for quality Gelbviehs.</p><p></p><p>One downside to using a Hereford for the F1 cross is that they'll all carry red. I don't know what kind of calves get discounted where you are, but you'd have to be careful about what bull you used on those so you don't get a lot of red or yellow calves from that terminal cross.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica06, post: 1177596, member: 5612"] Out of those choices, I would probably go with Gelbvieh. If your goal is to make an F1 mama, then I think using a breed with a lot of maternal upside is the answer. I think the heifers would make super nice cows, and the steers should bring a premium. To me, a Simangus is more of a terminal type of sire. Actually, that might be an excellent cross to go back with on a bunch of Gelbvieh x Brangus cows. Or even just a straight, black Simmental. Ultimately, I think a lot depends on the quality of bulls that you are wanting and how far you are willing to go to get them. If you have a reputation Hereford breeder right down the road, it might make more sense to go that route than driving 5+ hours for quality Gelbviehs. One downside to using a Hereford for the F1 cross is that they'll all carry red. I don't know what kind of calves get discounted where you are, but you'd have to be careful about what bull you used on those so you don't get a lot of red or yellow calves from that terminal cross. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Breeds Board
Bulls for Brangus Cows
Top