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<blockquote data-quote="shortstuff" data-source="post: 846589" data-attributes="member: 7807"><p>It sounds like I may have misunderstood, so I apologize. I thought that you were implying that any small framed, small bw bull would produce a throw away calf that you could not make $$ with. And you specifically mentioned Lowline. But since you think that Lowline Angus bulls are OK to use in a crossbreeding program, I'm cool with that.</p><p></p><p>1 point that I do disagree with is you implying that KY (mostly fescue) is a superior place for "fleshing ability" compared to PA. You may be right, but I'm not buying it. Typically the farther north you go, the better the pasture. I know that pasture/hay in central IN & Il is superior to ours. PA is 2 states to the east of IN, so I doubt that the weather or the pasture quality is much different. And I do know people in IN, IL, OH, NY, VT, MI & PA with purebred and/or crossbred heifers who don't have to grainfeed. In fact, I know purebred Shorthorn folks in Ohio who don't grainfed also... Is OH similar enough to your area?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortstuff, post: 846589, member: 7807"] It sounds like I may have misunderstood, so I apologize. I thought that you were implying that any small framed, small bw bull would produce a throw away calf that you could not make $$ with. And you specifically mentioned Lowline. But since you think that Lowline Angus bulls are OK to use in a crossbreeding program, I'm cool with that. 1 point that I do disagree with is you implying that KY (mostly fescue) is a superior place for "fleshing ability" compared to PA. You may be right, but I'm not buying it. Typically the farther north you go, the better the pasture. I know that pasture/hay in central IN & Il is superior to ours. PA is 2 states to the east of IN, so I doubt that the weather or the pasture quality is much different. And I do know people in IN, IL, OH, NY, VT, MI & PA with purebred and/or crossbred heifers who don't have to grainfeed. In fact, I know purebred Shorthorn folks in Ohio who don't grainfed also... Is OH similar enough to your area? [/QUOTE]
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