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Can using different breeds of bulls cause problems?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1209471" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>- It depends on what is important to you. I like uniform moderate maternal F1 cows.</p><p>- You can go AI so you can use multiple bull breeds to get a more uniform calf heritage. Been there. Didn't work well but I learned :bang: several things. In my mix - - the best feeder calves came out of AI Herf bulls, who added a lot of bone, but the heifers ran a bit large for my taste.</p><p>- Then ran a single balancer bull for a while. Calves more uniform even though the breed composition was more variable. :shock: </p><p>- Simiangus bulls are currently popular here, but with all the funnel butt cows in this country, you usually end up with 1/4 simi 3/4 angus calves. Buyers seem to like that, but some low input operations then have more trouble with cow stayability.</p><p>- I think you need to cull replacement heifers and cows harder if you are even somewhat serious about uniformity in a cross breeding system. Bulls only cause half of the variably problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1209471, member: 1715"] - It depends on what is important to you. I like uniform moderate maternal F1 cows. - You can go AI so you can use multiple bull breeds to get a more uniform calf heritage. Been there. Didn't work well but I learned :bang: several things. In my mix - - the best feeder calves came out of AI Herf bulls, who added a lot of bone, but the heifers ran a bit large for my taste. - Then ran a single balancer bull for a while. Calves more uniform even though the breed composition was more variable. :shock: - Simiangus bulls are currently popular here, but with all the funnel butt cows in this country, you usually end up with 1/4 simi 3/4 angus calves. Buyers seem to like that, but some low input operations then have more trouble with cow stayability. - I think you need to cull replacement heifers and cows harder if you are even somewhat serious about uniformity in a cross breeding system. Bulls only cause half of the variably problems. [/QUOTE]
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