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<blockquote data-quote="Andyva" data-source="post: 1216294" data-attributes="member: 1022"><p>I decided to go with shorthorn, only way to get a three way cross. Hereford, Shorthorn, Angus. Now that all of the other breeds are Angus based. I wouldn't suggest getting too wrapped up on the idea of limiting the number of breeds in a cross. Most purebreds are a three way cross as it is. It's all about phenotype. Breed like to like, color doesn't matter. When you breed for color it seems like they all turn black, anymore. Hybrid vigor comes into play when crossing different phenotypes, like Hereford/Brahma. If you breed Hereford and Angus back and forth for a long time you get the "Black and White Faced" breed. No hybrid vigor happening there, hybrid vigor doesn't happen in the hide. Throw in a Limousin and you will see hybrid vigor. Heck, most of the continental breeds just caught on as a result of the hybrid vigor wave they were riding. Yeah, when you cross milk stock with beef stock you get some big framed animals. I had a neighbor that rode from France all the way to Germany and he said all the cattle were all mixed up and they didn't have any fences separating them. Of course his tank didn't help any of that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andyva, post: 1216294, member: 1022"] I decided to go with shorthorn, only way to get a three way cross. Hereford, Shorthorn, Angus. Now that all of the other breeds are Angus based. I wouldn't suggest getting too wrapped up on the idea of limiting the number of breeds in a cross. Most purebreds are a three way cross as it is. It's all about phenotype. Breed like to like, color doesn't matter. When you breed for color it seems like they all turn black, anymore. Hybrid vigor comes into play when crossing different phenotypes, like Hereford/Brahma. If you breed Hereford and Angus back and forth for a long time you get the "Black and White Faced" breed. No hybrid vigor happening there, hybrid vigor doesn't happen in the hide. Throw in a Limousin and you will see hybrid vigor. Heck, most of the continental breeds just caught on as a result of the hybrid vigor wave they were riding. Yeah, when you cross milk stock with beef stock you get some big framed animals. I had a neighbor that rode from France all the way to Germany and he said all the cattle were all mixed up and they didn't have any fences separating them. Of course his tank didn't help any of that. [/QUOTE]
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