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Charolais cross bull on 1st time heifers
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1442274" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Why would you ask the board if this cross would be OK, now, after you have purchased a 3-way cross bull? Do you have another option? It is 8-17, so you are looking at starting to calve them around June 1st. How big are your heifers? 500# - 600# - 800#??</p><p>The bull is the most important purchase a breeder makes. Even if you are running a commercial herd, investing in a papered bull with data (EPD's) is more than worth it. You are working with a crap-shoot. Your heifers are crossbred and your bull is a crossbred. You could have a great set of calves, or ---- you could not. </p><p>I would guess most on this board are cautious when breeding yearlings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1442274, member: 968"] Why would you ask the board if this cross would be OK, now, after you have purchased a 3-way cross bull? Do you have another option? It is 8-17, so you are looking at starting to calve them around June 1st. How big are your heifers? 500# - 600# - 800#?? The bull is the most important purchase a breeder makes. Even if you are running a commercial herd, investing in a papered bull with data (EPD's) is more than worth it. You are working with a crap-shoot. Your heifers are crossbred and your bull is a crossbred. You could have a great set of calves, or ---- you could not. I would guess most on this board are cautious when breeding yearlings. [/QUOTE]
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