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<blockquote data-quote="UG" data-source="post: 229753" data-attributes="member: 714"><p>I agree that crossbred cows of complimentary breeds are the only way to go in a commercial operation, unless your producing beef for a specific branded beef line that requires specific purebred genetics. The last numbers I saw, crossbred cows would return close to $100/year over comparable purebred cows. I don't want to leave that money on the table.</p><p></p><p>To maximize heterosis, you then need to breed these cows to a bull of a totally different genotype. For example, breed Tiger stripe cows to Angus, Gelbvieh, or Balancer bulls, depending on your end point goals.</p><p></p><p>I need to emphasize, that just because some bulls are "crossbreds" (i.e. SimAngus, Balancers, Brangus, Santa Gertrudis, etc.) doesn't make them "mutts."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UG, post: 229753, member: 714"] I agree that crossbred cows of complimentary breeds are the only way to go in a commercial operation, unless your producing beef for a specific branded beef line that requires specific purebred genetics. The last numbers I saw, crossbred cows would return close to $100/year over comparable purebred cows. I don't want to leave that money on the table. To maximize heterosis, you then need to breed these cows to a bull of a totally different genotype. For example, breed Tiger stripe cows to Angus, Gelbvieh, or Balancer bulls, depending on your end point goals. I need to emphasize, that just because some bulls are "crossbreds" (i.e. SimAngus, Balancers, Brangus, Santa Gertrudis, etc.) doesn't make them "mutts." [/QUOTE]
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