WarEagle73
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I've been thinking alot lately about where I want to go with my cowherd in the future, and this question keeps coming to mind. How much heterosis do you lose crossing Angus with Brangus? I know Brangus is a Brahman derived breed using Angus, but my thought was if you used Brangus bulls from herds that have been using only Brangus seedstock for several generations and not breeding up to Brangus, would there be a enough difference between Angus and Purebred Brangus lines to maintain significant heterosis?
The reason this keeps coming to mind is I think eventually like to do a 3 breed rotational cross using Angus and Hereford for 2 of the legs. I like these two breeds because of the large genetic base that I can select from and I know these breeds can produce stout steers as well as good replacement females from the same bull. Additionally, I would like the majority of calves to come out black and at some point in the rotation I would like to add Brahman influence. Beefmaster and Simbrah could also accomplish this, but finding those bulls seems to be more difficult than Brangus.
The reason this keeps coming to mind is I think eventually like to do a 3 breed rotational cross using Angus and Hereford for 2 of the legs. I like these two breeds because of the large genetic base that I can select from and I know these breeds can produce stout steers as well as good replacement females from the same bull. Additionally, I would like the majority of calves to come out black and at some point in the rotation I would like to add Brahman influence. Beefmaster and Simbrah could also accomplish this, but finding those bulls seems to be more difficult than Brangus.