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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14338"><p>In addition to calving ease you have to look as salability of the calves. If all you were interested in was calving ease, longhorns and high % brahamin would be high on the list but you would have a bad experience trying to get a good price for commercial calves of this type at the sale barn. My suggestion would be to use Saler or Saler cross cows bred to a low BW angus bull. Saler calves tend to be some of the smallest and most streamlined continental calves at birth but will still finish at the same time and at the same finished weight as the other continental breeds. Crossing with angus will improve marbling and make good use of hybred vigor. I am biased towards Salers so take what I say with a grain of salt. There are good and bad individuals in all breeds.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:snefstea@conagrabeef.com">snefstea@conagrabeef.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14338"] In addition to calving ease you have to look as salability of the calves. If all you were interested in was calving ease, longhorns and high % brahamin would be high on the list but you would have a bad experience trying to get a good price for commercial calves of this type at the sale barn. My suggestion would be to use Saler or Saler cross cows bred to a low BW angus bull. Saler calves tend to be some of the smallest and most streamlined continental calves at birth but will still finish at the same time and at the same finished weight as the other continental breeds. Crossing with angus will improve marbling and make good use of hybred vigor. I am biased towards Salers so take what I say with a grain of salt. There are good and bad individuals in all breeds. [email=snefstea@conagrabeef.com]snefstea@conagrabeef.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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