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<blockquote data-quote="sim.-ang.king" data-source="post: 1567267" data-attributes="member: 14533"><p>If I was in your shoes and retaining ownership, I would never feed a straight bred steer.</p><p>Split up your herd, best cows get straight bred for replacement, lower 2/3rds gets crossed to improve ADG, F/G, and increased vigor. </p><p>If you already have good carcass traits, and a good group of cows, I would use Simmental or some Continental to give you better over all muscling, and with simmy you wouldn't be sacrificing carcass, and you could breed for moderate frame. (Most simmy's are smaller framed than the mainline angus.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sim.-ang.king, post: 1567267, member: 14533"] If I was in your shoes and retaining ownership, I would never feed a straight bred steer. Split up your herd, best cows get straight bred for replacement, lower 2/3rds gets crossed to improve ADG, F/G, and increased vigor. If you already have good carcass traits, and a good group of cows, I would use Simmental or some Continental to give you better over all muscling, and with simmy you wouldn't be sacrificing carcass, and you could breed for moderate frame. (Most simmy's are smaller framed than the mainline angus.) [/QUOTE]
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