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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 4081"><p>I would really take a critical evaluation of my current herd. maybe rank each cow on a scale of 1-10 and get rid of anything less than an 8 (if any) and then start working on culling my lowest rankings working my way up until i just have 9 or 10s. then i would start (maybe gradually) replacing them with brahmanXhereford F-1s. get a good angus or brangus bull from your area. when you breed your best hodgepodges, they will be pretty uniform in color atleast which seems to be the popular thing here in the southeast. I'm in south GA. Even if you have charolais cross cows the black bull will throw a gray calf and buyers like gray too,anything that shows some angus. A brahman hereford f1, in florida, will have a good calf when bred to anything whether it be beefmaster, brangus, hereford, but especially angus and charolais. also, the baldy type calves always seem to do well at the market, regardless of trend. just my 2 cents.</p><p></p><p>> I have a small herd (about 30</p><p>> head)cow/calf operation in South</p><p>> Florida. The herd is a commercial</p><p>> hodge podge mix. Weaning weights,</p><p>> predictability and uniformity are</p><p>> not very good. I'd like to make a</p><p>> move toward applied genetics and</p><p>> would like to hear the advice and</p><p>> experiences of others. Most</p><p>> important traits in order are</p><p>> 1.Ease of calving 2. Thrive in</p><p>> Florida climate 3.Black 4.Weaning</p><p>> weights. My pastures are clean and</p><p>> quite forageable, but Florida</p><p>> climate is tough on English and</p><p>> Continental breeds. I was thinking</p><p>> I should liquidate my current</p><p>> herd, and re-stock with</p><p>> Continental/Brahman cross cows and</p><p>> Pure Angus bull. Gelbveigh/Braford</p><p>> composites readily available in my</p><p>> area from Braford foundation herd.</p><p>> Any ideas on the best genetic</p><p>> makeup for my desire?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4081"] I would really take a critical evaluation of my current herd. maybe rank each cow on a scale of 1-10 and get rid of anything less than an 8 (if any) and then start working on culling my lowest rankings working my way up until i just have 9 or 10s. then i would start (maybe gradually) replacing them with brahmanXhereford F-1s. get a good angus or brangus bull from your area. when you breed your best hodgepodges, they will be pretty uniform in color atleast which seems to be the popular thing here in the southeast. I'm in south GA. Even if you have charolais cross cows the black bull will throw a gray calf and buyers like gray too,anything that shows some angus. A brahman hereford f1, in florida, will have a good calf when bred to anything whether it be beefmaster, brangus, hereford, but especially angus and charolais. also, the baldy type calves always seem to do well at the market, regardless of trend. just my 2 cents. > I have a small herd (about 30 > head)cow/calf operation in South > Florida. The herd is a commercial > hodge podge mix. Weaning weights, > predictability and uniformity are > not very good. I'd like to make a > move toward applied genetics and > would like to hear the advice and > experiences of others. Most > important traits in order are > 1.Ease of calving 2. Thrive in > Florida climate 3.Black 4.Weaning > weights. My pastures are clean and > quite forageable, but Florida > climate is tough on English and > Continental breeds. I was thinking > I should liquidate my current > herd, and re-stock with > Continental/Brahman cross cows and > Pure Angus bull. Gelbveigh/Braford > composites readily available in my > area from Braford foundation herd. > Any ideas on the best genetic > makeup for my desire? [/QUOTE]
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