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<blockquote data-quote="smnherf" data-source="post: 917418" data-attributes="member: 3235"><p>It might not bother you at all in your first generation, but I don't know much about gerts. Introducing recessive traits into a cowherd can have negative repercussions down the road. It is even poSsible that with so many of these breeds that have open herdbooks could actually have these recessive genetics laying in wait from many years back.</p><p></p><p>As far as bloodlines go, there are lots of ways to go depending on the goals of your breeding program. Pedigrees may not be as important as who you buy them from. Buy from someone with the same philosophy of breeeding that you have. For instance If your looking to make efficient trouble free cows don't go buy your bulls from an operation who will sell their soul to produce the next champion at the fair or an opertion that is focused soley on epds or carcass traits. So many breedings programs are simply about marketing what they raise or what is popular now. For example I myself am not a big believer of remital cattle, but I am using a P606 son I raised and an M326 son out of a 1250lb P606 cow that consitantly raises my biggest calf. I have not had a chance to look up the bulls from your last post, but will when I get home </p><p>Hope this helps</p><p></p><p>Brian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smnherf, post: 917418, member: 3235"] It might not bother you at all in your first generation, but I don't know much about gerts. Introducing recessive traits into a cowherd can have negative repercussions down the road. It is even poSsible that with so many of these breeds that have open herdbooks could actually have these recessive genetics laying in wait from many years back. As far as bloodlines go, there are lots of ways to go depending on the goals of your breeding program. Pedigrees may not be as important as who you buy them from. Buy from someone with the same philosophy of breeeding that you have. For instance If your looking to make efficient trouble free cows don't go buy your bulls from an operation who will sell their soul to produce the next champion at the fair or an opertion that is focused soley on epds or carcass traits. So many breedings programs are simply about marketing what they raise or what is popular now. For example I myself am not a big believer of remital cattle, but I am using a P606 son I raised and an M326 son out of a 1250lb P606 cow that consitantly raises my biggest calf. I have not had a chance to look up the bulls from your last post, but will when I get home Hope this helps Brian [/QUOTE]
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