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Hereford Holstein cross, why?
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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1763157" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p>Yeah those Chi-Holstein oxen he went to draft horse pulls with were over 3klbs each. Seems like in the early 70's when you couldn't get Chianina cattle, just semen from Canada, they would use the Brown Swiss , I guess, kinda like the other contiennetal breed used other cattle in their "breed up" programs. I guess Brown Swiss looked the most like them. Then they started using Angus, and after the Chi-Angus took off, you didn't see many half Brown Swiss anymore. </p><p></p><p>I don't know where anyone could find these Chi- Hols crosses, because dairies never used Chianina for their heifers. I guess the only place would be someone like the guy I got them from...somebody that raised oxen for draft animal competitions. No one would have ever purposely bred Hol bulls to Chi either, just to raise brood cows. Most would use another beef breed on the Chis. I did see some Hereford x Chianina once at UGA about 1974. They made the red & white Simmental look like miniature cattle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1763157, member: 40587"] Yeah those Chi-Holstein oxen he went to draft horse pulls with were over 3klbs each. Seems like in the early 70's when you couldn't get Chianina cattle, just semen from Canada, they would use the Brown Swiss , I guess, kinda like the other contiennetal breed used other cattle in their "breed up" programs. I guess Brown Swiss looked the most like them. Then they started using Angus, and after the Chi-Angus took off, you didn't see many half Brown Swiss anymore. I don't know where anyone could find these Chi- Hols crosses, because dairies never used Chianina for their heifers. I guess the only place would be someone like the guy I got them from...somebody that raised oxen for draft animal competitions. No one would have ever purposely bred Hol bulls to Chi either, just to raise brood cows. Most would use another beef breed on the Chis. I did see some Hereford x Chianina once at UGA about 1974. They made the red & white Simmental look like miniature cattle. [/QUOTE]
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