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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1284524" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>Let me state I fully agree F1s make the best females. However, allow me to play the <span style="color: #BF0000">devil's</span> advocate.</p><p></p><p>Notice it's worded <span style="color: #BF0000">up to</span> and does not give the average. Any study worth its' salt uses the average, not just the high end.</p><p>So we know this <span style="color: #BF0000">is a sales pitch,</span> bending over backwards to cherry pick in favor of F1s.</p><p>In addition they are only comparing a F1 cow to a purebred or straight bred cow.</p><p>$70 per cow per year is the maximum expected return. Let's give them the benefit of doubt and say a $50 average.</p><p></p><p>Joe Blow down the street has a multi cross herd that would be at a disadvantage to F1s but a slight advantage vs a pure herd.</p><p>Assume I have 100K to buy cows and</p><p>Joe Blow (or his cousin <span style="color: #FF4080">Susie Sux</span>) is willing to sell me these unknown but acceptable replacement quality cows.</p><p>Buying from Joe gives me more cows for 100K than I can buy F1s with my 100k.</p><p>At an average return of $40 more per head per year </p><p>and keeping in mind the time value of money and that when keeping replacements from F1s the hybrid vigor drops off dramatically. </p><p></p><p>How much more per head can I afford to pay for the F1s?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1284524, member: 14585"] Let me state I fully agree F1s make the best females. However, allow me to play the [color=#BF0000]devil's[/color] advocate. Notice it's worded [color=#BF0000]up to[/color] and does not give the average. Any study worth its' salt uses the average, not just the high end. So we know this [color=#BF0000]is a sales pitch,[/color] bending over backwards to cherry pick in favor of F1s. In addition they are only comparing a F1 cow to a purebred or straight bred cow. $70 per cow per year is the maximum expected return. Let's give them the benefit of doubt and say a $50 average. Joe Blow down the street has a multi cross herd that would be at a disadvantage to F1s but a slight advantage vs a pure herd. Assume I have 100K to buy cows and Joe Blow (or his cousin [color=#FF4080]Susie Sux[/color]) is willing to sell me these unknown but acceptable replacement quality cows. Buying from Joe gives me more cows for 100K than I can buy F1s with my 100k. At an average return of $40 more per head per year and keeping in mind the time value of money and that when keeping replacements from F1s the hybrid vigor drops off dramatically. How much more per head can I afford to pay for the F1s? [/QUOTE]
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