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hybrid vigor - how much is too much.
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<blockquote data-quote="andybob" data-source="post: 143798" data-attributes="member: 2703"><p>I would agree that the first cross put to a terminal sire is the best option, too many breeds also add a management burden.</p><p>I bred pure because of the extreme conditions on my farm, I produced some F1 Tuli/Siimmental hiefers for a customer who used Angus as the terminal sire for a premium beef contract.</p><p>Friends in South Africa do a three way rotational cross;Brahman,simmental/Red Angus semen or sussex follow up bulls which seems to maximise hybrid vigour without being too complicated. Their vet maintains that his own pure Bonsmara herd equals their indices without the benefit of heterosis,(They are on the same national performance testing scheme).Too many breeds however always seem to end up not performing to expectations,and lacking uniformity, it is better as always,to keep it simple.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="andybob, post: 143798, member: 2703"] I would agree that the first cross put to a terminal sire is the best option, too many breeds also add a management burden. I bred pure because of the extreme conditions on my farm, I produced some F1 Tuli/Siimmental hiefers for a customer who used Angus as the terminal sire for a premium beef contract. Friends in South Africa do a three way rotational cross;Brahman,simmental/Red Angus semen or sussex follow up bulls which seems to maximise hybrid vigour without being too complicated. Their vet maintains that his own pure Bonsmara herd equals their indices without the benefit of heterosis,(They are on the same national performance testing scheme).Too many breeds however always seem to end up not performing to expectations,and lacking uniformity, it is better as always,to keep it simple. [/QUOTE]
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