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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 955592" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>If I understand you correctly you are having folks call you for freezer beef from your all-Hereford herd. You AI, presumably for growing heifers. So folks have probably had some of your beef and are calling to buy more or friends told them it is pretty good...etc. You have about 15 cows.</p><p></p><p>As posted above, if it ain't broke why fix it? You know Herefords. Folks like the beef.</p><p></p><p>I really like the retained Herf bull approach. If you are AI you know the genetics. Keep the best AI bull calf out of your best cow and use him as your cleanup bull. You can rotate the retained bull dam every year. I wouldn't worry to much about being to close genetically except for his dam but she is most likely been AI'd if I understand you. </p><p></p><p>Getting into a different breed of cleanup bull and esp if that bull might be breeding heifers, could have a whole lot of unintended consequences. And be a pain in the neck. And expensive. </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't be concerned about "sale barn pays more for black" if most will be sold for freezer beef. It's quality that counts hanging on the rail, not hide color. Disposition is less of an unknown when you retain your own bull out of a known cow.</p><p></p><p>jmho.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 955592, member: 7509"] If I understand you correctly you are having folks call you for freezer beef from your all-Hereford herd. You AI, presumably for growing heifers. So folks have probably had some of your beef and are calling to buy more or friends told them it is pretty good...etc. You have about 15 cows. As posted above, if it ain't broke why fix it? You know Herefords. Folks like the beef. I really like the retained Herf bull approach. If you are AI you know the genetics. Keep the best AI bull calf out of your best cow and use him as your cleanup bull. You can rotate the retained bull dam every year. I wouldn't worry to much about being to close genetically except for his dam but she is most likely been AI'd if I understand you. Getting into a different breed of cleanup bull and esp if that bull might be breeding heifers, could have a whole lot of unintended consequences. And be a pain in the neck. And expensive. I wouldn't be concerned about "sale barn pays more for black" if most will be sold for freezer beef. It's quality that counts hanging on the rail, not hide color. Disposition is less of an unknown when you retain your own bull out of a known cow. jmho. Jim [/QUOTE]
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