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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 135443" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p>Most of the cattle at the stockyard are grade cows crossed to grade bulls usually of different breeds. A breeder who uses performance Herefords x performance Angus x performance Charolais is going to wean HEAVIER calves than the guy who breeds mediocre Herefords x mediocre Angus x mediocre Charolais (for just one crossbreeding example). Both breeders are getting heterosis and are weaning more pounds of calves than if they were straight breeding; but there are purebred Hereford herds which are weaning a 620+ pound calf crop, dittoe with Charolais and Anguses. While those cattle would have better perfromance by crossbreeding, those pure performance lines surpass the performance of average grade crossbred cattle. Also a lot of heterosis effects are not visible at the stockyard. Increased female fertility and longevity and calf survival rates translates into dollars on the farm; but aren't measured by a scale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 135443, member: 2095"] Most of the cattle at the stockyard are grade cows crossed to grade bulls usually of different breeds. A breeder who uses performance Herefords x performance Angus x performance Charolais is going to wean HEAVIER calves than the guy who breeds mediocre Herefords x mediocre Angus x mediocre Charolais (for just one crossbreeding example). Both breeders are getting heterosis and are weaning more pounds of calves than if they were straight breeding; but there are purebred Hereford herds which are weaning a 620+ pound calf crop, dittoe with Charolais and Anguses. While those cattle would have better perfromance by crossbreeding, those pure performance lines surpass the performance of average grade crossbred cattle. Also a lot of heterosis effects are not visible at the stockyard. Increased female fertility and longevity and calf survival rates translates into dollars on the farm; but aren't measured by a scale. [/QUOTE]
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