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<blockquote data-quote="lms0229" data-source="post: 1542712" data-attributes="member: 28722"><p>TexasBred - That makes sense in his situation for sure! Those were very nice looking crosses. </p><p></p><p>FarmerJan - I really only have personal experience with large breed cows/heifers, so now that I have a few Jerseys in the mix and looking at having them AI'd... I did my homework but reading books doesn't give me real-world experiences in that area, so that is why I wanted others input. I knew to rule out my larger bulls and narrowed it down to 3 breeds but I was concerned because my Jersey heifers are small in comparison to my other girls and this one has narrow pins and she is my favorite out of the bunch! I am wanting the Jersey influence in my herd and would like to have about 1/4 Jersey to increase their milk quality and production in rearing the best calves possible, but I don't want so much milk that I have to add calves to them. Because my cattle are larger, the calves would benefit in reaching their growth and marbling potential from adding high component milk genetics to their mothers. I have only selected Jerseys with high components and hope to achieve around 2 gallons a day but no less than 1 1/2 gallons in the final crosses.</p><p></p><p>That's smart on using the bigger bulls for the older cows because I have heard of that happening (breeding smaller) in people's herds overtime.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lms0229, post: 1542712, member: 28722"] TexasBred - That makes sense in his situation for sure! Those were very nice looking crosses. FarmerJan - I really only have personal experience with large breed cows/heifers, so now that I have a few Jerseys in the mix and looking at having them AI’d... I did my homework but reading books doesn’t give me real-world experiences in that area, so that is why I wanted others input. I knew to rule out my larger bulls and narrowed it down to 3 breeds but I was concerned because my Jersey heifers are small in comparison to my other girls and this one has narrow pins and she is my favorite out of the bunch! I am wanting the Jersey influence in my herd and would like to have about 1/4 Jersey to increase their milk quality and production in rearing the best calves possible, but I don’t want so much milk that I have to add calves to them. Because my cattle are larger, the calves would benefit in reaching their growth and marbling potential from adding high component milk genetics to their mothers. I have only selected Jerseys with high components and hope to achieve around 2 gallons a day but no less than 1 1/2 gallons in the final crosses. That’s smart on using the bigger bulls for the older cows because I have heard of that happening (breeding smaller) in people’s herds overtime. [/QUOTE]
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