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<blockquote data-quote="Massey135" data-source="post: 940912" data-attributes="member: 17234"><p>Absolutely! " Functional beef cattle selection protocol" as Doc would put it is implicit in my statements. From there, its wise to take advantage of heterosis which is maximized by your namesake- the 3 way cross. </p><p></p><p>I've tested a Gelbvieh- the heifers I have, out of fairly feminine brangus cows, are too coarse made for my preference. I do not like seeing the leaness nor the excessive rump in my heifers that you get with the half blood. And of all the Gelbviehs I've seen, I would consider my lt gov son softer made than most. </p><p></p><p> I'm sure there are plenty f1 gelbvieh cross cows out there that are doin work but my problem with this arrangement is that you cannot get a 50% continental 3 way cross when you have gelbviehs or any other continental as part of the dam equation. I much prefer a 100% British f1 momma cow covered by a continental bull. Or where its more humid, the Gert x Angus or brangus x hereford super baldy covered by continental.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Massey135, post: 940912, member: 17234"] Absolutely! " Functional beef cattle selection protocol" as Doc would put it is implicit in my statements. From there, its wise to take advantage of heterosis which is maximized by your namesake- the 3 way cross. I've tested a Gelbvieh- the heifers I have, out of fairly feminine brangus cows, are too coarse made for my preference. I do not like seeing the leaness nor the excessive rump in my heifers that you get with the half blood. And of all the Gelbviehs I've seen, I would consider my lt gov son softer made than most. I'm sure there are plenty f1 gelbvieh cross cows out there that are doin work but my problem with this arrangement is that you cannot get a 50% continental 3 way cross when you have gelbviehs or any other continental as part of the dam equation. I much prefer a 100% British f1 momma cow covered by a continental bull. Or where its more humid, the Gert x Angus or brangus x hereford super baldy covered by continental. [/QUOTE]
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