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<blockquote data-quote="purecountry" data-source="post: 141455" data-attributes="member: 2306"><p>I know I can find the INDIVIDUAL animals carrying the traits I want in existing breeds. It's the fact that every breed has more types than Donald Trump has hair colors, that's led me to research doing this program on a more serious level. I've seen animals in every breed that were exactly the picture of a perfect structure - FOR MY NEEDS - and you think, "Damn I'd like to have a hundred like her!", or "I'd like to have a hundred cows to AI to him!". But w/our winters and hills there are 2 very overpowering needs in our cattle - hair and sound feet/legs. Black pigmentation is a close third - preference and marketing. Thus enters the Galloway.</p><p></p><p>Once I've done more reading into how I should form a breeding program, I might give it a shot. Maybe start with a top bull calf - Galloway sire, F1 Angus X Tarentaise dam - breed him to his 3/4 and 1/2 sisters, keeping track of every cross of course, then finding a Galloway bull of like type to cross them on? We'll see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="purecountry, post: 141455, member: 2306"] I know I can find the INDIVIDUAL animals carrying the traits I want in existing breeds. It's the fact that every breed has more types than Donald Trump has hair colors, that's led me to research doing this program on a more serious level. I've seen animals in every breed that were exactly the picture of a perfect structure - FOR MY NEEDS - and you think, "Damn I'd like to have a hundred like her!", or "I'd like to have a hundred cows to AI to him!". But w/our winters and hills there are 2 very overpowering needs in our cattle - hair and sound feet/legs. Black pigmentation is a close third - preference and marketing. Thus enters the Galloway. Once I've done more reading into how I should form a breeding program, I might give it a shot. Maybe start with a top bull calf - Galloway sire, F1 Angus X Tarentaise dam - breed him to his 3/4 and 1/2 sisters, keeping track of every cross of course, then finding a Galloway bull of like type to cross them on? We'll see. [/QUOTE]
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