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<blockquote data-quote="cjhames" data-source="post: 1746466" data-attributes="member: 41954"><p>Yes we will use him on a few small beef heifers. To be honest, this is a straight up genetics play, a "hey, what if we …" type of deal. I am utterly fascinated with genetics. </p><p></p><p>We also raise goats and I've been experimenting with crossbreeding Nigerians with Spanish and Boer bucks. I had plenty of people tell me that couldn't be done - or that doing so would kill the mother. Nonsense. The experiment has gone extremely well so far. Better than expected. A mature Kiko, Boer or other meat goat sells for $350-1000. Average $450 from what I've found. We spend $125 max on each Nigerian doe, and I can't tell you the number of them we've bought who were also pregnant. Two or three months later we have 2-3 free kids. So for each Kiko I would have bought we got three mature Nigerian does. Their kids are bringing $3.25-$4 a pound at 60 lb weights. Nigerians have a monthly breeding cycle, meat goats twice a year. </p><p></p><p>We will cross Monty with charolais we have and see what we can get. Then see what kind of beef he produces. Hoping for nice marbling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cjhames, post: 1746466, member: 41954"] Yes we will use him on a few small beef heifers. To be honest, this is a straight up genetics play, a “hey, what if we …” type of deal. I am utterly fascinated with genetics. We also raise goats and I’ve been experimenting with crossbreeding Nigerians with Spanish and Boer bucks. I had plenty of people tell me that couldn’t be done - or that doing so would kill the mother. Nonsense. The experiment has gone extremely well so far. Better than expected. A mature Kiko, Boer or other meat goat sells for $350-1000. Average $450 from what I’ve found. We spend $125 max on each Nigerian doe, and I can’t tell you the number of them we’ve bought who were also pregnant. Two or three months later we have 2-3 free kids. So for each Kiko I would have bought we got three mature Nigerian does. Their kids are bringing $3.25-$4 a pound at 60 lb weights. Nigerians have a monthly breeding cycle, meat goats twice a year. We will cross Monty with charolais we have and see what we can get. Then see what kind of beef he produces. Hoping for nice marbling. [/QUOTE]
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