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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 801618" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>"crossbreed to crossbreed is a crap shoot."</p><p>I totally agree with this statement - but, in order to ever produce a pb Brangus, they MUST paper the generations of up-breeding to get to the Brangus.</p><p>Actually, they have developed EPD's for all crossbred cattle of all breeds (well, almost all).</p><p>As I said, I never believed in promoting 1/2 blood Simmental bulls. To me it was mongralizing breeds. But, there are many PB Simmental breeders (big breeders) in the midwest, that sell their 1/2 blood bulls for higher bucks than their PB Angus or PB Simmental bulls. They are a real hot item with the commercial breeders. But, lets face it - there are not a LOT of phenotype differences between the breeds anymore, so you do get a uniform calf crop. Purebred British & Simmental are all about the same frame size. My replacements have been running between 5 - 6.5 for the past ? 4-5 years. That's pretty much where the PB Angus & Herefords in the midwest & East are at. Simmies are just heavier muscled in the rear quarters. :banana:</p><p>Caustic - I know you are NOT a Simmental fan - but, I really think you would like the new modern Simmental. They fit in any program. Even Dun has made the statement in the past, that Simmies have improved more than any other breed. (especially in the CE trait)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 801618, member: 968"] "crossbreed to crossbreed is a crap shoot." I totally agree with this statement - but, in order to ever produce a pb Brangus, they MUST paper the generations of up-breeding to get to the Brangus. Actually, they have developed EPD's for all crossbred cattle of all breeds (well, almost all). As I said, I never believed in promoting 1/2 blood Simmental bulls. To me it was mongralizing breeds. But, there are many PB Simmental breeders (big breeders) in the midwest, that sell their 1/2 blood bulls for higher bucks than their PB Angus or PB Simmental bulls. They are a real hot item with the commercial breeders. But, lets face it - there are not a LOT of phenotype differences between the breeds anymore, so you do get a uniform calf crop. Purebred British & Simmental are all about the same frame size. My replacements have been running between 5 - 6.5 for the past ? 4-5 years. That's pretty much where the PB Angus & Herefords in the midwest & East are at. Simmies are just heavier muscled in the rear quarters. :banana: Caustic - I know you are NOT a Simmental fan - but, I really think you would like the new modern Simmental. They fit in any program. Even Dun has made the statement in the past, that Simmies have improved more than any other breed. (especially in the CE trait) [/QUOTE]
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