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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 157702" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>This is a question that always gets very controversial answers. We all love our own breed and have biases.</p><p>You're three choices are good ones. Since you have a commercial herd - all 3 would work. You would get the least amount of crossbreeding benefits from the straight Angus bull, and the most out of the purebred Simmental bull. The SimAngus would work for you (and in my opinion one of the best crosses you can have - but I'm a Simmental breeder & have loved the cross since 1978 when we got started).</p><p>You don't have any virgin heifers, so you can use a Simm bull with CE of +4 or higher, and WW at least +35, YW at least +55.</p><p>You want a bull that has under a 100# BW, over a 650# ww, and at least a 1150# yearling.</p><p>These are broard figures, but can give you an idea on the Simmental breedings.</p><p>Can't help you with the Angus EPD's.</p><p>One advantage of the purebred Simm bull, is that if you ever wanted to - the offspring of ALL your cows CAN be registered as 1/2 bloods. Which could give you a market for SimAngus like what you are looking to possibly buy.</p><p>The cost of a PB polled black bull will vary depending on whether the owner is sure they are homozygous polled and/or homozygous black. </p><p>Which is one thing you do not have to "guess" at with the PB Angus bull. They are all Homo Blk & Homo Polled.</p><p>Hope this helps without being too prejudice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 157702, member: 968"] This is a question that always gets very controversial answers. We all love our own breed and have biases. You're three choices are good ones. Since you have a commercial herd - all 3 would work. You would get the least amount of crossbreeding benefits from the straight Angus bull, and the most out of the purebred Simmental bull. The SimAngus would work for you (and in my opinion one of the best crosses you can have - but I'm a Simmental breeder & have loved the cross since 1978 when we got started). You don't have any virgin heifers, so you can use a Simm bull with CE of +4 or higher, and WW at least +35, YW at least +55. You want a bull that has under a 100# BW, over a 650# ww, and at least a 1150# yearling. These are broard figures, but can give you an idea on the Simmental breedings. Can't help you with the Angus EPD's. One advantage of the purebred Simm bull, is that if you ever wanted to - the offspring of ALL your cows CAN be registered as 1/2 bloods. Which could give you a market for SimAngus like what you are looking to possibly buy. The cost of a PB polled black bull will vary depending on whether the owner is sure they are homozygous polled and/or homozygous black. Which is one thing you do not have to "guess" at with the PB Angus bull. They are all Homo Blk & Homo Polled. Hope this helps without being too prejudice. [/QUOTE]
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