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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1114195" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>It sounds like you're starting of in a modest and reasonable way... Make your experiences with cheaper cattle, and you'll eventually get an eye for what's good. If you get a premium for the blacks where you are, you'd be dumb not to raise them black... I can say 3waycross's animals are pleasing to my eye, and a lot of that comes from the Gelbvieh and Balancer influences.. </p><p></p><p>Even if your cows aren't the best, if they don't have any serious defects (hooves, udders, prolapse, lameness, or small pelvises), bred to a good bull I don't see a reason why you shouldn't keep good looking heifers from them, ESPECIALLY if you spend the money on good bulls. </p><p></p><p>Something I find under-rated in bull selection (which the numbers don't really tell) is the shape of the head.. a longer nose and nice smooth eyebrows can really help calving compared to a blockhead with frog-eyes.</p><p></p><p>Good luck in your ventures and welcome aboard <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1114195, member: 9096"] It sounds like you're starting of in a modest and reasonable way... Make your experiences with cheaper cattle, and you'll eventually get an eye for what's good. If you get a premium for the blacks where you are, you'd be dumb not to raise them black... I can say 3waycross's animals are pleasing to my eye, and a lot of that comes from the Gelbvieh and Balancer influences.. Even if your cows aren't the best, if they don't have any serious defects (hooves, udders, prolapse, lameness, or small pelvises), bred to a good bull I don't see a reason why you shouldn't keep good looking heifers from them, ESPECIALLY if you spend the money on good bulls. Something I find under-rated in bull selection (which the numbers don't really tell) is the shape of the head.. a longer nose and nice smooth eyebrows can really help calving compared to a blockhead with frog-eyes. Good luck in your ventures and welcome aboard :) [/QUOTE]
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