lithuanian farmer
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We're thinking to buy a Shorthorn bull next year for our crossbreeded cows. Have anyone had shorthorn bull and what will be reviews about crossbreeding using shorthorn bull?
well he should have plenty of that to keep him busy :cowboy:Red Bull Breeder":q1avhgf2 said:Think his furlow should be over. i am a thinking he may be mad about something.
Or the color...But can someone answers the OP's question? Do you think it's good idea to use a Shorthorn bull on her crossbred cows? See how her cows are mixed breeds, mostly muscular lean breeds so what is the results come out of this cross?Red Bull Breeder":3028cjiu said:My My look whats turned up. The OP ain't interested in grade either.
We sell young bulls(13-22months old,weight 500-700kg(1100-1543Ibs)) to meet factory. The biggest price we can get then carcass weight is bigger than 280kg(~617 Ibs) and then carcass yield % is higher than 59%. Breed isn't important.robert":3thftzv5 said:What does your market require? Which breeds are commonly available to accomplish this task? Is there an obvious premium or discount associated with certain breeds or crosses? What age / wt will you be marketing progeny? Answer these basic questions for yourself and you will arrive at the right answer for your situation.
Coco Donatella":2da2pgoi said:Shorthorns are a dual purpose breed: meat and dairy. When you try to cover both bases you get a dairy animal that makes more meat than standard dairy breeds and/or a beef animal that makes more milk than most standard beef breeds (in theory). What you get in practice is an animal that does a half assed job of either.
According to the site you quote:chippie":eo1jwk69 said:Shorthorns are not a dual purpose breed. Milking Shorthorns and Beef Shorthorns are not the same thing. We bred our grade Jersey cows to Milking Shorthorn a couple of years ago. There is information about both Milking and beef Shorthorn at: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/Coco Donatella":eo1jwk69 said:Shorthorns are a dual purpose breed: meat and dairy. When you try to cover both bases you get a dairy animal that makes more meat than standard dairy breeds and/or a beef animal that makes more milk than most standard beef breeds (in theory). What you get in practice is an animal that does a half assed job of either.