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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1829997" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>Warren, when it comes to calving ease, yes I prefer Angus because I am much more familiar with what they are. </p><p>I am only recently involved with Simmental bulls. If somebody is breeding cows then I believe using a calving ease bull is costing money. </p><p>When I visited that Simmental farm that I bought the most recent bull from, my eyes were opened. It would be hard for me to ever go back to Angus again except for maybe a heifer bull and probably not then either, at this point.</p><p>I looked at a group of bulls that were purebred Simmentals and a couple high percentage 5/8 Simmental 3/8 Angus. There was a powerhouse of a registered Angus in the group from a large well known farm in the area. On his own that bull was very impressive yet looking at him side by side with the Simmentals the Simmentals were a little bigger framed, longer and thicker. </p><p>The idea of buying a crossbred bull like a SimAngus does not appeal to me at all.</p><p>My theory is buy a registered purebred bull. If I had a home raised SimAngus or other cross bull that's one thing but would not buy one. </p><p>My cows are different breeds and I don't want to spend money on adding a crossbred that's going to throw even more variables.</p><p>In that respect I would prefer a pure Simmental or a pure Angus over 1/2 and 1/2 SimAngus bull. SimAngus cows I would be fine with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1829997, member: 24816"] Warren, when it comes to calving ease, yes I prefer Angus because I am much more familiar with what they are. I am only recently involved with Simmental bulls. If somebody is breeding cows then I believe using a calving ease bull is costing money. When I visited that Simmental farm that I bought the most recent bull from, my eyes were opened. It would be hard for me to ever go back to Angus again except for maybe a heifer bull and probably not then either, at this point. I looked at a group of bulls that were purebred Simmentals and a couple high percentage 5/8 Simmental 3/8 Angus. There was a powerhouse of a registered Angus in the group from a large well known farm in the area. On his own that bull was very impressive yet looking at him side by side with the Simmentals the Simmentals were a little bigger framed, longer and thicker. The idea of buying a crossbred bull like a SimAngus does not appeal to me at all. My theory is buy a registered purebred bull. If I had a home raised SimAngus or other cross bull that’s one thing but would not buy one. My cows are different breeds and I don’t want to spend money on adding a crossbred that’s going to throw even more variables. In that respect I would prefer a pure Simmental or a pure Angus over 1/2 and 1/2 SimAngus bull. SimAngus cows I would be fine with. [/QUOTE]
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