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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1821402" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I agree, I think Herefords can offer some good traits.</p><p>Around half of our cows are Hereford, I decided to move away from Angus several years ago. </p><p>Selling straight Hereford commercial calves is a problem. We do have a Hereford influence sale twice a year in this state, I have bought several groups of heifers through it and have sold calves too. It's under new management and a new location this year so hopefully it will be a better situation than in years past.</p><p>We will give it another try as I know sone of the folks now involved and the new location is a stockyards that we often sell at.</p><p>I have been crossbreeding Angus and Herefords and kind of working in my own kind of cattle based on performance and maternal, more so than hide color. </p><p>I moved away from Hereford bulls as I wasn't happy with the last couple I got, </p><p>I went with Simmentals in the last 2 bulls I e purchased to try to maintain milk and maternal and also give some more frame to our calves.</p><p>It seemed like the Hereford breed at least in the mainstream direction is terminal type that doesn't add the maternal or they are bred for the show ring and lack adequate frame along with other things.</p><p>I know there are others out there, but again the marketing aspect of Hereford feeder calves doesn't have the options that others have. I'd probably have straight bred herefords if that wasn't the case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1821402, member: 24816"] I agree, I think Herefords can offer some good traits. Around half of our cows are Hereford, I decided to move away from Angus several years ago. Selling straight Hereford commercial calves is a problem. We do have a Hereford influence sale twice a year in this state, I have bought several groups of heifers through it and have sold calves too. It’s under new management and a new location this year so hopefully it will be a better situation than in years past. We will give it another try as I know sone of the folks now involved and the new location is a stockyards that we often sell at. I have been crossbreeding Angus and Herefords and kind of working in my own kind of cattle based on performance and maternal, more so than hide color. I moved away from Hereford bulls as I wasn’t happy with the last couple I got, I went with Simmentals in the last 2 bulls I e purchased to try to maintain milk and maternal and also give some more frame to our calves. It seemed like the Hereford breed at least in the mainstream direction is terminal type that doesn’t add the maternal or they are bred for the show ring and lack adequate frame along with other things. I know there are others out there, but again the marketing aspect of Hereford feeder calves doesn’t have the options that others have. I’d probably have straight bred herefords if that wasn’t the case. [/QUOTE]
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