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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 156938" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p>I haven't worked with modern Limousins but 10-20 years ago, the breed had a very poor reputation for low fertility. A lot of those were very beefy, sculpted cows that also were poor milkers once bred. I have a friend who used to cross them with Gerts or Beefmasters and had excellent fertility on the F1 cross cows; but 3/4s or more Lims tended to calve on the late end of the 90 day calving season(he is now a red angus cross guy). I also worked on a purebred farm that ran them alongside Herfs and Angs and the Limis had a lower conception rate there too. I know a lot (including the color) has changed since then so I don't want to paint the breed with such broad strokes; but if I were you I would find a lonnnngg time Limi guy and sit down with him and discuss the pedigrees of your cows and their fertility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 156938, member: 2095"] I haven't worked with modern Limousins but 10-20 years ago, the breed had a very poor reputation for low fertility. A lot of those were very beefy, sculpted cows that also were poor milkers once bred. I have a friend who used to cross them with Gerts or Beefmasters and had excellent fertility on the F1 cross cows; but 3/4s or more Lims tended to calve on the late end of the 90 day calving season(he is now a red angus cross guy). I also worked on a purebred farm that ran them alongside Herfs and Angs and the Limis had a lower conception rate there too. I know a lot (including the color) has changed since then so I don't want to paint the breed with such broad strokes; but if I were you I would find a lonnnngg time Limi guy and sit down with him and discuss the pedigrees of your cows and their fertility. [/QUOTE]
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