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raising commercial versus show cow/calf
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<blockquote data-quote="BSKDixie" data-source="post: 742401" data-attributes="member: 13953"><p>TDJ, I agree your question is a bit ambiguous and I don't think there is a really straightforward answer to this. Msscamp did a pretty good job with her explanation, that "show bulls" do not necessarily throw lighter or less commercially productive calves, also most bulls shown come from seedstock producers who are producing the purebred cattle that dictate the direction of the commercial industry and provide that seedstock for commercial producers. In fact one advantage to using bulls that have been shown is that they usually have highly organized and detailed lineages and production records, which is definitely to your advantage as a commercial cow calf producer.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, it depends on EPD's and production records especially, and also a little bit on breed. If you have commercial Angus cows and you're going to breed to a straight Angus bull, you may or may not get lighter calves, I think research has shown sufficiently the advantages of heterosis for commercial producers. So lets say hypothetically you have an Angus based commercial herd (like just about everyone else in the U.S.) I think "show bull" or commercial bull, either way it would be in your best interest to take advantage of heterosis in a well planned crossbreeding program</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSKDixie, post: 742401, member: 13953"] TDJ, I agree your question is a bit ambiguous and I don't think there is a really straightforward answer to this. Msscamp did a pretty good job with her explanation, that "show bulls" do not necessarily throw lighter or less commercially productive calves, also most bulls shown come from seedstock producers who are producing the purebred cattle that dictate the direction of the commercial industry and provide that seedstock for commercial producers. In fact one advantage to using bulls that have been shown is that they usually have highly organized and detailed lineages and production records, which is definitely to your advantage as a commercial cow calf producer. Secondly, it depends on EPD's and production records especially, and also a little bit on breed. If you have commercial Angus cows and you're going to breed to a straight Angus bull, you may or may not get lighter calves, I think research has shown sufficiently the advantages of heterosis for commercial producers. So lets say hypothetically you have an Angus based commercial herd (like just about everyone else in the U.S.) I think "show bull" or commercial bull, either way it would be in your best interest to take advantage of heterosis in a well planned crossbreeding program [/QUOTE]
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