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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 26559"><p><strong>Stay Away from Romagnola!!! I bought 2 Rom bulls several years ago as they were starting to promote - bought into the hype! The calves are NOT small - my Angus BW is 75-85 those Cross calves were all 100 + The calves did look good, the bulls were calm, and my Angus cattle have been selected for disposition for several years - But the calves from those 2 bulls never saw a fence they couldn't jump! High headed fools. Kept a few to breed and sell as RomAngus - MISTAKE - they were so late maturing, the Angus had a 98% bred on 60 days, the Rom angus were under 50%. The bred heifers I did sell had poor milk, the buyers had trouble getting them re-bred, and an all around train wreck! I called the owner of the big promoted cattle in KY /Tenn - and Miss Nancy said her cattle were all low calvers after she admitted she STARVES THE COWS prior to calving - exactly opposite from any cattle management program I have ever herd of. That paper will lay there and let you write anything you want on it - Watch over promoted cattle! Better get some Angus bulls - or any breed over Romagnola unless you plan to sell every calf and have a good set of calf pullers!</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 26559"] [b]Stay Away from Romagnola!!! I bought 2 Rom bulls several years ago as they were starting to promote - bought into the hype! The calves are NOT small - my Angus BW is 75-85 those Cross calves were all 100 + The calves did look good, the bulls were calm, and my Angus cattle have been selected for disposition for several years - But the calves from those 2 bulls never saw a fence they couldn't jump! High headed fools. Kept a few to breed and sell as RomAngus - MISTAKE - they were so late maturing, the Angus had a 98% bred on 60 days, the Rom angus were under 50%. The bred heifers I did sell had poor milk, the buyers had trouble getting them re-bred, and an all around train wreck! I called the owner of the big promoted cattle in KY /Tenn - and Miss Nancy said her cattle were all low calvers after she admitted she STARVES THE COWS prior to calving - exactly opposite from any cattle management program I have ever herd of. That paper will lay there and let you write anything you want on it - Watch over promoted cattle! Better get some Angus bulls - or any breed over Romagnola unless you plan to sell every calf and have a good set of calf pullers![/b] [/QUOTE]
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