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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1074050" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>We've been using some solid red polled Shorthorn bulls, by AI, on high % Angus and SimAngus cows for the past 5 years or so. </p><p>Have been pleased with the steers - they hold their own against Simmental-sired calves, and have out-performed most Angus-sired calves out of the same group of cows.</p><p>Jury is still out on the daughters - only have a couple in production, but have a bunch coming on. </p><p></p><p>Because of the 'horror stories' we'd heard about birth weights with SH, we've used AI sires with above-average CED. No calving issues, so far, though most have been out of mature cows - but I feel comfortable enough with a couple of the bulls that I don't worry about breeding most virgin heifers to them.</p><p></p><p>Have enough red-carrier cows in the herd that i'm getting a fair number of red calves, but the market here has been good enough the last couple of years that I'm not getting any dock on them for not being black.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1074050, member: 12607"] We've been using some solid red polled Shorthorn bulls, by AI, on high % Angus and SimAngus cows for the past 5 years or so. Have been pleased with the steers - they hold their own against Simmental-sired calves, and have out-performed most Angus-sired calves out of the same group of cows. Jury is still out on the daughters - only have a couple in production, but have a bunch coming on. Because of the 'horror stories' we'd heard about birth weights with SH, we've used AI sires with above-average CED. No calving issues, so far, though most have been out of mature cows - but I feel comfortable enough with a couple of the bulls that I don't worry about breeding most virgin heifers to them. Have enough red-carrier cows in the herd that i'm getting a fair number of red calves, but the market here has been good enough the last couple of years that I'm not getting any dock on them for not being black. [/QUOTE]
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