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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1181144" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Been using solid red polled Shorthorn sires over most of the high %Angus and AngusXSimAngus cows in our herd for the past 5-6 years; have been VERY pleased with the steers; Have kept most of the heifers, as ANxSH cows is what we were shooting for; Only a few in production so far, so it's too early to tell exactly how well they're gonna do.</p><p>Most have been solid black or solid red. With Simmental back behind all these cows, we have had a few with small spots, and most have some 'chrome' on the underline. The old Simmental color dilution gene in some of these cows has given us a few brown calves - but pretty much only out of brown cows.</p><p></p><p>Depending on the bull, you may be well-pleased. We've used a couple that we got just so-so calves from - but that could also be partly due to the dam. </p><p>Used Waukaru Orion 2047 in a progeny test breeding trial last year, against his maternal grandsire, Waukaru Coppertop 464; weaned and sold the steers a couple of weeks back - the Orion calves blew the doors off everything in the Spring herd - avg WW was 694 lb vs 642 lb for the Coppertop group - but there was a twin in the Coppertop group who pulled the average down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1181144, member: 12607"] Been using solid red polled Shorthorn sires over most of the high %Angus and AngusXSimAngus cows in our herd for the past 5-6 years; have been VERY pleased with the steers; Have kept most of the heifers, as ANxSH cows is what we were shooting for; Only a few in production so far, so it's too early to tell exactly how well they're gonna do. Most have been solid black or solid red. With Simmental back behind all these cows, we have had a few with small spots, and most have some 'chrome' on the underline. The old Simmental color dilution gene in some of these cows has given us a few brown calves - but pretty much only out of brown cows. Depending on the bull, you may be well-pleased. We've used a couple that we got just so-so calves from - but that could also be partly due to the dam. Used Waukaru Orion 2047 in a progeny test breeding trial last year, against his maternal grandsire, Waukaru Coppertop 464; weaned and sold the steers a couple of weeks back - the Orion calves blew the doors off everything in the Spring herd - avg WW was 694 lb vs 642 lb for the Coppertop group - but there was a twin in the Coppertop group who pulled the average down. [/QUOTE]
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