cattlepower
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I've got a chance to buy some good Simmental cows and I was thinking of putting a good Angus bull on them. Anyone on here run these Sim-Angus cattle and how have they performed?
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JHH":3am2s9ae said:I think ( I shouldnt say this but I believe it to be true ) that you would get more calf pounds by using the british-continental cross that with the Hereford-Angus cross. But there are alot more factors than that. You need to decide what will work for you.
That's probably correct since you woulld be crossing continental british rather then british britishcattlepower":iw0b8a72 said:JHH":iw0b8a72 said:I think ( I shouldnt say this but I believe it to be true ) that you would get more calf pounds by using the british-continental cross that with the Hereford-Angus cross. But there are alot more factors than that. You need to decide what will work for you.
I want to make sure I'm reading this right. You think I would get more calf lbs. by going Sim-Angus rather than Hereford/Angus, right?
spinandslide":1o2bdepy said:Guy I know in my area runs his registered Sim cows on a registered Angus bulls. those girls put out some REALLY nice looking calves. I was super impressed with them..
My first experience standing next to a Sim cow..pretty sureal in how big some of them truly are(width AND height!)..well, at least compared with my cattle.
cattlepower":1i62bas3 said:spinandslide":1i62bas3 said:Guy I know in my area runs his registered Sim cows on a registered Angus bulls. those girls put out some REALLY nice looking calves. I was super impressed with them..
My first experience standing next to a Sim cow..pretty sureal in how big some of them truly are(width AND height!)..well, at least compared with my cattle.
I don't really want huge cows though as that offsets the lbs. I gain on my calves with their momma's intake, I think. I really would like 1200-1300 lb. cows that wean a 600 lb. calf.
cattlepower":3ltwvkk1 said:I've also considered Herefords and wonder if the Sim-Angus X would be better than the Hereford & Angus X?