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<blockquote data-quote="UG" data-source="post: 889846" data-attributes="member: 714"><p>We have raised Gelbvieh for many years and also have some Simmental cattle. In my limited experience it seems that the overall Gelbvieh and Simmental breeds are similar in growth. You may want to check out the most recent Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) data to see if they have done comparisons of these breeds in recent years. </p><p></p><p>In my opinion, the two breeds are similar and offer many of the same benefits to commercial producers: growth, muscle, and milk, along with a more gentle disposition than some other breeds. </p><p></p><p>Some large ranches in the US who want to maintain a 50% Angus 50% Continental cross in their herds, are using both Balancers and SimAngus. They are breeding the females sired by Balancer bulls to SimAngus, and vice versa. This allows them to maintain their desired composition of Angus and Continental, but still provides some additional hybrid vigor over just using Balancers or SimAngus.</p><p></p><p>In an earlier post, it was mentioned that some consider Gelbvieh and Limousin similar. Many Gelbvieh and Limmy's do look similar, however they are very different. The Limmy's tend to produce heavier muscling, higher yielding carcasses and may still have an edge on birth weight. However, in general Limousin females aren't as fertile as Gelbvieh, don't milk as well, and may still have a bit more attitude than the average Gelbvieh female.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UG, post: 889846, member: 714"] We have raised Gelbvieh for many years and also have some Simmental cattle. In my limited experience it seems that the overall Gelbvieh and Simmental breeds are similar in growth. You may want to check out the most recent Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) data to see if they have done comparisons of these breeds in recent years. In my opinion, the two breeds are similar and offer many of the same benefits to commercial producers: growth, muscle, and milk, along with a more gentle disposition than some other breeds. Some large ranches in the US who want to maintain a 50% Angus 50% Continental cross in their herds, are using both Balancers and SimAngus. They are breeding the females sired by Balancer bulls to SimAngus, and vice versa. This allows them to maintain their desired composition of Angus and Continental, but still provides some additional hybrid vigor over just using Balancers or SimAngus. In an earlier post, it was mentioned that some consider Gelbvieh and Limousin similar. Many Gelbvieh and Limmy's do look similar, however they are very different. The Limmy's tend to produce heavier muscling, higher yielding carcasses and may still have an edge on birth weight. However, in general Limousin females aren't as fertile as Gelbvieh, don't milk as well, and may still have a bit more attitude than the average Gelbvieh female. [/QUOTE]
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