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Simmental vs. Gelbvieh
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<blockquote data-quote="UG" data-source="post: 889924" data-attributes="member: 714"><p>How to the Continental (cross) cow breeds compare for longivity?</p></blockquote><p></p><p>According to a study by Colorado State University, Gelbvieh surpass Simmental and Red Angus in stayability (aka longevity). See details at: <a href="http://www.gelbvieh.org/powerfulgenetics.html" target="_blank">http://www.gelbvieh.org/powerfulgenetics.html</a></p><p></p><p>Though, overall I have been pleased with the longevity of our Gelbvieh females, I still have some young cows that fail to breed back in our breeding season and end up going to the sale barn. <strong>There are good and poor genetics for longevity in all breeds</strong>. To put the odds on your side, it is probably best to purchase females from operations with a similar environment and forage as you have, and from an operation that has similar selection and culling decisions. Several seedstock operations in fescue country promote that there cattle are raised and thrive on fescue. However, I know for a fact that some of them are supplementing their cow herd with silage, alfalfa, etc. even during the summer months when the fescue is belly tall. My guess is that many of these cattle would fall out of other programs if they were required to exist on only fescue.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="UG, post: 889924, member: 714"] How to the Continental (cross) cow breeds compare for longivity?[/quote] According to a study by Colorado State University, Gelbvieh surpass Simmental and Red Angus in stayability (aka longevity). See details at: [url=http://www.gelbvieh.org/powerfulgenetics.html]http://www.gelbvieh.org/powerfulgenetics.html[/url] Though, overall I have been pleased with the longevity of our Gelbvieh females, I still have some young cows that fail to breed back in our breeding season and end up going to the sale barn. [b]There are good and poor genetics for longevity in all breeds[/b]. To put the odds on your side, it is probably best to purchase females from operations with a similar environment and forage as you have, and from an operation that has similar selection and culling decisions. Several seedstock operations in fescue country promote that there cattle are raised and thrive on fescue. However, I know for a fact that some of them are supplementing their cow herd with silage, alfalfa, etc. even during the summer months when the fescue is belly tall. My guess is that many of these cattle would fall out of other programs if they were required to exist on only fescue. [/QUOTE]
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