I had use Charolais as a terminal breed, I will began using Limos for next year(breed rotation) in my comercial herd.
I just began with the Simmangus cross, I A.I. some Simmental cows with Red Angus, for next year I will began breeding my first heifers.
Do you have any experince using Blonde d'Aquitaine as a terminal breed? I have herd a lot of it that I A.I. some of my commercial Simbrah and some Romagnola with Blondes to see how it work. But as for know it's just theory what I have of this breed.
> Again, this will show my bias, but
> I'd personally not use Limos. I'd
> get much larger calves at weaning
> with a Charolais (Limos here
> average less than 500lbs at
> weaning, Charolais about 750lbs)
> and even with a few cents less per
> pound,(lighter calves bring more
> cents per pound) they'd bring
> considerably more per head. With a
> Sim/Angus female, I've seen very
> few calving problems due to very
> large pelvices (that spelling just
> doesn't look right to me) on the
> dams. I admit, this is my bias. It
> could also be that I've been
> charged by a heck of a lot of
> Limos and that's also in my
> mind...
> Remember, these are just my
> opinions, not gospel. Figure out
> what your market is, what you need
> and go from there! What works in
> my climate (Eastern Canada) will
> not necessarily work elsewhere!
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