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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 4091"><p>I ahve given a good deal of thought to crossing Hrefords with either Simmenthal or Gelbvieh. My thought are, the resulting calf will be a rapid grower with a high demand for milk from it's mother. Herefords generally are not all that heavy of milkers. The Gelbvieh or Simmenthal cows/heifer will produce plenty of milk to feed a large fast growing calf so it can realize it's potential. If you use a Hereford cow it had better have an over a 20 lb EPD for milk, the higher the better. We have used Hereford bulls on our angus cows and Angus bull on a Hereford, the HerefordXAngus calves are always larger and better looking at weanling and yearling ages, although by two years old the AngusXHereford calves have nearly caught up. Woth a larfe continental cross calf I would think the difference would be really magnified. For what it's worth</p><p></p><p>dunmovin farms</p><p></p><p>> I am interested in adding</p><p>> simmentals to my hereford herd, in</p><p>> order to raise black</p><p>> herefords....I need to know if I</p><p>> would be better off with the black</p><p>> trait coming from a simmental bull</p><p>> or a heifer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 4091"] I ahve given a good deal of thought to crossing Hrefords with either Simmenthal or Gelbvieh. My thought are, the resulting calf will be a rapid grower with a high demand for milk from it's mother. Herefords generally are not all that heavy of milkers. The Gelbvieh or Simmenthal cows/heifer will produce plenty of milk to feed a large fast growing calf so it can realize it's potential. If you use a Hereford cow it had better have an over a 20 lb EPD for milk, the higher the better. We have used Hereford bulls on our angus cows and Angus bull on a Hereford, the HerefordXAngus calves are always larger and better looking at weanling and yearling ages, although by two years old the AngusXHereford calves have nearly caught up. Woth a larfe continental cross calf I would think the difference would be really magnified. For what it's worth dunmovin farms > I am interested in adding > simmentals to my hereford herd, in > order to raise black > herefords....I need to know if I > would be better off with the black > trait coming from a simmental bull > or a heifer. [/QUOTE]
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