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<blockquote data-quote="3waycross" data-source="post: 642173" data-attributes="member: 6713"><p>The BritishxContinental is THE cross of choice over here. It gives maximum heterosis because like I suggested they compliment each other. </p><p></p><p>F-1 is simply the calves achieved from the <strong>FIRST</strong> cross of two totally different breeds. So the first generation out of that cross would be F-1.</p><p></p><p>By the way if you can't find a suitable "continental" breed for crossing with British, then you can use HerefordxAngus and achieve much the same thing. The resulting heifers wil be what we call black baldies and they are great mothers with longer productive lives because of the heterosis. You could then breed them back to almost any continental bull for maximum heterosis. Keep in mind that if you do this you need to be careful not to breed them to a bull that is going to kill them with 125 pound calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3waycross, post: 642173, member: 6713"] The BritishxContinental is THE cross of choice over here. It gives maximum heterosis because like I suggested they compliment each other. F-1 is simply the calves achieved from the [b]FIRST[/b] cross of two totally different breeds. So the first generation out of that cross would be F-1. By the way if you can't find a suitable "continental" breed for crossing with British, then you can use HerefordxAngus and achieve much the same thing. The resulting heifers wil be what we call black baldies and they are great mothers with longer productive lives because of the heterosis. You could then breed them back to almost any continental bull for maximum heterosis. Keep in mind that if you do this you need to be careful not to breed them to a bull that is going to kill them with 125 pound calves. [/QUOTE]
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