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<blockquote data-quote="WarEagle73" data-source="post: 1069351" data-attributes="member: 19171"><p>The biggest issue I see is finding <u>quality</u> in some of those breeds in your area. South Devon, Salers, Romagnola, and Maine-Anjou are not overly popular breeds to begin with and finding the exact type and quality in any quantity may be difficult (I'm not sure on the scale of your operation). Senepol might also fall into that category, but Florida is where the majority of those cattle are (I'm with you on the Senepol in place of Brahman). Breeds like Angus, Hereford, Red Angus, Charolais, Simmental, etc. have a much larger genetic base to choose from and are probably easier to source anywhere in the country.</p><p></p><p>With the cowherd you described in the first post, a true terminal Charolais bull would give you good, growthy calves but you might also think about looking at the carcass oriented Angus and Red Angus bulls. MARC data I saw recently showed that those breeds are not far behind, if at all, the "terminal" breeds in terms of growth and can give you an extra shot of marbling if you choose the right genetics.</p><p></p><p>As far as the multiple herds and super bull and all that, in my opinion thinking outside the box is a great thing. We don't all have to do it the same and sometimes the one person with the "craziest" idea is the one that has it all figured out. Using that many breeds on the cow and bull sides will create a herd that never produces any consistency in the first several generations. My dream herd would be similar to what you describe, but I would use a Senepol, Angus, Hereford rotation on the cowherd (giving a carcass quality, maternal type cow) bred back to a growthy carcass focused Char or Simmental (which ever could provide the best growth and carcass quality combined).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WarEagle73, post: 1069351, member: 19171"] The biggest issue I see is finding [u]quality[/u] in some of those breeds in your area. South Devon, Salers, Romagnola, and Maine-Anjou are not overly popular breeds to begin with and finding the exact type and quality in any quantity may be difficult (I'm not sure on the scale of your operation). Senepol might also fall into that category, but Florida is where the majority of those cattle are (I'm with you on the Senepol in place of Brahman). Breeds like Angus, Hereford, Red Angus, Charolais, Simmental, etc. have a much larger genetic base to choose from and are probably easier to source anywhere in the country. With the cowherd you described in the first post, a true terminal Charolais bull would give you good, growthy calves but you might also think about looking at the carcass oriented Angus and Red Angus bulls. MARC data I saw recently showed that those breeds are not far behind, if at all, the "terminal" breeds in terms of growth and can give you an extra shot of marbling if you choose the right genetics. As far as the multiple herds and super bull and all that, in my opinion thinking outside the box is a great thing. We don't all have to do it the same and sometimes the one person with the "craziest" idea is the one that has it all figured out. Using that many breeds on the cow and bull sides will create a herd that never produces any consistency in the first several generations. My dream herd would be similar to what you describe, but I would use a Senepol, Angus, Hereford rotation on the cowherd (giving a carcass quality, maternal type cow) bred back to a growthy carcass focused Char or Simmental (which ever could provide the best growth and carcass quality combined). [/QUOTE]
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