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<blockquote data-quote="Xempt" data-source="post: 1069383" data-attributes="member: 21408"><p>I definitely agree on being able to find quality in those breeds, but I am in no hurry. I will work on raising stocker cattle to fulfill my demand to start out with and slowly grow my cow/calf operation over time if I have to. I also know that using that many breeds will take a while to get consistency. I figure probably be into it 10 to 15 years once my herd is built up before I start seeing consistency. My outlook on it is people are pretty much always going to want some beef. Hopefully once I'm getting consistency I see the fruits of my labor pay off. </p><p></p><p>See now you have me second guessing myself a little. I really originally thought about putting some Hereford in there but switched it out for South Devon. Right at this moment I am not near my research and can't remember why I decided on the switch. I may switch it back in. The South Devon and the Gelbvieh were kind of the ones that I was unsure on. I have heard really good things about both. The Senepol is a definite no questions or indecision on. I wanted the Salers in there because I know that they have really good fertility, calving ease, and maternal instincts. I know that the Senepol has these as well but figured the hybrid vigor of crossing them would help a lot. </p><p></p><p>Are you saying do a three way cross with the Angus, Hereford, and Senepol? Hmmm that is definitely an idea. In your thoughts would you put that in the place of the Senepol, Salers, and South Devon herd or the Senepol, Angus, and Gelbvieh herd and why that one? Any other three way crosses you think would be better.</p><p></p><p>On the terminal sire front, I have narrowed it down to Charolois, Romagnola, and Simmental. I definitely will be throwing in some Angus on the terminal sire front as well. I think ultimately it will depend on where I am at once I am getting consistency out of the herd. Until then I probably will play around with a few different things and combinations. </p><p></p><p>I have to say I like forums a lot. It is good to get other peoples opinions. It helps me take a step back from what I have been looking at for so long and look at it from another angle. I have a few months to change things up if I want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xempt, post: 1069383, member: 21408"] I definitely agree on being able to find quality in those breeds, but I am in no hurry. I will work on raising stocker cattle to fulfill my demand to start out with and slowly grow my cow/calf operation over time if I have to. I also know that using that many breeds will take a while to get consistency. I figure probably be into it 10 to 15 years once my herd is built up before I start seeing consistency. My outlook on it is people are pretty much always going to want some beef. Hopefully once I'm getting consistency I see the fruits of my labor pay off. See now you have me second guessing myself a little. I really originally thought about putting some Hereford in there but switched it out for South Devon. Right at this moment I am not near my research and can't remember why I decided on the switch. I may switch it back in. The South Devon and the Gelbvieh were kind of the ones that I was unsure on. I have heard really good things about both. The Senepol is a definite no questions or indecision on. I wanted the Salers in there because I know that they have really good fertility, calving ease, and maternal instincts. I know that the Senepol has these as well but figured the hybrid vigor of crossing them would help a lot. Are you saying do a three way cross with the Angus, Hereford, and Senepol? Hmmm that is definitely an idea. In your thoughts would you put that in the place of the Senepol, Salers, and South Devon herd or the Senepol, Angus, and Gelbvieh herd and why that one? Any other three way crosses you think would be better. On the terminal sire front, I have narrowed it down to Charolois, Romagnola, and Simmental. I definitely will be throwing in some Angus on the terminal sire front as well. I think ultimately it will depend on where I am at once I am getting consistency out of the herd. Until then I probably will play around with a few different things and combinations. I have to say I like forums a lot. It is good to get other peoples opinions. It helps me take a step back from what I have been looking at for so long and look at it from another angle. I have a few months to change things up if I want. [/QUOTE]
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