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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 7051"><p>> They are also many more Angus</p><p>> ranches in production in Texas</p><p>> than as little as ten years ago.</p><p></p><p>Agree! People are not as worried about how they perform in this climate as they were years ago. I've seen my fair share of Angus bulls standing in the shade while their non-Angus cows were out grazing --- but if they get the cows bred (however and whenever they do it!) and don't fall apart themselves that's all that counts.</p><p></p><p>> Angus seems to be the predominate</p><p>> breed in Texas now.</p><p></p><p>Not by a LONG shot. Now, if you just want to look at which breed has the most bulls currently on test at places like the Navasota test station I would agree there are more Angus there than other breeds. I think that is partly because the Angus guys, far more than the other breeders, are more active in testing, measuring, EPDs, promotion, etc. But there is definitely a good amount of demand in Texas, including the coastal regions, for Angus bulls to use as sires (mostly for terminal sires I would guess) due to heterosis and the fact that (whether justified or not) black calves generally bring a few cents more per pound than comparable non-blacks. In my area there are still a helluva lot of guys using black Brangus bulls on all sorts of cow breeds and I don't think they throw that awfully much "ear" or "hump". In my travels around the coastal area I don't see a lot of cow herds that are Angus, but I do see a lot of black bulls, both Angus and Brangus, in with all sorts of breeds of cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 7051"] > They are also many more Angus > ranches in production in Texas > than as little as ten years ago. Agree! People are not as worried about how they perform in this climate as they were years ago. I've seen my fair share of Angus bulls standing in the shade while their non-Angus cows were out grazing --- but if they get the cows bred (however and whenever they do it!) and don't fall apart themselves that's all that counts. > Angus seems to be the predominate > breed in Texas now. Not by a LONG shot. Now, if you just want to look at which breed has the most bulls currently on test at places like the Navasota test station I would agree there are more Angus there than other breeds. I think that is partly because the Angus guys, far more than the other breeders, are more active in testing, measuring, EPDs, promotion, etc. But there is definitely a good amount of demand in Texas, including the coastal regions, for Angus bulls to use as sires (mostly for terminal sires I would guess) due to heterosis and the fact that (whether justified or not) black calves generally bring a few cents more per pound than comparable non-blacks. In my area there are still a helluva lot of guys using black Brangus bulls on all sorts of cow breeds and I don't think they throw that awfully much "ear" or "hump". In my travels around the coastal area I don't see a lot of cow herds that are Angus, but I do see a lot of black bulls, both Angus and Brangus, in with all sorts of breeds of cows. [/QUOTE]
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