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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 5458"><p>> i like the idea of using</p><p>> beefmaster cows with a sim bull.</p><p>> it is probly going to be hard to</p><p>> find good beefmaster cows for a</p><p>> reasonable price around my area.</p><p>> tell me why you would have</p><p>> beefmaster cows and not simm cows.</p><p>> my question is about using a</p><p>> jersey or holstein cow to cross</p><p>> with is that a good idea or not.</p><p></p><p>In our area, the Holstien,Brahman x heifers are the result of the local dairy farmers breeding the first calf heifers to a Brahman bull, for easier calving the first time. The calves go to sale at one day old, are picked up by the folks who buy them to bottle,sold again as yearlings, picked up by folks who grow them out, and then breed them to Angus bulls, then back to sale as bred heifers.They are the toughest, most resilient cows you'll find and excellent mamas. Wish I had a pasture full.But you don't need to breed for them, in the south they are a valuable by-product. Buy some and breed them to an Angus.If you live where it's hot, you'll like the calves. At least the buyers do.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:sagw@1starnet.com">sagw@1starnet.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 5458"] > i like the idea of using > beefmaster cows with a sim bull. > it is probly going to be hard to > find good beefmaster cows for a > reasonable price around my area. > tell me why you would have > beefmaster cows and not simm cows. > my question is about using a > jersey or holstein cow to cross > with is that a good idea or not. In our area, the Holstien,Brahman x heifers are the result of the local dairy farmers breeding the first calf heifers to a Brahman bull, for easier calving the first time. The calves go to sale at one day old, are picked up by the folks who buy them to bottle,sold again as yearlings, picked up by folks who grow them out, and then breed them to Angus bulls, then back to sale as bred heifers.They are the toughest, most resilient cows you'll find and excellent mamas. Wish I had a pasture full.But you don't need to breed for them, in the south they are a valuable by-product. Buy some and breed them to an Angus.If you live where it's hot, you'll like the calves. At least the buyers do. [email=sagw@1starnet.com]sagw@1starnet.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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