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What are the different Angus lines known to produce?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ebenezer" data-source="post: 1632955" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>Since none of the major operations linebreed, they have the range of choices. The range of choices leaves you grasping at straws. You need to study pedigrees to know what you are buying. If not you'll think that what is old is new and what is new is old from their talk. There are a lot of smoke and mirrors in promotion. At the end of the day, you'll have a lot more cows than you will bulls that will either make money or lose money. So my advise is to define your environment and planned management and find a source or two that has similar pluses and minuses. Then focus on the functional cow for you in spite of herd prefix.</p><p></p><p>And not trying to be a naysayer, but a majority of bought in genetics will never quite hit the mark. Some will fail, most will be so-so and I honestly believe that only 15% will be the herd builder type. If you get a good one, don't sell unless you have to. I saw an internet guru talking yesterday about the problem with old cows being 2 or 3 generations inferior. If a cow can make it to 12, 14 or more YO, produce a calf each year, not be a nut or have problems then you have just defined more than longevity in years or time. A cow like that defines proper joints, proper endocrine system, lack of flaws to cull her at an earlier age and not just "making time". To me she is a gem rather than junk. Any calf I can get may not wean as heavy but it had the opportunity to increase her functional traits into the future. And by that time I know what works the best in breeding her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ebenezer, post: 1632955, member: 24565"] Since none of the major operations linebreed, they have the range of choices. The range of choices leaves you grasping at straws. You need to study pedigrees to know what you are buying. If not you'll think that what is old is new and what is new is old from their talk. There are a lot of smoke and mirrors in promotion. At the end of the day, you'll have a lot more cows than you will bulls that will either make money or lose money. So my advise is to define your environment and planned management and find a source or two that has similar pluses and minuses. Then focus on the functional cow for you in spite of herd prefix. And not trying to be a naysayer, but a majority of bought in genetics will never quite hit the mark. Some will fail, most will be so-so and I honestly believe that only 15% will be the herd builder type. If you get a good one, don't sell unless you have to. I saw an internet guru talking yesterday about the problem with old cows being 2 or 3 generations inferior. If a cow can make it to 12, 14 or more YO, produce a calf each year, not be a nut or have problems then you have just defined more than longevity in years or time. A cow like that defines proper joints, proper endocrine system, lack of flaws to cull her at an earlier age and not just "making time". To me she is a gem rather than junk. Any calf I can get may not wean as heavy but it had the opportunity to increase her functional traits into the future. And by that time I know what works the best in breeding her. [/QUOTE]
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