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What bull to put on Santa Gertrudis x Hereford Cross Cows?
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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1690182" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>Others are pointing to this and I would have to agree. That cross is designed to go with a terminal bull... BA Char etc... and on to the packer.</p><p></p><p>If you like making your own replacements you might consider buying beefmaster cows/ heifers and putting a Hereford bull on them to make replacements. They will produce a good heifer, basically what you are buying now, and the steers will probably sell good also.</p><p></p><p>After that you could decide if you need a terminal bull at some point or not.</p><p></p><p>I'm not a fan of bringing Beefmasters back in over the Gert x Herf. Your basically just re-arranging the chips and more likely to bring some thing bad out of the genetic wood pile than good... in my experience... especially with Gert and BM.</p><p></p><p>The point of out crossing is to bring some thing new to the table to better the animal. I think you will have to go to Angus, Char, etc or their composites to get that.</p><p></p><p>Look at what one of the largest Gert breeders is doing... they are breeding out to Red Angus and Gelbvieh. There is a reason for that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1690182, member: 6291"] Others are pointing to this and I would have to agree. That cross is designed to go with a terminal bull... BA Char etc... and on to the packer. If you like making your own replacements you might consider buying beefmaster cows/ heifers and putting a Hereford bull on them to make replacements. They will produce a good heifer, basically what you are buying now, and the steers will probably sell good also. After that you could decide if you need a terminal bull at some point or not. I'm not a fan of bringing Beefmasters back in over the Gert x Herf. Your basically just re-arranging the chips and more likely to bring some thing bad out of the genetic wood pile than good... in my experience... especially with Gert and BM. The point of out crossing is to bring some thing new to the table to better the animal. I think you will have to go to Angus, Char, etc or their composites to get that. Look at what one of the largest Gert breeders is doing... they are breeding out to Red Angus and Gelbvieh. There is a reason for that. [/QUOTE]
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