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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 427407" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p>I agree that an Angus/English brood cow herd is likely to be the standard well into the future. I do think that many commercial cattlemen who have gone Angus on top of Angus on top of Angus on top of Angus are now seeing their production traits (weaning wt, ADG, feed efficiency, etc) either plateauing or not improving at the rates that they had become accustomed to in the 80s and 90s. Depending on their marketing channel, many of these cattlemen would benefit from coming back on their cows with a growthy sire breed. With high grain prices, cattle are going to have to get more efficient at turning grain into beef or we will be forced to reinvent the entire production chain and go with a smaller framed calf that will finish at an earlier age. My crystal ball is broken so I can't predict how this is going to wind up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 427407, member: 2095"] I agree that an Angus/English brood cow herd is likely to be the standard well into the future. I do think that many commercial cattlemen who have gone Angus on top of Angus on top of Angus on top of Angus are now seeing their production traits (weaning wt, ADG, feed efficiency, etc) either plateauing or not improving at the rates that they had become accustomed to in the 80s and 90s. Depending on their marketing channel, many of these cattlemen would benefit from coming back on their cows with a growthy sire breed. With high grain prices, cattle are going to have to get more efficient at turning grain into beef or we will be forced to reinvent the entire production chain and go with a smaller framed calf that will finish at an earlier age. My crystal ball is broken so I can't predict how this is going to wind up. [/QUOTE]
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