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what is your favorite dairy breed, and why?
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<blockquote data-quote="novaman" data-source="post: 810277" data-attributes="member: 2744"><p>I am probably biased since I run only Holsteins, but what would be the point of crossbreeding when you are already running the breed which gives you the highest gross income? I would argue that profit and production have connections, especially with feed prices where they are (high production + high feed prices + higher DMI = small margin ; average production + high feed prices + moderate DMI = small margin but with less cash flow to cover bills). I am breeding for better udders, better feet, better fertility, etc. etc. all while staying with a purebred Holstein animal. All the advertising I have seen for crossbreeding are bragging up udders, SCC, feet and fertility. Yes all of those aspects are important in making a cow that will be profitable, but at the end of they day you need to put milk in the tank to survive until tomorrow. I feel there is nothing to be gained by crossbreeding that I cannot achieve by staying straight Holstein.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novaman, post: 810277, member: 2744"] I am probably biased since I run only Holsteins, but what would be the point of crossbreeding when you are already running the breed which gives you the highest gross income? I would argue that profit and production have connections, especially with feed prices where they are (high production + high feed prices + higher DMI = small margin ; average production + high feed prices + moderate DMI = small margin but with less cash flow to cover bills). I am breeding for better udders, better feet, better fertility, etc. etc. all while staying with a purebred Holstein animal. All the advertising I have seen for crossbreeding are bragging up udders, SCC, feet and fertility. Yes all of those aspects are important in making a cow that will be profitable, but at the end of they day you need to put milk in the tank to survive until tomorrow. I feel there is nothing to be gained by crossbreeding that I cannot achieve by staying straight Holstein. [/QUOTE]
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