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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 297030" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>I agree with both of your posts, dun! We have reiterated this subject time after time! The question of "What do I breed this (Whatever) to should always be followed by the question, "What purpose do you have in mind for the progeny?? What are you planning on DOING with the offspring?" There should be a justifiable reason, ultimate function and meaning for breeding any female for the purpose of producing offspring! In this case with the Longhorn, IN MY OPINION, you should breed her to the very best LONGHORN bull you can acquire, and treat the progeny as LONGHORN cattle! Anything else is playing "Guess Who!?" and "Button, Button, Whose Got the Button?" games. </p><p></p><p>If your plan is to feed out the calf and stock your freezer, then some MEAT producing breed would be the choice. But a better plan would be to breed a "Meat Producing Bull to a Meat Producing Cow" and capitalize on optimal Terminal genetics!</p><p></p><p>The only reason to breed "Unknown Quantity Bull A" to "Unknown Quantity Cow B" is to produce an "Unknown Calf C" that you don't have a clue what to use it for. If you want to play games it is your business, but it is not very good Bu$ine$$.</p><p></p><p>Insofar as retaining the ????-bred heifers, why would you wish to keep the heifers?? To sell the progeny at a sale barn?? Why not get a Meat Producing Cow and breed her to a Meat Producing Bull and keep the replacements? Now you would have something to sell at the 'sale barn'. Now you have a pragmatic plan, rather than an "Unknown Quantity".</p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 297030, member: 1683"] I agree with both of your posts, dun! We have reiterated this subject time after time! The question of "What do I breed this (Whatever) to should always be followed by the question, "What purpose do you have in mind for the progeny?? What are you planning on DOING with the offspring?" There should be a justifiable reason, ultimate function and meaning for breeding any female for the purpose of producing offspring! In this case with the Longhorn, IN MY OPINION, you should breed her to the very best LONGHORN bull you can acquire, and treat the progeny as LONGHORN cattle! Anything else is playing "Guess Who!?" and "Button, Button, Whose Got the Button?" games. If your plan is to feed out the calf and stock your freezer, then some MEAT producing breed would be the choice. But a better plan would be to breed a "Meat Producing Bull to a Meat Producing Cow" and capitalize on optimal Terminal genetics! The only reason to breed "Unknown Quantity Bull A" to "Unknown Quantity Cow B" is to produce an "Unknown Calf C" that you don't have a clue what to use it for. If you want to play games it is your business, but it is not very good Bu$ine$$. Insofar as retaining the ????-bred heifers, why would you wish to keep the heifers?? To sell the progeny at a sale barn?? Why not get a Meat Producing Cow and breed her to a Meat Producing Bull and keep the replacements? Now you would have something to sell at the 'sale barn'. Now you have a pragmatic plan, rather than an "Unknown Quantity". DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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