Mossy Dell
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I can find this in Angus fairly easily. But Herefords appear to have gotten so large. What has happened to this breed? Have Angus totally won as far as being the commercial cow base? I realize there are many terminal-type Angus bulls, but you can find so many other options with Angus, including those for siring smaller cows.
I base this impression on recent perusing of semen catalogs and breeders' web sites. I may be missing something. I hope so. But if you look at the AHA Baldy Maternal Index, I rest my case. The top bull is like + $44, which is great, but most fall far short of that maternal measure. Are the big ranches with commercial Hereford cows as a base breeding their own bulls or what?
I base this impression on recent perusing of semen catalogs and breeders' web sites. I may be missing something. I hope so. But if you look at the AHA Baldy Maternal Index, I rest my case. The top bull is like + $44, which is great, but most fall far short of that maternal measure. Are the big ranches with commercial Hereford cows as a base breeding their own bulls or what?