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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron" data-source="post: 518719" data-attributes="member: 1682"><p>We began using a 1/2 Gelbvieh, 3/8 RA, 1/16 Herf, 1/16 Simm bull last year. I picked his sire out for my uncle 11 years ago at a bull test and they just sold him last spring. </p><p></p><p>14 of the this crossbred bulls' brothers (steers) sold in a lot a couple of years ago for $1.10, averaging 1050 lbs. Needless to say there are some genetics in this bull that the buyers like. Lots of growth and muscle with a bit of flare to catch your eye...just what we need to sell some good packages of steers.</p><p></p><p>We arn't keeping any of this bulls offspring, and we wouldn't use a crossbred bull for a maternal sire.</p><p></p><p>Here is a picture of the bull at 5 months of age.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/15444/P1010002.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>To answer your question, the main reason we are using a crossbred bull is because it is much cheaper to do so. No reason to buy a purebred bull if all you want is terminal calves to sell. You do have to make sure you know what your buying, however. We want a crossbred bull that will maintain all of the the good qualities in our stocker calves and add a lot more, such as growth and muscle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aaron, post: 518719, member: 1682"] We began using a 1/2 Gelbvieh, 3/8 RA, 1/16 Herf, 1/16 Simm bull last year. I picked his sire out for my uncle 11 years ago at a bull test and they just sold him last spring. 14 of the this crossbred bulls' brothers (steers) sold in a lot a couple of years ago for $1.10, averaging 1050 lbs. Needless to say there are some genetics in this bull that the buyers like. Lots of growth and muscle with a bit of flare to catch your eye...just what we need to sell some good packages of steers. We arn't keeping any of this bulls offspring, and we wouldn't use a crossbred bull for a maternal sire. Here is a picture of the bull at 5 months of age. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v719/15444/P1010002.jpg[/img] To answer your question, the main reason we are using a crossbred bull is because it is much cheaper to do so. No reason to buy a purebred bull if all you want is terminal calves to sell. You do have to make sure you know what your buying, however. We want a crossbred bull that will maintain all of the the good qualities in our stocker calves and add a lot more, such as growth and muscle. [/QUOTE]
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