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Re: O/T X Breeding
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Posted by rrlund on April 26, 2007 at 08:45:51 from (216.46.211.216):
In Reply to: O/T X Breeding posted by Ken-in-K on April 26, 2007 at 07:10:58:
I've read everything below. If you're going to be in the beef business,I wouldn't mess with the holsteins. I have one here that I've kept around just because she is blind. She breeds back and the big advantage to her is that she will feed any calf that gets near her,so if a heifer abandons a calf or something,she'll raise it. But as for what somebody said below about them gaining fast in the feedlot,that's bunk. They will gain faster than a straight holstein,but can't hold a candle to a straight beef breed. I do prefer cross bred cows,but crossed beef breeds,not crossed with dairy breeds. The straight beef are even more vigorous and healthy,take extremes in the weather better. We've found that crossing an Angus to a Limo or Simmental makes a good cow. We have 9 Herefords left here yet. We don't have great luck with longevity in the straight Herefords,their teats get to big too soon and the calves can't get their mouths around them. We do like the Angus Hereford crosses though,Black Baldies. We get fast growth on their calves,and I mean real fast. The cows tend to be a little smaller than straight Hereford and eat less,have smaller teats and more longevity. But,if you have some holstein cows or heifers,do what I did,they are worth good money,sell them and buy some good beef cows. Two holsteins will get you three or four beef cows and a HECK of a lot better calf.
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