savaged
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For fun in an experimental kind of way, I bred one of my Simmy pure breds last spring to Monopoly Money. I have been focused on breeding them to Angus or Simmy bulls in an effort to develop solid cow additions to my herd. And, of course those good Sim-angus females make a pretty good club calf breeding platform, right?
So, with Monopoly's Angus dam, and then Monopoly Money's Maine-Angus Dam, and a little Heatwave mixed in - I thought it may be an interesting genetic mix. What I got is a pretty darn good bull calf. Stout, square, looks to be pretty close to what I want in stature, and he is very hairy(though she put the red on him). He cleaned-up the neck coming from my Dream-On cow pretty well too.
So, am I just as well off to repeat the recipe and try it with a couple more cows? Would a heifer of this mating make a good cow? I'm wondering if I can just mix the Angus, Maine, Simmental, and composite in one quick generation. Does it make sense?
So, with Monopoly's Angus dam, and then Monopoly Money's Maine-Angus Dam, and a little Heatwave mixed in - I thought it may be an interesting genetic mix. What I got is a pretty darn good bull calf. Stout, square, looks to be pretty close to what I want in stature, and he is very hairy(though she put the red on him). He cleaned-up the neck coming from my Dream-On cow pretty well too.
So, am I just as well off to repeat the recipe and try it with a couple more cows? Would a heifer of this mating make a good cow? I'm wondering if I can just mix the Angus, Maine, Simmental, and composite in one quick generation. Does it make sense?
