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| Guys, thanks for the replies.
My uncles used to use Thortensen Gelb bulls. There were a few other guys around who used Gelb at one time, don't know of any around here right now and I don't see Gelb calves go through the sale barns much anymore either.
Char crosses seems to hang in there but the vast majority of cattle marketed nowdays are straight black Angus. Heterosis is the only "free lunch" there is when it comes to producing heavy calves but it just is not used much any more.
I still lean toward Char as a potential terminal cross because of the disposition. The light color for calves born in my later calving season is another thing. I would not intend to keep any of the 3x offspring for replacements. | |
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Gelbvieh vs Charolais question......
