Best beef cross on purebred limousin cows/heifers Aubrac? Saler?

Limcrazy

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Does anyone on the forum have any first hand experience of Aubrac bulls?
Thinking of buying one to cross with purebred limousin cows in the hope of easier calving and breeding maternal heifers.
Main concerns would be compromised growth rates, temperament
 
The French farmers I know say that they are good on dry ground. Plenty of them in Cantal, perhaps on slightly harder farms than the Salers. They have a similar reputation for being able to calve Charolais cross calves.
 

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