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<blockquote data-quote="Agrivator" data-source="post: 6517676" data-attributes="member: 461"><p>They used to be the main type of Angus at the Perth bull sales about 70 years ago. They were to satisfy demand from Argentina for small bulls. The fashion knocked the Angus back locally for years, and it is only recently that there has been signs of a recovery.</p><p>But they can't hope to compete with Continentals, even Simmentals, because while demand for Angus x bullocks is ok, there is little demand for Angus x heifers.</p><p></p><p>The argument that you can stock more small cattle per acre doesn't stand up to scrutiny. It's easier to calve and manage 1 big cow than to calve and manage 2 piddling little cows. Within reason, and bearing technical efficiency in mind, keep the biggest cows that your land can carry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agrivator, post: 6517676, member: 461"] They used to be the main type of Angus at the Perth bull sales about 70 years ago. They were to satisfy demand from Argentina for small bulls. The fashion knocked the Angus back locally for years, and it is only recently that there has been signs of a recovery. But they can't hope to compete with Continentals, even Simmentals, because while demand for Angus x bullocks is ok, there is little demand for Angus x heifers. The argument that you can stock more small cattle per acre doesn't stand up to scrutiny. It's easier to calve and manage 1 big cow than to calve and manage 2 piddling little cows. Within reason, and bearing technical efficiency in mind, keep the biggest cows that your land can carry. [/QUOTE]
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