Beef (Continued from Page 22] desirable. However, the Limousin does not produce as much milk as the Sim mental or Maine-Anjou. Fertility of all the new breeds is supposed to be quite high. Maine-Anjou. The modern Maine-Anjou animal is similar to the Simmental and is also a meat and milk breed. Maine-Anjou has not LANCO BEDDING FOR POULTRY & LIVESTOCK WOOD SHAVINGS BAGGED or BULK WHITE PINE in BALES CALL 299-3541 si<j Putdiman. Controlled Ventilation Truly effective ventilation re quires a well planned system of air exchange, designed for the particular needs of the building it is to serve, and incorporating quality, efficient mechanical fans and properly designed air inlets and controls. Big Dutchman, backed by years of research, offers a complete line of ventilation equipment and plan ning service to provide precise environmental control in any poultry or livestock confinement operation. 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It is bulls could be used with the any other livestock industry ... claimed Chianina has a least chance of calving than they have in the beef American movies on the Lat growth rate comparable to problems. • business. Most beef cattle Late show - biit now thcy’i or better than the other new breeders today have a much showinß British movies from w: breeds and Charolais. The Economics of New Breeds better idea of what a really back when in one movie Isa calves are heavy at birth, profitable and usable animal la , st „ W but are streamlined and is than they ever had before, pliycd by Henry thc N,tUh ' “barrel-shaped” with relatively little calving problem. The Chianina breed, quite old, originating in Italy, is the latest breed to be used heavily. There is essentially no carcass or growth information available on crossbred Chianina cattle. Penn State Research At Penn State, we are using Angus-Holstein crossbred cows owned by the State - Correctional In stitution at Rockview. Seven breeds of bulls - Angus, Charolais, Chianina, Limousin, Maine-Anjoy, Polled Hereford and Sim mental are being tested on these cows. This cow herd has had a good production record mostly because of the high milk producing ability. As one example of the performance obtained from using Charolais and the new breeds, steer calves this year have averaged 1110 pounds at 408 days of age. Carcass leanness has been desirable and carcass quality, measured by several different methods, has been acceptable in most cases. However, the beef produced from the larger breeds probably will not be of the same type or quality obtained from the established breeds like Angus and Herefords. But the taste of the beef consuming public is changing and leaner beef may be more acceptable to the public in the future. Beware of Calving Problems Before using any of the new breeds of bulls, calving information on the bulls should be checked carefully. 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It is also a good opportunity for commercial beef breeders with modern-type cattle to produce heifers of more value at weaning. This through artificial in semination. Crossbred Bulls Available There are several breeders in the northeastern states producing crossbred bulls for use on commercial beef cows. Although it is usually not desirable to use crossbred bulls, in certain situations these bulls may be useful to a commercial breeder. A one-half or three fourths Simmental bull bred to some commercial cows may increase the milk production potential of resulting heifers. However, because of hybrid vigor, a crossbred bull must have better weaning and yearling weights than a purebred bull in order to be of equal breeding value. And at tention should be paid to the dam of the brossbred bull. Established Breeds Improved All of the established breeds - Angus, Polled Hereford, Hereford, Shor thorn, etc. - have made tremendous progress in the past five to eight years. I doubt very much that breeders’ attitudes and type of animal desired have Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 13,1974—2: 13
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