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Crossbreeding beef cattle offers two primary advantages relative to the use of only one breed...
1. Crossbred animals exhibit heterosis (hybrid vigor) Heterosis, or hybrid vigor, refers to the superiority in performance of the crossbred animal compared to the average of the straight-bred parents.
For example, if the average weaning weight of the straightbred calves was 470 pounds for Breed A and 530 pounds for Breed B, the average of the straightbred parents would be 500 pounds. If Breed A and Breed B were crossbred and the resulting calves had an average weaning weight of 520 pounds, heterosis would be calculated as: [(520 - 500) ÷ 500] x 100 = 4 % . This 4% increase, or 20 pounds in this example, is defined as heterosis or hybrid vigor. Although the 4% figure demonstrates quality additional gains, customers using Charolais, have reported higher returns with near 100 pound increases in weaning weights. And in using this example, this is a 20% heterosis return.
He has been used as our heifer bull and has shown to produce all black calves that all have had BW of 70-85 pounds. He has a proven track record for being an easy caving bull.
2 year old still growing large frame long and tall calves under 80 lbs.
3 year old tall and long very muscular calves 90-100.
At 5 years of age he is 2,500 lbs and 66 inches.
