Devon x Caracu: does the crossbreed guarantee heavy and precocious calves?

Modern livestock farming seeks to combine the rusticity of adapted taurines with the high productivity of beef breeds, and the crossbreeding between Caracu and Devon is a strategy that fits perfectly into this model. The cattle farmer Guilherme Machado, from Barra do Bugres, Mato Grosso, consulted the zootechnician Alexandre Zadra about the viability of inseminating his pure Caracu cows with Devon bulls. The specialist's response is clear: the combination is an excellent option that guarantees heavy and precocious calves for slaughter. Check it out: The breeder owns Caracu cows, which are adapted and tropical taurines, with high tolerance to the heat of Mato Grosso. By crossing the Caracu (a large-sized breed with a continental biotype) with the Devon (a smaller-sized European breed), the cattle farmer generates 100% heterosis (hybrid vigor), since they are genetically distant breeds. This complementarity results in an animal with high adaptability and excellent performance. The ...