How did your dutch / new zealand crosses turn out? I am about to wean my first two litters out of Californian does and a Dutch buck and have been really impressed so far. I have one runt but the rest are big and thick. One bunch has a lot of white(Dutch pattern) whereas the other is mainly...
I've made the same mistake, except backwards. We have always known milk replacement as "calf manna". So when I told my wife to pick up calf manna(for a dogied calf) and she returned with pellets I was confused. It happens.
I will preface the following by saying I know a little about rabbits and a lot about cattle. I figure the rules of genetics are consistent for both(for meat production). Let me know if you have tried this and I am wrong.
The F2 does lose hybrid vigor if bred to one of the original breeds. If...