Abstract: In order to explore the crossbreeding combination of beef cattle breeds in the hot areas, five combinations including of Wagyu cattle, Short-horn cattle, Yunling cattle, Wenshan cattle and Dulong cattle were crossbred based on the Black Angus cows introduced from Australia, of which the mating ratio was 1:30 (1 male: 30 female). The results showed that Angus cattle had high reproductive performance, and 314 calves yielded after 337 cows were planned to mate, with a calving rate of 93.17%. The survival rate of calves in the herd was 99.91%, and the reproductive survival rate was 97.64%. Among them, the average birth weight of Angus cattle 34.16±4.01 kg, while the birth weights of F1 hybrids of Short-horn × Angus, Yunling × Angus, Wagyu cattle× Angus, Wenshan cattle × Angus, Dulong cattle × Angus were 34.61±5.87 kg, 33.57±5.80 kg, 32.48±4.06 kg, 28.10±1.79 kg, and 24.71±6.24 kg, respectively. The hybridization effect of Black Angus crossbreed introduced breeds represented better, of which the birth weights among the crossbreeding combinations is not significant (P>0.05). But the F1 birth weight of Wenshan cattle × Angus was significantly lower than those of the introduced hybrids (P<0.05), and the F1 birth weight of Dulong cattle × Angus was extremely significantly lower than those of the introduced hybrid breed (P<0.01), and significantly lower than that of Wenshan cattle × Angus F1 (P<0.05). This study preliminarily revealed the crossbreeding effects of different combinations for Angus cattle, providing positive scientific references for future breeding. |