RX3
(most common name)

The RX3 is a composite consisting of:
• Red Angus (1/2)
• Hereford (1/4)
• Red Holstein (1/4)

The RX3 was developed in Iowa in the 1970s with a herdbook started in 1974.

RX3 development focuses on:
• efficiency
• adaptation to rangeland
• meat quality
• early maturity
• polledness
• milk yield
• growth rate

This page was last updated on: 2023-05-20

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