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Several years ago Cherokee Canyon was the hottest bull in the Red Angus breed. However his popularity seemed to drop more quickly than many other bulls. I recall that his maternal calving ease EPD dropped signficantly over time and I assumed that was part of the reason for the loss in...

Does anyone have any experience with Conquest progeny? I'm curious if they are as easy calving and have as much growth as his EPDs indicate. Also curious to know how his daughters perform as cows (calving ease, rebreeding, teat and udder quality). Thanks

With the National Western Stock Show in Denver, the grand-daddy of cattle shows, almost here I am curious to learn what influences (both positive and negative) the show ring has had on your breed or breeds. Also, if the show ring's influence on your breed has changed over the years I'd be...

I'd be interested to read which breeds of cattle you have previously raised but then dropped from your program. Also, what was the reason(s) for dropping the particular breed.

We're going to build a barn in the near future. Part of the building will be for machinery storage & shop, and the other portion will be for misc. livestock (i.e. 4-H animals, horse). I would appreciate any resources (websites) for barn plans. Thanks! UG

Would someone please explain why there are two Murray Grey associations in North America. I assume that there were some differences of opinion and a group split off and started their own. It is hard enough financially for one association in a breed to survive, let alone have two. Braunviehs...

We are in a selinieum deficient area. The cows receive a granular mineral with selineum but I'm considering also giving the bred cows a Mu-Se injection. Do any of you inject the cows with Mu-Se?

Since 2002 we've had a couple first calf heifers have uterine prolapses at calving. We were able to get the vet out in both cases to save the cow and in both cases the heifers bred right back and calves with no problems the following year. We ended up selling the first cow to another breeder...

What ever happened to Woodland Farms in Missouri? Are they still in business? I haven't heard anything about them in a while.

I've been raising cattle for many years and just when I think I've seen about everything I get surprised again. We had a set of twin heifers born two weeks ago. After a couple days I noticed that one of the calves sticks her tongue out most of the time; probably one to two inches. Other than...

What is a fair value for 1000 lb bales of hay relative to 40 lb small bales of hay valued at $1.75/bale? There are significant labor savings in big bales so I know on a price per pound basis, big bales should be cheaper; I just don't know how much cheaper.

We've been in the cattle business for many years but this is the first time we've had a cow reject her baby (maybe we're lucky that we haven't had to deal with this before). On Sunday, this particular 3 year old cow had her calf (this is her second one so she isn't a rookie at this)...

We have a yearling steer who along with his penmates has been on concrete since last Fall when he was weaned. The last few days he's been laying down more than the rest and when he is up, he walks slower than normal and acts stiff. I'm guessing that he is stiff from being on concrete for...

What can you tell me about the ABS Red Angus bull Rebellas Robinhood and his calves? Disposition? Muscling? Calving Ease? Functional? His EPDs are solid (calving ease, good growth) and from the few photos I have seen of him and his progeny he looks to be moderate framed, with plenty of muscle.

We had a set of twins on Saturday. The mother only accepted one of the calves so we are trying to raise the other one with milk replacer until he is old enough to get by on pasture with the rest of the herd. We've seen him try nursing dry cows; literally sucking on a dry teat so we know he...

Has anyone on this forum had any experience with the Red Angus bull Capstone?

What are the positives and negatives of the Angus bull Leachman Right Time?

By now some of Romeo's first daughters should be calving. Has anyone heard any reports on them? I mostly interested in how easily they are calving and also how do their teats and udders look. Thanks

Does anyone know what happened to the Angus bull ND 208? A couple years ago his semen was selling for around $20/straw and was listed in the Select Sire's catalog. I just saw a listing on the web that someone is selling his semen for around $200/straw.

Over the years the popularity of fullbloods of most of the Continental breeds has declined. There are only a handful of breeders still actively raising fullblood Maines, Chi's, South Devons, and Gelbviehs. However there still seems to be a fair amount of fullblood Limmy's being produced and...