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Good bull, well proven, you'll like his calves.

I have had very good success over the years with female sexed semen. Strongly recommend it. I've had my best conception rates when breeding off naturally observed standing heats instead of using some sort of timed synchronized protocol. My conception rates have rivaled those of when using...

For our purebred Black Angus herd: Hoover Dam S S Niagara SAV Raindance (female sexed semen) MGR Treasure (calving ease option for heifers) MOGCK Entice

Will be getting my first Niagara calves on the ground this spring in March. I'm excited to see them. I've heard nothing but good things about Niagara.

Cost depends on the bull, but most sexed semen runs at least $40 per straw and up. I've had really good luck with it in recent years. The key for me has been breeding based off of natural heats and inseminating 16 to 20 hours after observing standing heat rather than the traditional 12 hours. ST...

You are considering what seems to be a very good bull in Niagara. I have bred a few cows to him this year and can't wait for next spring's calves. Have really not heard anything bad about him. I have had good success with sexed semen, typically AIing 16 to 20 hours after we observe the start of...

Good looking little guy. I just got my shipment of 10 straws of Raindance -- 5 conventional and 5 female sexed. Excited to see how he works in my environment. I'm trying produce high-quality replacement females.

I, too, just ordered female sexed semen on Raindance from ST Genetics. I'm really excited to see how he works with the various bloodlines in my herd. Just haven't decided who to use him on yet ... probably the females needing a tad more length and some more overall muscle mass and width. I...

You are one of the first people that I have found who has something negative to say about Niagara. Everyone I have talked to or every post I have seen on the various beef cattle forums I follow has a lot of praise for him and his offspring. I just ordered semen for Niagara, so I hope your...

Still waiting for the rest of the semen catalogs to arrive in the mail, but likely going this direction for now: SAV Raindance S S Niagara Z29 MGR Treasure (calving ease for heifers) Still have a few single straws of Hoover Dam, K Bar D Joe Canada and Connealy Concord (female sexed semen) as...

You're one of the few people I know using Weight Up 294. I'd be curious why you're using him and what you like about him. Besides his poor foot and claw EPD scores, I really like him and am considering using him this year. I saw a few very nice heifer calves out of him back in August and...

Timeless definitely added some height and frame, but I was disappointed in how a couple of his steers finished. Just butchered them and carcass hanging weights were surprisingly light compared to the others and they lacked muscle thickness given their overall frame.

I've had a lot of success over the years using sexed semen. The key for me is to breed based off natural heats rather than timed A.I. and do the inseminating about 18 hours after observing a standing heat. My conception rate has been about the same as with conventional semen. Highly recommend...

I used Fortitude a few times and liked the results. But I got all bull calves that became steers. Don't have any experience with his females, but I have heard good things from others. Always thought Fortitude was an under-utilized bull that Genex could have promoted better. Think he works best...

I know we have some folks on this board who are very anti-Angus and anti-American Angus Association, but I will say this about them: When I have needed help with a registration issue, registration error or transfer of ownership issue, they have been very good to work with, very helpful and very...

I've had great success with the sexed semen from ST Genetics, and they have some very good Angus bulls like S A V Raindance, MGR Treasure and Connealy Concord to name a few. Another good source is The Bull Barn. They seem to be a clearinghouse for Angus semen and have most of the major semen...

The one thing that has prevented me from pulling the trigger and ordering S S Niagara semen is his terrible $EN EPD value. It is in the bottom 5% of the breed at -$28. Seems like his females will be the hard-doing type and will need extra groceries to maintain body condition, especially as...

My goal every year is for around an 80 percent success rate breeding on natural heat cycles using conventional semen. if we're using sexed semen we lower the expectations a bit and aim for 70 to 75 percent minimum. We've been pretty fortunate to hit that 80-percent range most years. We do have a...

If the S A V Density semen was sexed female, I would definitely be submitting some bids. Always got very nice females out of Density. Problem was I never kept any. I always sold them as weanlings or yearlings. One of my bigger mistakes in terms of owning cattle. Any of the calves that I later...

They look good! And that mud ... that looks all too familiar!