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After being fertility tested and given all of his necessary shots by the vet, my bull was delivered yesterday morning. I was going to keep him separated from the rest of the herd for few days because I haven't moved my current bull yet. The man I bought him from said that he was used to being...

how long has the angus bull been in the herd? He's been in the herd about 5 years. No other cattle have been brought in and no cattle borders my fence.

Yes, that was my thought too. That's one of the reasons I'm setting up a vaccination program with the vet. As far as getting rid of my current bull, it's time to bring in some new blood anyway. Thanks

I took over the cattle after my 87 year old dad passed last year and have not vaccinated for anything yet. He had let his facilities run down over the years but I'm in the process of rebuilding all of that. I have built new pens and just got a new chute and head gate last week. I've also...

The bull I'm getting is 50% Angus and 50% Gelbvieh. Is that not a Balancer bull?

Thanks again everyone for the info. From the responses so far it looks like the advantages or disadvantages of the gelbvieh/angus bull that I'm getting could go either way.

76, Nesikep- Thanks. I was hoping for some heterosis benefit in the calves out of him. My current bull came from registered Angus stock but his calves were never as good as they should have been. There were more than a few that gained weight very slow, had a couple miscarriages and a couple...

After much research, I'm taking delivery of a 24 month old Gelbvieh/Angus X bull next week. He's from a full blooded Gelbvieh cow and a full blooded black Angus bull. He will be replacing my black Angus herd bull of 5 years. From what I've read, the G/A cross should provide some good calves...