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EBV's are a big part of my bull selections along with the breeding of the top selling bulls at bull sales, I know that these must have certain amount of eye appeal. My bull selection is only one part of my herd improvement, being a self replacing herd I get the opportunity to only select the...

No, I buy a lot of good bulls at around the $50 mark. We don't have to buy a certificate to register them. If you are just doing commercial cows many older bulls are available at substantial discounts. ABS here seem to think they can charge a lot extra for bulls that they have exclusive rights...

I ordered some 7861 semen this week for use in September. At $100/straw I only ordered 5 doses, $50/straw is my sweet spot, I might reconsider next year if the fertility of the semen turns out OK. I don't mind spending $100 but have had some bad experiences with ABS semen in the past so I will...

He looks easy on the eye. Looks like he has got a bit of growth in him. Ken

Do you use an umbrella Jeanne? Bright colour, open and close in front of them. Ken

He looks thick. Ken

They are a nice looking lot. Ken

When selling bulls very few people that I deal with know anything about numbers however I will steer them in the right direction around calving ease as to me it is important for customer satisfaction that they get something suitable here as many don't live with their cows , might run 30 females...

@cowgirl8 , how do you market the Wagyu progeny? Ken

Thanks Gizmon, no I just try to vary it each year and often not all colours are available and then I have a mental block. The last two years look very similar even though they are different colours, I forget what they are, pink and purple or red but anyhow I can't tell the difference. I might...

Really the same Jeanne. I think the term founder is used to describe the changes to the hoof from chronic laminitis where the pedal bone does become detached from the hoof wall and the flexor tendons pulls it down putting pressure on the sole. Removing the cause will hopefully improve the...

Yes Warren, opposite season to you. Whether he sheds the old old hoof as the new one grows down as successfully as the heifer remains to be seen, he may be at a bit of a disadvantage with his weight. At the moment he is getting around reasonably well just a bit slow. He won't be getting any...

Well her is a photo of my bull, well his feet anyway. If you blow it up you will get a pretty good picture of his foot. Basically he has laminitis. He went out with the cows mid October just on grass, very sound, I noticed him always walking slowly about mid November but was still working the...

Yeh, they don't accept Mexican here. Ken

DB Iconic has 3, Sterling Pacific has 2, 44 Brigade, Sitz Stellar and a couple by my bull a Sydgen Enhance son. Ken

I weaned my calves last Wednesday, 38 of them in the yards only about 30 metres from the house. The noise doesn't worry me but then they tend to settle down during the night and start up again in the morning when Mum comes up expecting to feed them. I'm not too popular with Pam and daughter Jo...

I would cover both bases, still a lot of older people out there (with money) that don't get around digital stuff too well. A hard copy might get thrown on a side table beside a chair then gets picked up at their leisure to browse when having a cup of coffee, it is there 24/7 for them to access...

Some better photos will be good. Ken

He looks like he will do a good job for you. I would say that the EPD's have not been genomically enhanced as they all appear to be the average of his sire and dam's EPD's. Getting genomics done on him would shed a bit more light and accuracy on his EPD's. His true EPD values can swing either...

This would be my idea of the perfect cow, she is all business, not a standout in my herd she is too busy working, always produces one of the heaviest calves at weaning, mostly breeds to the first insemination. Her progeny have continued to grow well after weaning and have developed into top cows...