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I'll add my two cents to this Hereford thread! :lol:
Arrowhead, thanks for your input regarding 8203U. Others may think you have a former CT identity, but I can't see any resemblance, so far. :?:
I really like 8203U - and I was really disappointed when his BW EPD jumped like it did. It moderated a little with this last EPD update, but he still looks like he's going to be a +7 or higher BW EPD bull.
I'd like to use him on a few cows, but I can't justify the expense of buying a semen package to use only on a handful of cows. I thought semen was going to be made more widely available, at an affordable price, when I saw an ad in a recent Texas Hereford magazine - but it turns out that ad was a mistake on the part of the THA.
I think your BW and WW, YW correlation comment has some merit. I know I've seen some threads on other boards I read where SOME Angus breeders have bemoaned the fact that stacking calving ease bulls on top of calving ease bulls has lead to breeding all the calving ease out of some cattle.
This was recently discussed in another thread and I posted that there's something to be said for moderation in all things.
That said, I doubt that 8203U ever qualifies as being moderate in the BW area.. I suspect his real value is going to be in his selected offspring where they inherit his great carcass qualiities but also have a MODERATE BW to pass along.
George
Arrowhead, thanks for your input regarding 8203U. Others may think you have a former CT identity, but I can't see any resemblance, so far. :?:
I really like 8203U - and I was really disappointed when his BW EPD jumped like it did. It moderated a little with this last EPD update, but he still looks like he's going to be a +7 or higher BW EPD bull.
I'd like to use him on a few cows, but I can't justify the expense of buying a semen package to use only on a handful of cows. I thought semen was going to be made more widely available, at an affordable price, when I saw an ad in a recent Texas Hereford magazine - but it turns out that ad was a mistake on the part of the THA.
I think your BW and WW, YW correlation comment has some merit. I know I've seen some threads on other boards I read where SOME Angus breeders have bemoaned the fact that stacking calving ease bulls on top of calving ease bulls has lead to breeding all the calving ease out of some cattle.
This was recently discussed in another thread and I posted that there's something to be said for moderation in all things.
That said, I doubt that 8203U ever qualifies as being moderate in the BW area.. I suspect his real value is going to be in his selected offspring where they inherit his great carcass qualiities but also have a MODERATE BW to pass along.
George