Is be interested in learning what you liked about Campeur. I can read his statistics over at IBOVAL, but statistics don't tell the whole story.
If you want to know my opinion, IBOVAL and others statistics don't reflect the real performance of the cow/bull.
I like Campeur because he is out of a very old origin of Marie Coumoul, a great breeder. He has the perfect type (beautiful horns, clear color etc..)
Unfortunately, doses aren't available anymore.
So, did Gulliver sire cattle with calm temperaments? He was never imported to the US, and so there is no experience with him over here.
And when you say, "really good type", could you expand on that some more?
Yes, absolutely. Gulliver's daughters are angels. My neighbour bought Gulliver as a bull, he had mad cows but Gulliver calmed his herd.
Gulliver isn't available now. (too old, no more doses)
When I say "really good type" it includes: Good color (clear with black eyes, legs and neck), long thin twisted horns (Like Moselle's horns), not too much muscle (old Aubrac type).
I'm just now seeing this! 10 sets of twins in 13 years? That's pretty amazing! Did she raise them all herself?
Of course. My father before me worked to make all my cows able to rise two calves (by increasing dairy capacities).
And always real twins (2 identical females or 2 identical males).
Eros is a Bogosse son out of a Ushuaia cow. We are importing Bogosse (and two close relatives) to try to do that with our fullblood Ushuaia daughters (and her two daughters, both sired by Andalou, as well as the daughters of these Andalou daughters sired by Heros, Goeland, Orfevre and Armenien) ... Eros isn't eligible for importation to the USA.
Ok, you're right, Bogosse/Ushuaia seems to give good results. I had a Eros son last month, he is very heavy and have massive plumbs, as I like it.
Right. To me, "black cow" means a black cow. She must mean "sooty face".
Ok sorry, I didn't know this expression..
