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<blockquote data-quote="AllForage" data-source="post: 791348" data-attributes="member: 14878"><p>As far as doing ability of Jim's bull's I will use myself as an example. Cows nurse 10 months, calve on pasture, Watery northern forage in spring then again in fall, Homegrown alfalfa/grass mix in winter, Temps from 95 in summer to 30 below in winter, no de-worming or vaccinating, minimal shelter in winter. These bulls have been thrown into this and are doing well as seen in the photos. I also got them young which was my idea. I think that is key when moving anywhere outside of an arid environment.</p><p></p><p>I don't believe any herd is a one size fits all. I have accepted certain truths on the form of a grass-type beef animal. I also believe in linebreeding. I hope to take Jim's animals form and prepotency to recreate that form consistently and adapt it to Wisconsin. I will have to apply my own pressure and selection over years for my own farm and forage. I also can follow these animals from conception to harvest. Besides form, yield and meat quality are also my problem being that I direct market. Time will tell. Nobody should just blindly piggy-back anyone's genetics. Just like most of our breeds originated in the UK. Adapted, fixed and linebred to fit their counties climate. Very different animals were developed only miles from each other. Each person herd should be selected to perfectly fit their situation. I feel I will get there sooner with Jim's bulls.</p><p></p><p>The bull wrecks you speak of, do they involve moving 2 year old or older bulls to very different areas? My first bull could have been described as going backwards. After a year he took off under my style. Once again, have these unfortunate former owners speak for themselves. </p><p></p><p>Just as vontrapp1 stated earlier, the proof is in my pastures and customers freezers. My steers and heifers are marbling sooner and high end cut percentage is going up. The proof ultimately is on the plate and I am producing gourmet grassfed beef with no crutches. </p><p></p><p>If there are other forage based and linebred herefords out there please let me know. </p><p></p><p>just some more thoughts</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AllForage, post: 791348, member: 14878"] As far as doing ability of Jim's bull's I will use myself as an example. Cows nurse 10 months, calve on pasture, Watery northern forage in spring then again in fall, Homegrown alfalfa/grass mix in winter, Temps from 95 in summer to 30 below in winter, no de-worming or vaccinating, minimal shelter in winter. These bulls have been thrown into this and are doing well as seen in the photos. I also got them young which was my idea. I think that is key when moving anywhere outside of an arid environment. I don't believe any herd is a one size fits all. I have accepted certain truths on the form of a grass-type beef animal. I also believe in linebreeding. I hope to take Jim's animals form and prepotency to recreate that form consistently and adapt it to Wisconsin. I will have to apply my own pressure and selection over years for my own farm and forage. I also can follow these animals from conception to harvest. Besides form, yield and meat quality are also my problem being that I direct market. Time will tell. Nobody should just blindly piggy-back anyone's genetics. Just like most of our breeds originated in the UK. Adapted, fixed and linebred to fit their counties climate. Very different animals were developed only miles from each other. Each person herd should be selected to perfectly fit their situation. I feel I will get there sooner with Jim's bulls. The bull wrecks you speak of, do they involve moving 2 year old or older bulls to very different areas? My first bull could have been described as going backwards. After a year he took off under my style. Once again, have these unfortunate former owners speak for themselves. Just as vontrapp1 stated earlier, the proof is in my pastures and customers freezers. My steers and heifers are marbling sooner and high end cut percentage is going up. The proof ultimately is on the plate and I am producing gourmet grassfed beef with no crutches. If there are other forage based and linebred herefords out there please let me know. just some more thoughts [/QUOTE]
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