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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 18102"><p>Well dun,</p><p></p><p>you never really did tell us what you think of Braunvieh. How do they work in your MO enviornment? Are you dead set against them or do they offer some good things to the commercial producer?</p><p></p><p>I really don't think your example told us much. So, they only got two cows bred. It is possible that the semen was handled incorrectly at time of collection, transport, or when the straws were being prepared at breeding time, any of which would lower the viability of the semen. It is also possible that the person doing the "arm work" wasn't very good at getting the semen into the uterus.</p><p></p><p>The fact that one calf died at birth may have nothing to do with the characteristics of the breed. It could have been due to poor management.</p><p></p><p>The fact that the only live calf was "inferior" doesn't tell me much either. The cow still contributes half of the genetics and may have been an "inferior" animal herself. </p><p></p><p>I have used semen from some of the top bulls in four different breeds and have occasionally been disappointed by the calf. A classic example is the Angus bull New Design 878. According to things I read in sale catalogs, AI catalogs, and breed journals, 878 is one of the best bulls to come around in the Angus breed in a long time. I have a 878 calf at home out of a great cow; the calf is just average. It doesn't mean that 878 is a bad bull or that Angus are a bad breed, but even the great ones sire an average or below average calf now and then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 18102"] Well dun, you never really did tell us what you think of Braunvieh. How do they work in your MO enviornment? Are you dead set against them or do they offer some good things to the commercial producer? I really don't think your example told us much. So, they only got two cows bred. It is possible that the semen was handled incorrectly at time of collection, transport, or when the straws were being prepared at breeding time, any of which would lower the viability of the semen. It is also possible that the person doing the "arm work" wasn't very good at getting the semen into the uterus. The fact that one calf died at birth may have nothing to do with the characteristics of the breed. It could have been due to poor management. The fact that the only live calf was "inferior" doesn't tell me much either. The cow still contributes half of the genetics and may have been an "inferior" animal herself. I have used semen from some of the top bulls in four different breeds and have occasionally been disappointed by the calf. A classic example is the Angus bull New Design 878. According to things I read in sale catalogs, AI catalogs, and breed journals, 878 is one of the best bulls to come around in the Angus breed in a long time. I have a 878 calf at home out of a great cow; the calf is just average. It doesn't mean that 878 is a bad bull or that Angus are a bad breed, but even the great ones sire an average or below average calf now and then. [/QUOTE]
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