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<blockquote data-quote="wbvs58" data-source="post: 1691350" data-attributes="member: 16453"><p>I really think it is how you deal with them. I use a lot of different Angus semen from the US and by the time the heifers come through my processes they are all very quite and calm to deal with. They are familiar with me from a young age in the paddock on their mothers then after weaning I supplement their feed over winter and then synchronise them to AI in spring, they are weighed regularly so I can keep an eye on their weights being where I want them but also to have them familiar with the process of going through the yards. Never any yelling and yahooing with them just calmly talk to them, they are a dream to deal with if the need arises during calving. Yes there are variations amongst them and po0ssibly due to sire lines but to date all have come good by the time they might need a bit of handling, having calm cohorts helps too. </p><p>No doubt you will get people jumping all over this being Angus and people love to hate Angus and given the slightest opportunity will start throwing out there sire lines that are killers in their view, often with no experience of those cattle just hearsay. If they do have experience then maybe they should look at how they develop their cattle.</p><p></p><p>Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wbvs58, post: 1691350, member: 16453"] I really think it is how you deal with them. I use a lot of different Angus semen from the US and by the time the heifers come through my processes they are all very quite and calm to deal with. They are familiar with me from a young age in the paddock on their mothers then after weaning I supplement their feed over winter and then synchronise them to AI in spring, they are weighed regularly so I can keep an eye on their weights being where I want them but also to have them familiar with the process of going through the yards. Never any yelling and yahooing with them just calmly talk to them, they are a dream to deal with if the need arises during calving. Yes there are variations amongst them and po0ssibly due to sire lines but to date all have come good by the time they might need a bit of handling, having calm cohorts helps too. No doubt you will get people jumping all over this being Angus and people love to hate Angus and given the slightest opportunity will start throwing out there sire lines that are killers in their view, often with no experience of those cattle just hearsay. If they do have experience then maybe they should look at how they develop their cattle. Ken [/QUOTE]
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