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british white x hereford for a herd sire.
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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1686204" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>Whether selecting a bull to purchase or to retain one from within the herd, the goal should be the same. Selecting for a desired type and kind that will fit and benefit your marketing goals. The quality of the bull is a big part of the equation. What is he going to bring to the table in terms of growth, muscling, productive daughters etc., should be a strong consideration. A bull can and should be much more than a cow freshener. We got in a bind a few years ago and needed a bull, found a cheap bull that looked good and thick except I thought he looked kind of toady. He was young and I thought well he might grow out some, but no he stayed a toad. Last night, wife and I were checking cows and we drove by a 1st calf heifer of his that we kept out of one our top end cows. I pointed out to my wife that that heifer was out of her favorite cow. She said "that little ugly thing is?" Then she said "how could a good cow like her have a calf like that". I replied the bull had a lot to do with it. The heifer does have a real good udder and is doing a good job with her calf, but it is out of a bigger framed more muscular bull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1686204, member: 24816"] Whether selecting a bull to purchase or to retain one from within the herd, the goal should be the same. Selecting for a desired type and kind that will fit and benefit your marketing goals. The quality of the bull is a big part of the equation. What is he going to bring to the table in terms of growth, muscling, productive daughters etc., should be a strong consideration. A bull can and should be much more than a cow freshener. We got in a bind a few years ago and needed a bull, found a cheap bull that looked good and thick except I thought he looked kind of toady. He was young and I thought well he might grow out some, but no he stayed a toad. Last night, wife and I were checking cows and we drove by a 1st calf heifer of his that we kept out of one our top end cows. I pointed out to my wife that that heifer was out of her favorite cow. She said "that little ugly thing is?" Then she said "how could a good cow like her have a calf like that". I replied the bull had a lot to do with it. The heifer does have a real good udder and is doing a good job with her calf, but it is out of a bigger framed more muscular bull. [/QUOTE]
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