Bright Raven
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This Broadway was 93 pounds. Born unassisted. 281 days.
I have great cows. They help weigh their calves.
I have great cows. They help weigh their calves.
What's a calving ease bull (A PB Simmental you would breed to any breed of virgin heifer that has 0% Legacy in it)? And I'll add that has above breed average growth and indexesJeanne - Simme Valley":2ldp7ry5 said:Till-Hill - Hook's Shear Force is NOT the only CE genetics in the breed. You seriously need to look at more bulls.
FireSweep - what's with these teeny calves?? Hard to believe they survive, good job!
Common sense isn't common sometimes.Jeanne - Simme Valley":2cpdhvbp said:I want to back-track on the spotted heifer.
The white face, white feet, tail, bellie, udder - are all different genes - which I don't have a great handle on.
The white SPOTS, on the other hand, I am VERY familiar with. Remember, I've been breeding them since 1970.
The spotting gene is recessive. The dam AND the bull have to be carrying the gene for the offspring to exhibit the spots.
So, now we know Broadway carries the spotting the gene - and the dams that had spotted calves.
Jeanne - Simme Valley":3rptfzp6 said:PB Breed Avg:
CE 9 WW 62 YW 90 MCE 9 API 121 TI 69
#2573743 JF American Pride
CE 13 WW 65 YW 101 MCE 14 API 147 TI 74
#2751238 SVF Blaze of Glory
CE 12 WW 66 YW 91 MCE 10 API 134 TI 74
These are readily available AI sires. JF American Pride has accuracies in the mid 80's & above
American Pride is out of Upgrade, who is out of Legacy. I think he was looking for 0 Legacy. We have had several American Pride calves, and though I like them, they have poor docility and do come with a bigger birthweight. I would not use him on a heifer I might sell as a bred, but I would use him on a heifer I know that has low birthweight in her pedigree and I am calving her out.
Why are you so worried about Shear Force being in their pedigree. So what if your cows are related. He is proven "over the top" for quality cattle and we (Simmentals) don't have any defects, other than the ones we are inheriting from crossbreeding.
I would also use a CE bull with average growth traits.
I have never had to worry about "junk" calves coming out of my heifers. Like was mentioned - I also have sold MANY calves out of heifers as top show heifers or top end breeding stock - as weaned calves. Why waste a year?