Till-Hill
Well-known member
Great topic.
#1 if you can't use your heifers own breed on her get rid of her. There is enough good cattle in this country not to make anymore junk.
#2 There is no such thing as gaurunteed CE in an unproved bull. When using A.I. pick high accuraccy bulls that are at least in the top 25% OF THEIR BREED.
#3 CE is built from the cow first. If your heifers momma had troubles then why the heck is the heifer on your farm? (kinda back to #1)
I breed Angus heifers to PB simmental bulls every year. To me as a breed the simmy's have better of the top end of CE than angus does anymore.
I have an angus cow that drops a 100 lb calf like she farted. I have a shorty cow that drops a 125 lb calf while inhailing, and a simmy hfr that a 90 lb fell out of her while she was eating at bunk. But I really love them 65-80 lb calves.
On my farm if I pull it, the calf and the cow GETS CULLED. Unless it's twins or a normal problem. A BEEF COW THAT CANNOT CALVE ON HER OWN IS NOT A BEEF COW AT ALL.
#1 if you can't use your heifers own breed on her get rid of her. There is enough good cattle in this country not to make anymore junk.
#2 There is no such thing as gaurunteed CE in an unproved bull. When using A.I. pick high accuraccy bulls that are at least in the top 25% OF THEIR BREED.
#3 CE is built from the cow first. If your heifers momma had troubles then why the heck is the heifer on your farm? (kinda back to #1)
I breed Angus heifers to PB simmental bulls every year. To me as a breed the simmy's have better of the top end of CE than angus does anymore.
I have an angus cow that drops a 100 lb calf like she farted. I have a shorty cow that drops a 125 lb calf while inhailing, and a simmy hfr that a 90 lb fell out of her while she was eating at bunk. But I really love them 65-80 lb calves.
On my farm if I pull it, the calf and the cow GETS CULLED. Unless it's twins or a normal problem. A BEEF COW THAT CANNOT CALVE ON HER OWN IS NOT A BEEF COW AT ALL.