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<blockquote data-quote="True Grit Farms" data-source="post: 1462835" data-attributes="member: 24694"><p><a href="https://postimg.org/image/moiutpbn9/" target="_blank"><img src="https://s2.postimg.org/moiutpbn9/20171121_074541.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>The best all around Simmental bull available. IMO</p><p>My way of thinking is that a Simmental should look like the best in the breed. I'm a not very smart or well schooled, but I can see and have a fair amount of common sense. And I sure don't see any spotted Simmental bulls in the Select Sires or ABS catalogs. Common sense tells me that my cows should look like the best in the breed. I like blazed faced bulls and have used them and will continue to. I don't have a problem selling a animal with a little white on the belly as breeding or registered stock, but I do have a problem selling a spotted animal as registered that doesn't represent the breed. </p><p>Out of a 100+ cows, I have 2 with subpar udders IMO, one SimAngus and one Beefmaster. Otherwise I'm very proud of my girls udders and teats, that's one trait I cull hard for, it's a easy fix. Feet and structure is hard for me to judge, I've only culled one cow because of foot issues and she was 12. My cows only cover 400 acres of ground and very few rocks or hills, but I don't have foot rot, curly toe or any other issues. We also have no pinkeye problems, but I attribute that to lack of forage. I'm always overstocked and the cows keep the grass grazed low.</p><p>Ron are you selling any heifers this year?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="True Grit Farms, post: 1462835, member: 24694"] [url=https://postimg.org/image/moiutpbn9/][img]https://s2.postimg.org/moiutpbn9/20171121_074541.jpg[/img][/url] The best all around Simmental bull available. IMO My way of thinking is that a Simmental should look like the best in the breed. I'm a not very smart or well schooled, but I can see and have a fair amount of common sense. And I sure don't see any spotted Simmental bulls in the Select Sires or ABS catalogs. Common sense tells me that my cows should look like the best in the breed. I like blazed faced bulls and have used them and will continue to. I don't have a problem selling a animal with a little white on the belly as breeding or registered stock, but I do have a problem selling a spotted animal as registered that doesn't represent the breed. Out of a 100+ cows, I have 2 with subpar udders IMO, one SimAngus and one Beefmaster. Otherwise I'm very proud of my girls udders and teats, that's one trait I cull hard for, it's a easy fix. Feet and structure is hard for me to judge, I've only culled one cow because of foot issues and she was 12. My cows only cover 400 acres of ground and very few rocks or hills, but I don't have foot rot, curly toe or any other issues. We also have no pinkeye problems, but I attribute that to lack of forage. I'm always overstocked and the cows keep the grass grazed low. Ron are you selling any heifers this year? [/QUOTE]
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