CattleMan1920
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CreekAngus said:************* said:I saw a DDC carrier, son of International, in a 2019 sales brochure for an operation in KY.
Also got a brochure In the mail the other day with Epic sons as the lead bulls.
I won’t mention their names, but it was a bigger one.
The other day I a question got asked on a Facebook group I’m in about how folks liked their Epic calves. I thought I must be in some parallel universe. Epic calves should be in a feed lot.....why in the heck would a seed stock provider want progeny from genetics you can’t even prove?
Unless I read things incorrectly, an Epic bull was the number one performing Angus bull at Midland on the report I just received.
I can understand why someone would not want to get rid of an animal when so much work has gone into it, but I personally would not sell anyone a bull that is a carrier.
Also, it’s very important to test all your females as well.
Testing everything from day one with Angus GS and the genetic bundle test should be a given, but I realize that some people don’t want to spend the money to do it. I see it as a form of insurance.