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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 14511"><p>> Select Sire has a great black bull</p><p>> called Nichols Legacy, extremely</p><p>> good on calving ease with slightly</p><p>> above average growth. They have a</p><p>> red bull MV Red Light that has</p><p>> been around for a long time,</p><p>> producing great calves (I have a</p><p>> few daughters in my herd). Proven</p><p>> calving ease sire with average</p><p>> growth and great maternal traits.</p><p>> Both would be excellent choices.</p><p>> They also carry 3C Full Figures</p><p>> which is one of the top national</p><p>> calving ease bulls, but his growth</p><p>> isn't quite as good, although I</p><p>> think you would be very happy with</p><p>> the offspring. He is heterozygous</p><p>> blank and polled. Meaning he could</p><p>> throw a red gene or a black gene,</p><p>> and he could throw a horn gene or</p><p>> a polled gene. Clear as mud?</p><p>> Jeanne Jeanne</p><p></p><p>I got it. I was looking at a bull through select sires named Six Shooter his EPD's are: CE 16.5 acc. .38, BW -0.6 acc. .72, WW 43.8 acc. .59, YW 79.5 acc. .52, MCE 2.7 acc. .18, Milk 5.3 acc. .26, MWW 27.2 acc. ,27, CW 4.2 acc. .33, %RC .28 acc. .29 MARB .18 acc. .33</p><p></p><p>He is Homo polled and Homo Black. How important are the acc. numbers? How can I get a list of straw prices from Select Sires? What do you think? These are EPD's for 2002.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:ivorywind_1999@yahoo.com">ivorywind_1999@yahoo.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 14511"] > Select Sire has a great black bull > called Nichols Legacy, extremely > good on calving ease with slightly > above average growth. They have a > red bull MV Red Light that has > been around for a long time, > producing great calves (I have a > few daughters in my herd). Proven > calving ease sire with average > growth and great maternal traits. > Both would be excellent choices. > They also carry 3C Full Figures > which is one of the top national > calving ease bulls, but his growth > isn't quite as good, although I > think you would be very happy with > the offspring. He is heterozygous > blank and polled. Meaning he could > throw a red gene or a black gene, > and he could throw a horn gene or > a polled gene. Clear as mud? > Jeanne Jeanne I got it. I was looking at a bull through select sires named Six Shooter his EPD's are: CE 16.5 acc. .38, BW -0.6 acc. .72, WW 43.8 acc. .59, YW 79.5 acc. .52, MCE 2.7 acc. .18, Milk 5.3 acc. .26, MWW 27.2 acc. ,27, CW 4.2 acc. .33, %RC .28 acc. .29 MARB .18 acc. .33 He is Homo polled and Homo Black. How important are the acc. numbers? How can I get a list of straw prices from Select Sires? What do you think? These are EPD's for 2002. [email=ivorywind_1999@yahoo.com]ivorywind_1999@yahoo.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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