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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17450"><p>> When they were originally imported</p><p>> there were horrible calving ease</p><p>> problems. How has that problem</p><p>> been corrected? When we were</p><p>> looking into a continental breed</p><p>> to put into our breed rotation we</p><p>> looked long and hard at Pinzgaur.</p><p>> I had liked them since they</p><p>> oriinally came into the country.</p><p>> The things that discouraged us was</p><p>> the calving ease problems, and the</p><p>> shallowness of the gene pool</p><p>> causing a low degree of proven</p><p>> bulls. The color, while a minor</p><p>> concern wasn't really a major part</p><p>> of the decision. We don't use</p><p>> anything that isn't red so a</p><p>> stripe sure isn't much of a</p><p>> concern.</p><p></p><p>> dun</p><p></p><p>We have no problems with calving last 2 years have only pulled 4 out of 141 calves and 2 of those were because I was chicken not that they need help. One early problem was typical american big is better. I think all of our pulls could have been avoided had we payed a little more attention other than just turning the heifers out. The bull gene pool is shallow for full blood breed stock but being an open book breed there are great purebreds (93%+) bulls. The reserve national champion 2003 is a purebred. One of my bulls in the Florida bull test is a 98% purebred and would fit any herd.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:circlereds@teleclipse.net">circlereds@teleclipse.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17450"] > When they were originally imported > there were horrible calving ease > problems. How has that problem > been corrected? When we were > looking into a continental breed > to put into our breed rotation we > looked long and hard at Pinzgaur. > I had liked them since they > oriinally came into the country. > The things that discouraged us was > the calving ease problems, and the > shallowness of the gene pool > causing a low degree of proven > bulls. The color, while a minor > concern wasn't really a major part > of the decision. We don't use > anything that isn't red so a > stripe sure isn't much of a > concern. > dun We have no problems with calving last 2 years have only pulled 4 out of 141 calves and 2 of those were because I was chicken not that they need help. One early problem was typical american big is better. I think all of our pulls could have been avoided had we payed a little more attention other than just turning the heifers out. The bull gene pool is shallow for full blood breed stock but being an open book breed there are great purebreds (93%+) bulls. The reserve national champion 2003 is a purebred. One of my bulls in the Florida bull test is a 98% purebred and would fit any herd. [email=circlereds@teleclipse.net]circlereds@teleclipse.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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