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Cost of Using a Maternal Bull ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1646085" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>This maternal bull deal has really got me thinking. It was really a foreign idea to me and made me wonder why so I've been thinking on this for the past couple days while I'm driving around.</p><p></p><p>Best I can come up with is I look at my cows for maternal traits. Generally if I have a cow that consistanly puts out replacement heifers she does it with multiple bulls. I buy moderate sized bulls, with good growth, and good balance across the board. Not necessarily stronger or one thing or another and definitely not for a specific EPD. The only specialty about each bull is its breed and that is for producing certain offspring whether it's a F1 or pure blood, etc. Even then, although the breeds are different I'm going after the same traits.</p><p></p><p>When I start culling the herd, I cull or retain cows based on cows that can produce both terminal and replacement calves. Generally the specs are similar for both.</p><p></p><p>Not sure if that makes sense. The only exception is the pure blood Brahman hurd and that's a specialty market IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1646085, member: 6291"] This maternal bull deal has really got me thinking. It was really a foreign idea to me and made me wonder why so I've been thinking on this for the past couple days while I'm driving around. Best I can come up with is I look at my cows for maternal traits. Generally if I have a cow that consistanly puts out replacement heifers she does it with multiple bulls. I buy moderate sized bulls, with good growth, and good balance across the board. Not necessarily stronger or one thing or another and definitely not for a specific EPD. The only specialty about each bull is its breed and that is for producing certain offspring whether it's a F1 or pure blood, etc. Even then, although the breeds are different I'm going after the same traits. When I start culling the herd, I cull or retain cows based on cows that can produce both terminal and replacement calves. Generally the specs are similar for both. Not sure if that makes sense. The only exception is the pure blood Brahman hurd and that's a specialty market IMO. [/QUOTE]
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