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<blockquote data-quote="blacksnake" data-source="post: 778531" data-attributes="member: 566"><p>I am becoming a believer in the AAA docility ratings. Before I knew the docility of some of the bulls I am using in AI, I purchased semen on Highmark and Primestar. Both of the bulls are very negative for docility. I ordered 10 units of highmark. Have used 9 units so far with six calves born from him in the last 2 years, 3 heifers and 3 bulls. I have kept two of the heifers and will breed them to CC&7, a high docility bull. The two heifers I kept started out not too bad for docility/disposition. Now I'm beginning to wonder if i made a mistake keeping them. I steered two of the bulls and kept one intact since I had a customer who wanted a bull sired by Highmark. All three of these bull calves were terrible disposition. I recently called the person who was wanting the one I kept as a bull to let them know i wouldn't sell him as a breeding animal. He is currently at the lcoker being converted to freezer beef. Out of 5 units of primestar, i got one bull and two heifers. The bull wasn't bad at all but I always used extra caution around him. The two heifers were just so-so on docility. One a little worse than the other. The more docile one was from a dam who is really laidback. So I am now using the docility rating as a tool when ordering semen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blacksnake, post: 778531, member: 566"] I am becoming a believer in the AAA docility ratings. Before I knew the docility of some of the bulls I am using in AI, I purchased semen on Highmark and Primestar. Both of the bulls are very negative for docility. I ordered 10 units of highmark. Have used 9 units so far with six calves born from him in the last 2 years, 3 heifers and 3 bulls. I have kept two of the heifers and will breed them to CC&7, a high docility bull. The two heifers I kept started out not too bad for docility/disposition. Now I'm beginning to wonder if i made a mistake keeping them. I steered two of the bulls and kept one intact since I had a customer who wanted a bull sired by Highmark. All three of these bull calves were terrible disposition. I recently called the person who was wanting the one I kept as a bull to let them know i wouldn't sell him as a breeding animal. He is currently at the lcoker being converted to freezer beef. Out of 5 units of primestar, i got one bull and two heifers. The bull wasn't bad at all but I always used extra caution around him. The two heifers were just so-so on docility. One a little worse than the other. The more docile one was from a dam who is really laidback. So I am now using the docility rating as a tool when ordering semen. [/QUOTE]
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