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<blockquote data-quote="tnwalkingred" data-source="post: 1294175" data-attributes="member: 14434"><p>BSE,</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the comment about buying previous donor cows and some of the issues you've experienced. I too feel like a person is better off finding a young female they really like for pedigree, performance, phenotype, etc. and flushing them. If your smart about what you buy and buy something from a proven lineage I think you lessen the odds that it doesn't work out. I'll do some research into the Right Time line you mentioned. If I was buying one today it would be from the Coleman Donna family. </p><p></p><p>Anyone can buy semen on various Bulls and improve the quality of their herd a little at at time but the bull is only half the DNA. Buying a female that meets all the criteria I'm looking for and flushing her would produce a higher quality progeny in a much shorter period of time. There is a reason so many breeders are moving more and more into ET which is now a standard for most registered breeders. </p><p></p><p>I meant for this thread to be more about which cow families people liked well enough to buy a donor cow from and less about whether or not they think ET is a good idea. </p><p></p><p>KW</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tnwalkingred, post: 1294175, member: 14434"] BSE, Thanks for the comment about buying previous donor cows and some of the issues you've experienced. I too feel like a person is better off finding a young female they really like for pedigree, performance, phenotype, etc. and flushing them. If your smart about what you buy and buy something from a proven lineage I think you lessen the odds that it doesn't work out. I'll do some research into the Right Time line you mentioned. If I was buying one today it would be from the Coleman Donna family. Anyone can buy semen on various Bulls and improve the quality of their herd a little at at time but the bull is only half the DNA. Buying a female that meets all the criteria I'm looking for and flushing her would produce a higher quality progeny in a much shorter period of time. There is a reason so many breeders are moving more and more into ET which is now a standard for most registered breeders. I meant for this thread to be more about which cow families people liked well enough to buy a donor cow from and less about whether or not they think ET is a good idea. KW [/QUOTE]
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