Early September Pictures

[mncowboy]

Nice work!

 

[3waycross]

I really like that Gelbvieh sired calf on the Sim-Angus cow. I am strongly considering making some 1/4 GV 1/4 Sim 1/2 Angus commercial bulls.....

I think it would be worth a try. We considered keeping that particular calf a bull to keep as a replacement for his sire. She's a really good cow but she just throws too much birth weight. She's good for a 120lb'er or bigger every year no matter the bull she's been bred to. She has them no problem but not about to keep a bull around with that big of bw.

Good decision!. I remember when the first Sim semen was brought here. I remember folks AI'ing BIG Hereford cows to Sims and getting monster calves. We don't need to bring that back.

 

[creekdrive]

I really like that Gelbvieh sired calf on the Sim-Angus cow. I am strongly considering making some 1/4 GV 1/4 Sim 1/2 Angus commercial bulls.....

I think it would be worth a try. We considered keeping that particular calf a bull to keep as a replacement for his sire. She's a really good cow but she just throws too much birth weight. She's good for a 120lb'er or bigger every year no matter the bull she's been bred to. She has them no problem but not about to keep a bull around with that big of bw.

Good decision!. I remember when the first Sim semen was brought here. I remember folks AI'ing BIG Hereford cows to Sims and getting monster calves. We don't need to bring that back.

Don't need to bring it back up here because it's STILL here. Quite a few running those type of Sims (fullbloods & fleckviehs are still popular up here) and pulling calves all winter/spring...no thank you! I think the breeders are focusing more on calving ease now as a whole, but there is still plenty of guys that spend there calving season in a barn pulling calves out of mature cows. I think an equal share of their problem comes from the cows side, but that's another topic all together.

Our Gelbvieh bull threw big calves (I'd say average over 100lbs - not too many over 110 but a few) but they were never a calving problem. Used him 4 breeding seasons and pulled 1 calf due to a leg back. Other than that never touched or helped a thing. Went to catch him to turn him out this year and found him with a broken back foot. :frowns: Don't know 100% that he broke it but he definitely was crippled. That was the 20th of June, he's finally starting to get around a little better and I think we'll be able to get some salvage $$ from him. Not going to haul him until he is steady on his feet. That and he's lost so much weight he looks terrible.

 

[frieghttrain]

Great looking cattle,that camaro bull would be my pick of the two.

 

[3waycross]

Calving ease ISN'T about 60lb calves. It's about cows that can HAVE a calf. I have Gelbvieh heifers who laid down and spit out a 100lb calf on their first try(and they bred back on time). Not a planned event but it has happened and I have NEVER had to help one yet.....In my herd CED is not as important as CEM........When I look at EPD's I want to see CEM at or above CED.