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Breeding / Calving Issues
First calf spring 2011
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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 852245" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>Indexes are a bonus. But they're not part of the criteria for keeping a bull here. I personally think the BW index is a waste of time and some of the dairy sires being marketed (which of course are high-indexing) are a big step backwards. But if you're selling cattle, you need those figures...</p><p>I do look at the bull proofs fairly closely because although experience has shown they're not that accurate, when my cows come back in calf to bulls who transmit seriously bad udders, I do want to know that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 852245, member: 9267"] Indexes are a bonus. But they're not part of the criteria for keeping a bull here. I personally think the BW index is a waste of time and some of the dairy sires being marketed (which of course are high-indexing) are a big step backwards. But if you're selling cattle, you need those figures... I do look at the bull proofs fairly closely because although experience has shown they're not that accurate, when my cows come back in calf to bulls who transmit seriously bad udders, I do want to know that. [/QUOTE]
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