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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 695769" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>Yes. I'm sure I have their catalogue round here somewhere, but was pulling out what I could find last night and didn't see it.</p><p>I've got WWS, Samen, Ambreed (2008) and LIC catalogues to pore over. I'm ordering some brown swiss through Samen this year, thinking of Valerian and Grieves through World Wide Sires next year but they're getting up in price there.</p><p></p><p>One thing that's come out of that forum I linked, for me, is the interest in cow families. It seems people will give a bull a try if the genetics surrounding him - dam, sisters &c, are strong. That's not information that it's easy for a common or garden farmer to obtain especially with such little knowledge of past bulls. I'm realising how the practise of using 'bull of the day' can really obscure how any individual bull is performing - most farmers here don't know who sired their cows.</p><p></p><p>re semex - their rep gave me a call a while back and I have his number, so can easily get another catalogue/discussion if need be. He promised to come discuss bulls before mating starts but I doubt that'll happen now - it's only another week till I tail paint the cows for pre-mating heat checks, and I see the neighbour's already done his.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 695769, member: 9267"] Yes. I'm sure I have their catalogue round here somewhere, but was pulling out what I could find last night and didn't see it. I've got WWS, Samen, Ambreed (2008) and LIC catalogues to pore over. I'm ordering some brown swiss through Samen this year, thinking of Valerian and Grieves through World Wide Sires next year but they're getting up in price there. One thing that's come out of that forum I linked, for me, is the interest in cow families. It seems people will give a bull a try if the genetics surrounding him - dam, sisters &c, are strong. That's not information that it's easy for a common or garden farmer to obtain especially with such little knowledge of past bulls. I'm realising how the practise of using 'bull of the day' can really obscure how any individual bull is performing - most farmers here don't know who sired their cows. re semex - their rep gave me a call a while back and I have his number, so can easily get another catalogue/discussion if need be. He promised to come discuss bulls before mating starts but I doubt that'll happen now - it's only another week till I tail paint the cows for pre-mating heat checks, and I see the neighbour's already done his. [/QUOTE]
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