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<blockquote data-quote="Cowboymom" data-source="post: 290435" data-attributes="member: 2278"><p>We had a bull buyer a couple of years ago that wanted only to buy bulls with the markers. We tested all our bulls and almost all of them at least one marker. We found out we had one herd sire that was homozygous for all the markers. That bull buyer only bought bulls from us with all the markers. Because his boss saw the tests. We found out later that he bought bulls that were untested and lied to his boss. He is no longer working for that outfit. </p><p></p><p>It is all interesting but we have never seen where is produces a premium for cattle monetarily. It is also a very expensive test. The guy that bought the bulls from us basicaly ended up with a free bull because it cost so much to test all our sale bulls. </p><p></p><p>By the time you perform all the tests that are available on one bull, you are out a fortune. We semen test everything right in the early spring so if there is a problem, we can kill them and not have to put more feed in them. That is another thing, most vets don't know the differences between breeds on semen collection. We use a guy that collects everyday. I swear he could get semen out of a rock! A lot of times the first collection on a Hereford is lacking enough mobility because they don't clean out like other breeds do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowboymom, post: 290435, member: 2278"] We had a bull buyer a couple of years ago that wanted only to buy bulls with the markers. We tested all our bulls and almost all of them at least one marker. We found out we had one herd sire that was homozygous for all the markers. That bull buyer only bought bulls from us with all the markers. Because his boss saw the tests. We found out later that he bought bulls that were untested and lied to his boss. He is no longer working for that outfit. It is all interesting but we have never seen where is produces a premium for cattle monetarily. It is also a very expensive test. The guy that bought the bulls from us basicaly ended up with a free bull because it cost so much to test all our sale bulls. By the time you perform all the tests that are available on one bull, you are out a fortune. We semen test everything right in the early spring so if there is a problem, we can kill them and not have to put more feed in them. That is another thing, most vets don't know the differences between breeds on semen collection. We use a guy that collects everyday. I swear he could get semen out of a rock! A lot of times the first collection on a Hereford is lacking enough mobility because they don't clean out like other breeds do. [/QUOTE]
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