TennesseeTuxedo":2z9hdrac said:
Glad to see you back here posting SrBeef.
Thank you. However I starting to remember why I haven't posted here in a long time.
I feel this board and others are far more interesting and useful when we discuss ideas rather than people. I can understand when someone prefers a different type of cattle. There are many different applications for cattle and rarely does one size fit all.
Huth cattle are raised on grass in conditions very similar to my own conditions. I run a birth to plate operation, rotationally grazing, outwintering in the woods and usually finishing my steers by grazing standing, unharvested corn. I harvest most of my steers at 13-14 months of age and 1050-1100 lb. Probably not a typical operation. I do nothing at calving time in May except count the calves. No calving barn, pulling chains.
I have twice a year scheduled pm vet visits. I have almost no herd health issues. I need a calving ease (priority #1,2 &3) bull. You can't really tell a bulls calving ease by looking at him. The CED epd is very valuable and valid from what I've seen from Huth bulls over about 10 years. Marbling is also very important and not visible in the sale ring.
Huth cattle are run through a feed efficiency test at a 3rd party test station. Since mine never go to a feed yard that data is not as important to me as some other but it is available if someone wants it.
If folks want to discuss cattle and cattle ideas I'm happy to read and contribute what little I can. If folks would rather put down and talk about people I guess I'll crawl back into my hole. I do appreciate your kind word, Tennesse Tuxedo.
Jim