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<blockquote data-quote="Bez+" data-source="post: 682351" data-attributes="member: 6797"><p>There are a tonne of good bulls out there and I am going to say something unpopular, as I have seen this same type of request on the Angus side of the house and people line up - literally line up - to tell you what Angus bull you should be using - (when the shoe is on the other foot) without ever having seen the females.</p><p></p><p>I have said this when folks line up to tell you about the holy grail black bull - and I will say the same thing about that red white face bull.</p><p></p><p>Depending on your mothers you can used horned genetics or polled - how much Simmie?</p><p></p><p>If these heifers will weigh in at over 1200 pounds at birth time there are darned few bulls I would be afraid to use - if they come in at around 1000 - 1100 pounds I would be looking at birth weights no greater than 85 pounds - but the problem is I have no idea on your cattle sizes.</p><p></p><p>If you use ANY bull without a good hard look at the females and what you want to correct or improve you might as well not even use AI.</p><p></p><p>So - when all those well meaning folks tell you about their favourite bull - I will tell you that there is no panacea - no one size fits all bull - and you need to really think on that as you can bring in several different animals to improve your herd - remembering of course that 60-65% is the usual for AI and you better have a clean up bull or be prepared to have a few "troublesome breeders".</p><p></p><p>So - sit down and decide what you want your cows to do and how you want their progeny to look / act / perform and then - only then - pick out your bull. At least tell us a bit more about what you are after, because every breeder and bull fancier out there has "easy calving, light weight calver, heavy growing calf producer, good mother producers, etc" bulls.</p><p></p><p>Show me a breed and I will show you all of the above - so do your best to match the bull to the cow if you can.</p><p></p><p>You can go directly to the Herf Associations <u>north and south</u> of the border and they would be delighted to assist you as well - and yes you can ship semen international - and yes you can ask the Herf Associations to assist you with that - the AHA introduced me to a couple of shippers down south and I have used them ever since.</p><p></p><p>If you throw some pics of cows up on the screen it would make the answers a bit easier - otherwise I could just name half a dozen animals and maybe one might work for you.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck on your search - it can be enjoyable or frustrating - depending on how you approach it.</p><p></p><p>Here is one owned by Northern Rancher - a regular on Ranchers - the bull is dead (hit by lightening) and I am trying to get some semen - I will pick up 20 or 30 straws if they are still out there - looks good for my heifers - FR 552 Lad 20P - might - I stress might - work for you as well - Canadian registry.</p><p></p><p>Best regards</p><p></p><p>Bez+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez+, post: 682351, member: 6797"] There are a tonne of good bulls out there and I am going to say something unpopular, as I have seen this same type of request on the Angus side of the house and people line up - literally line up - to tell you what Angus bull you should be using - (when the shoe is on the other foot) without ever having seen the females. I have said this when folks line up to tell you about the holy grail black bull - and I will say the same thing about that red white face bull. Depending on your mothers you can used horned genetics or polled - how much Simmie? If these heifers will weigh in at over 1200 pounds at birth time there are darned few bulls I would be afraid to use - if they come in at around 1000 - 1100 pounds I would be looking at birth weights no greater than 85 pounds - but the problem is I have no idea on your cattle sizes. If you use ANY bull without a good hard look at the females and what you want to correct or improve you might as well not even use AI. So - when all those well meaning folks tell you about their favourite bull - I will tell you that there is no panacea - no one size fits all bull - and you need to really think on that as you can bring in several different animals to improve your herd - remembering of course that 60-65% is the usual for AI and you better have a clean up bull or be prepared to have a few "troublesome breeders". So - sit down and decide what you want your cows to do and how you want their progeny to look / act / perform and then - only then - pick out your bull. At least tell us a bit more about what you are after, because every breeder and bull fancier out there has "easy calving, light weight calver, heavy growing calf producer, good mother producers, etc" bulls. Show me a breed and I will show you all of the above - so do your best to match the bull to the cow if you can. You can go directly to the Herf Associations [u]north and south[/u] of the border and they would be delighted to assist you as well - and yes you can ship semen international - and yes you can ask the Herf Associations to assist you with that - the AHA introduced me to a couple of shippers down south and I have used them ever since. If you throw some pics of cows up on the screen it would make the answers a bit easier - otherwise I could just name half a dozen animals and maybe one might work for you. Best of luck on your search - it can be enjoyable or frustrating - depending on how you approach it. Here is one owned by Northern Rancher - a regular on Ranchers - the bull is dead (hit by lightening) and I am trying to get some semen - I will pick up 20 or 30 straws if they are still out there - looks good for my heifers - FR 552 Lad 20P - might - I stress might - work for you as well - Canadian registry. Best regards Bez+ [/QUOTE]
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