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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 915214" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p><a href="http://www.aeu.org.nz/sire_detail.cfm?id=306047&uid=E60084D280B38752C2BF627CD3C79790" target="_blank">http://www.aeu.org.nz/sire_detail.cfm?i ... 7CD3C79790</a></p><p>Henry - Maunga/Ace. I like his components%, slight negative rump angle he's generally unremarkable in every trait.</p><p></p><p>Yes, Deacon is brother to one of the bulls I used in 08, now milking daughters to. I thought I chose the better brother <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p><a href="http://www.aeu.org.nz/sire_detail.cfm?id=305173&uid=099BF83F1884B9F31291C60D21251E3E" target="_blank">http://www.aeu.org.nz/sire_detail.cfm?i ... 0D21251E3E</a></p><p>Looking at that... wouldn't waste anything on this bull. Low production, low fertility, poor management traits.</p><p>I'm happy with my Deeno daughters... all except one, and she's improved vastly since the spring.</p><p></p><p>If it were me I'd be choosing between Zeus and Henry, with Joskin a highly suspect third choice.</p><p>Which catalogue is that? The 2012 one should be out within a couple of weeks, the link you posted killed my connection. The very last page should give you current average BVs for each breed which is helpful to compare with the bull BVs (breeding values) - (it'll tell you if the bull is an improvement on the average NZ Jersey cow for that trait or not)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 915214, member: 9267"] [url=http://www.aeu.org.nz/sire_detail.cfm?id=306047&uid=E60084D280B38752C2BF627CD3C79790]http://www.aeu.org.nz/sire_detail.cfm?i ... 7CD3C79790[/url] Henry - Maunga/Ace. I like his components%, slight negative rump angle he's generally unremarkable in every trait. Yes, Deacon is brother to one of the bulls I used in 08, now milking daughters to. I thought I chose the better brother :D [url=http://www.aeu.org.nz/sire_detail.cfm?id=305173&uid=099BF83F1884B9F31291C60D21251E3E]http://www.aeu.org.nz/sire_detail.cfm?i ... 0D21251E3E[/url] Looking at that... wouldn't waste anything on this bull. Low production, low fertility, poor management traits. I'm happy with my Deeno daughters... all except one, and she's improved vastly since the spring. If it were me I'd be choosing between Zeus and Henry, with Joskin a highly suspect third choice. Which catalogue is that? The 2012 one should be out within a couple of weeks, the link you posted killed my connection. The very last page should give you current average BVs for each breed which is helpful to compare with the bull BVs (breeding values) - (it'll tell you if the bull is an improvement on the average NZ Jersey cow for that trait or not) [/QUOTE]
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