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<blockquote data-quote="cow pollinater" data-source="post: 961639" data-attributes="member: 14661"><p>I did the same thing for a little while and now I use those cows to make my own bulls and I'm happier that way and make the same amount with less work.</p><p>Especially with angus you have to factor in the cost of registrations and membership and the only way for the overwhelming amount of epd information to be available is for you to be collecting information and submitting it 24/7. </p><p>When you do produce a decent bull, you're going to have a bunch of money tied up in feed. People might complain about fed up bulls that don't work but they still spend a bunch of money on them and tend to pass on the bulls that are fit to work.</p><p>You're going to spend ALOT more time and frustration getting cows pregnant. AI is almost a must have and your heterosis is next to zero so you're kind of fighting an uphill battle getting cows bred. Some of my hard breeder registered cows have consistantly stuck first service to white faced bulls.</p><p>It's going to be years before you make a name for yourself even though you're buying top notch cattle.</p><p></p><p>I wish I would have just bought the cows and used them to make my own bulls from day one instead of trying to produce registered cattle for everyone else.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cow pollinater, post: 961639, member: 14661"] I did the same thing for a little while and now I use those cows to make my own bulls and I'm happier that way and make the same amount with less work. Especially with angus you have to factor in the cost of registrations and membership and the only way for the overwhelming amount of epd information to be available is for you to be collecting information and submitting it 24/7. When you do produce a decent bull, you're going to have a bunch of money tied up in feed. People might complain about fed up bulls that don't work but they still spend a bunch of money on them and tend to pass on the bulls that are fit to work. You're going to spend ALOT more time and frustration getting cows pregnant. AI is almost a must have and your heterosis is next to zero so you're kind of fighting an uphill battle getting cows bred. Some of my hard breeder registered cows have consistantly stuck first service to white faced bulls. It's going to be years before you make a name for yourself even though you're buying top notch cattle. I wish I would have just bought the cows and used them to make my own bulls from day one instead of trying to produce registered cattle for everyone else. [/QUOTE]
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