Looking for semen

[tnwalkingred]

All,

I have a 4 year old registered black Angus cow that had been bred to Final Answer when I bought her but didn't stick as confirmed by the vet on Wednesday. I plan to AI her to either a black Angus or polled Hereford bull in the next few weeks. If I breed her to a Hereford bull I'll only use sexed semen to ensure I get a heifer. Below are her EPDs so please chime in with some suggestions as to which bulls I should use. Thanks in advance for all your help.

CED +9 .19
BEPD -1.4 .34
WEPD +31 .22
YEPD +55 .16
MILK +20 .17
MARB +.07
RE +.21

 

[aprille218]

What do you want to do with the resulting calf? Also what semen company do you have reps available for around you? I'd look for a bull with higher WW and better carcass values without getting too big on the BW/ CED. But there are lots out there like that so help us narrow it down some.
Aprille

 

[bse]

not sure what your looking to do but the 24J bull 13360311 chuckie mentioned in the funnel butted thread is a cow maker seen a few calves out of him there pretty good. that's just one of many out there. I don't think id use sexed semen on a 4 yr old the percentage drops a lot on the sexed semen and its usually 2x the price and not sure you could buy just 1 straw.

 

[Warrior2154]

If you go angus I have heard good things about confidence and prophet at select sires but find out what reps are around you and what stud you will be using. Then I and others have give some more specific reccomendations on bulls. Sorry the final answer didn't stick. I don't think you can get a more consistent and excellent bull than final answer. Just my two cents.

 

[tnwalkingred]

Here is the Angus cow I'm looking to buy semen for. The calf in front of her is the heifer she had this spring. Let me know what you think.

 

[KNERSIE]

Why not AI her to Final Answer again?

 

[tnwalkingred]

Knersie,

That was my initial thought but seeing how I only have one to breed and I currently don't have any semen I thought it might be best to try and find someone who would breed her for me that already has some semen in a tank (A Semen rep perhaps). Buying 5 or 10 straws for one cow makes for a pricey AI bill. I know the semen will keep forever. She is a smaller frame cow and I thought I might try to breed her to something that would put some size on the calf. Would you consider Final Answer as a bull that would accomplish that?

 

[Till-Hill]

I think this guy will do all your asking from what I have heard. I got 20 units this summer.

http://www.selectsiresbeef.com/index.ph ... reed=Angus

 

[KNERSIE]

Knersie,

That was my initial thought but seeing how I only have one to breed and I currently don't have any semen I thought it might be best to try and find someone who would breed her for me that already has some semen in a tank (A Semen rep perhaps). Buying 5 or 10 straws for one cow makes for a pricey AI bill. I know the semen will keep forever. She is a smaller frame cow and I thought I might try to breed her to something that would put some size on the calf. Would you consider Final Answer as a bull that would accomplish that?

The Final Answer progeny I have is very moderate, but they are made right and that tell for a lot more than size.