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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1799954" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>I am catching up on both threads. These pictures are 100% better!! He is not high tail head, not sway back and not posty. He may have a tick more shoulder than what I look for - but his <strong>big ears</strong> cover them up on the front view (LOL a Simmental trait).</p><p>Easy calving bulls "sometimes" are short gestation bulls. But - they are usually the "spread" bulls. Spread bull is a low BW, easy calving - with tremendous growth. These are "generally" early gestation bulls.</p><p>Years ago, we used to turn in breeding dates so ASA was able to keep track of gestation in days.</p><p>Generally, a CE bull is a low growth bull. I would never be afraid of his CE BW for cows.</p><p>And yes, BW is highly influenced by the cow and ENVIRONMENT. I have a friend that has purchases many females from me and we use the same bulls AI. His farm is 1 hour away. Major difference in our BW's. His cows get into a barn in the winter - never are affected by the weather. And are fed good dry hay. My cows are brutally exposed to the cold winter and are fed 16% baleage. My calves BW's probably average 20# more than his cattle. And, my cows are bigger mature weight. So, that makes me think the gestational programing might affect the final mature weight???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1799954, member: 968"] I am catching up on both threads. These pictures are 100% better!! He is not high tail head, not sway back and not posty. He may have a tick more shoulder than what I look for - but his [B]big ears[/B] cover them up on the front view (LOL a Simmental trait). Easy calving bulls "sometimes" are short gestation bulls. But - they are usually the "spread" bulls. Spread bull is a low BW, easy calving - with tremendous growth. These are "generally" early gestation bulls. Years ago, we used to turn in breeding dates so ASA was able to keep track of gestation in days. Generally, a CE bull is a low growth bull. I would never be afraid of his CE BW for cows. And yes, BW is highly influenced by the cow and ENVIRONMENT. I have a friend that has purchases many females from me and we use the same bulls AI. His farm is 1 hour away. Major difference in our BW's. His cows get into a barn in the winter - never are affected by the weather. And are fed good dry hay. My cows are brutally exposed to the cold winter and are fed 16% baleage. My calves BW's probably average 20# more than his cattle. And, my cows are bigger mature weight. So, that makes me think the gestational programing might affect the final mature weight??? [/QUOTE]
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