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<blockquote data-quote="gcreekrch" data-source="post: 1662991" data-attributes="member: 14161"><p><em>I like to see everything the breeder has to offer. Cow herd too.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I also prefer breeders who aren't afraid to use their own genetics back into the herd. Using 12 A.I. sires on a smaller herd does nothing for uniformity.</em></p><p><em>I also like to pick "cow bulls" that I would hope to keep replacements from out of older dams. My theory is most cows don't get old unless they are good and like begets like.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>"Heifer bulls" had better be from several generations of lighter bw easy calving bloodlines. Have been bitten a couple time by not following that rule.</em></p><p><em>And always, ALWAYS insist the breeder provide semen test results!</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I am on my way to court over a breeder selling me 8 bulls last summer that were tested: His words ....... I leased another 4 bulls from another breeder that were tested with proof. We put these bulls with 298 heifers and 16 cows for 35 days. A total of 54 heifers and 8 cows were bred. Cost me over $100,000 in the difference to what we received for the empty ones as compared to bred if one factors in an average of 75 to 80% breed up. </em></p><p><em>Life is good!</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcreekrch, post: 1662991, member: 14161"] [I]I like to see everything the breeder has to offer. Cow herd too. I also prefer breeders who aren’t afraid to use their own genetics back into the herd. Using 12 A.I. sires on a smaller herd does nothing for uniformity. I also like to pick “cow bulls” that I would hope to keep replacements from out of older dams. My theory is most cows don’t get old unless they are good and like begets like. ”Heifer bulls” had better be from several generations of lighter bw easy calving bloodlines. Have been bitten a couple time by not following that rule. And always, ALWAYS insist the breeder provide semen test results! I am on my way to court over a breeder selling me 8 bulls last summer that were tested: His words ....... I leased another 4 bulls from another breeder that were tested with proof. We put these bulls with 298 heifers and 16 cows for 35 days. A total of 54 heifers and 8 cows were bred. Cost me over $100,000 in the difference to what we received for the empty ones as compared to bred if one factors in an average of 75 to 80% breed up. Life is good![/I] [/QUOTE]
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