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<blockquote data-quote="Ebenezer" data-source="post: 1813100" data-attributes="member: 24565"><p>My experience and from others who have used them and other herds: watch feet, look at EPDs- CEM as a lot of herd sires historically are negative, watch YH as that will give you a lot of small framed calves, know DOC, not all will mature small but some will never be able to overcome small and others will get too big, cows that fatten too much while young will become barren too soon, ... like a lot of herds if there are any others out there that concentrate bloodlines. I am down to one bull that I will use AI that is an OCC bull. He does not breed true to the OCC type and provides useful outcross here. He seems to follow the background outside cow line and not the sire lines. There are likely other bulls to use that will work good but I do not want questionable traits such s fuzzy hair costs in summer... One time use in an animal is enough for me and then linecross.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ebenezer, post: 1813100, member: 24565"] My experience and from others who have used them and other herds: watch feet, look at EPDs- CEM as a lot of herd sires historically are negative, watch YH as that will give you a lot of small framed calves, know DOC, not all will mature small but some will never be able to overcome small and others will get too big, cows that fatten too much while young will become barren too soon, ... like a lot of herds if there are any others out there that concentrate bloodlines. I am down to one bull that I will use AI that is an OCC bull. He does not breed true to the OCC type and provides useful outcross here. He seems to follow the background outside cow line and not the sire lines. There are likely other bulls to use that will work good but I do not want questionable traits such s fuzzy hair costs in summer... One time use in an animal is enough for me and then linecross. [/QUOTE]
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