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<blockquote data-quote="UG" data-source="post: 1354476" data-attributes="member: 714"><p>Regarding the conception rate from old semen that has been in storage for many years, I would encourage you to talk to an expert at one of the semen companies. Every year or two, I will go back in the archives and use a bull that has been dead for 20 years. I haven't done a conception rate study using old semen, but in my experience I would guess that the conception rates are comparable to more recently collected bull. </p><p></p><p>I haven't used Remedy and haven't seen any progeny, but I have heard from a few different sources that he is a bull that does many things right. He is out of Connealy Thunder, who makes some tremendous daughters, so I am anxious to see some daughters out of Remedy. Several have commented that he has excellent feet, which is something we don't hear too often regarding Angus bulls.</p><p></p><p>We sampled TC Thunder this past fall and should get the first calves within a month. TC Thunder is also a son of Connealy Thunder. He also has a reputation for excellent feet, moderate frame, calving ease, daughters with good teats and udders, and calves that have lots of vigor at birth to get up and nurse. In the past few months I have been told by some that have more experience with the bull that some of the calves aren't all that impressive; just ok performance, not as much thickness and middle, etc. </p><p></p><p>The one bull that I encourage you to take a good look at is Connealy Capitalist. His docility EPD is not great, but the few calves we have out of him have very good dispositions. When I have discussed Capitalist with others that have used the bull they too comment that they don't know why his Docility EPD is so low, as their Capitalist calves are also some of the more quiet calves. The Capitalist calves were my favorite sire group last year. Big-middle, thick, good feet, and they slicked off well this summer. Capitalist daughters have a reputation for having tight udders and smaller teats. The only two negative comments I have heard on the bull is one guy thought he was too small framed; but that didn't hurt us as we used him on a little larger cows that were Gelbvieh influenced. Another Angus breeder commented that they didn't have enough growth for him, but I don't know if that comment comes from experience of using Capitalist, or if that was simply his opinion based on Capitalist's YW EPD. Our calves had good growth, but we didn't have a large contemporary group.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UG, post: 1354476, member: 714"] Regarding the conception rate from old semen that has been in storage for many years, I would encourage you to talk to an expert at one of the semen companies. Every year or two, I will go back in the archives and use a bull that has been dead for 20 years. I haven't done a conception rate study using old semen, but in my experience I would guess that the conception rates are comparable to more recently collected bull. I haven't used Remedy and haven't seen any progeny, but I have heard from a few different sources that he is a bull that does many things right. He is out of Connealy Thunder, who makes some tremendous daughters, so I am anxious to see some daughters out of Remedy. Several have commented that he has excellent feet, which is something we don't hear too often regarding Angus bulls. We sampled TC Thunder this past fall and should get the first calves within a month. TC Thunder is also a son of Connealy Thunder. He also has a reputation for excellent feet, moderate frame, calving ease, daughters with good teats and udders, and calves that have lots of vigor at birth to get up and nurse. In the past few months I have been told by some that have more experience with the bull that some of the calves aren't all that impressive; just ok performance, not as much thickness and middle, etc. The one bull that I encourage you to take a good look at is Connealy Capitalist. His docility EPD is not great, but the few calves we have out of him have very good dispositions. When I have discussed Capitalist with others that have used the bull they too comment that they don't know why his Docility EPD is so low, as their Capitalist calves are also some of the more quiet calves. The Capitalist calves were my favorite sire group last year. Big-middle, thick, good feet, and they slicked off well this summer. Capitalist daughters have a reputation for having tight udders and smaller teats. The only two negative comments I have heard on the bull is one guy thought he was too small framed; but that didn't hurt us as we used him on a little larger cows that were Gelbvieh influenced. Another Angus breeder commented that they didn't have enough growth for him, but I don't know if that comment comes from experience of using Capitalist, or if that was simply his opinion based on Capitalist's YW EPD. Our calves had good growth, but we didn't have a large contemporary group. [/QUOTE]
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