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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 630015" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>I like 878 calves. Our cattle aren't wild, but the 878s still stand out for their laid back disposition. Plus he's one of the top Angus bulls for producing Pathfinder daughters. If you're planning to keep females, he's certainly one to look at. My only knock on him is frame and that shouldn't be a concern with Gelbvieh heifers.</p><p></p><p>We bought a heifer bred to In Focus. That's been our only experience with him. The bull calf was up and around before she was. Small, easy birth, lots of vigor. Also a good disposition. We've been moving away from fall calving and only had two bull calves born in September. One is a New Level and the other the In Focus. The In Focus is thicker than the New Level, but their mommas are quite different, too. We never get the growth on fall born calves that we get with the spring ones, so I can't give you much on that from personal experience. His EPDs are certainly good. Accuracies are high. </p><p></p><p>I'd think either one of those would be a good choice. Another ABS bull you might want to look at is Morgans Direction. But probably the most <strong>proven</strong> calving ease bull in the Angus breed is the ABS bull PFred.</p><p></p><p>And keep in mind that you'll get some heterosis effect in your birthweights that we don't deal with. Good luck and welcome to the Angus breed. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 630015, member: 13"] I like 878 calves. Our cattle aren't wild, but the 878s still stand out for their laid back disposition. Plus he's one of the top Angus bulls for producing Pathfinder daughters. If you're planning to keep females, he's certainly one to look at. My only knock on him is frame and that shouldn't be a concern with Gelbvieh heifers. We bought a heifer bred to In Focus. That's been our only experience with him. The bull calf was up and around before she was. Small, easy birth, lots of vigor. Also a good disposition. We've been moving away from fall calving and only had two bull calves born in September. One is a New Level and the other the In Focus. The In Focus is thicker than the New Level, but their mommas are quite different, too. We never get the growth on fall born calves that we get with the spring ones, so I can't give you much on that from personal experience. His EPDs are certainly good. Accuracies are high. I'd think either one of those would be a good choice. Another ABS bull you might want to look at is Morgans Direction. But probably the most [b]proven[/b] calving ease bull in the Angus breed is the ABS bull PFred. And keep in mind that you'll get some heterosis effect in your birthweights that we don't deal with. Good luck and welcome to the Angus breed. :) [/QUOTE]
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