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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1114958" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>Thought I'd dig this topic back up.. </p><p></p><p>Just looked at the Canadian Saler Assn member list...LOTS in Alberta to Ontario, NOT ONE in BC, but PEI, NB and Nova Scotia all have breeders.. WTF is up with that?. I've got a Limo bull for the next 5 or so years, but I think a Saler would be good for me again when he's done, or a Saler/GV could interest me as well.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, The cow I mentioned above didn't make it to 20.. only 17 due to a bad hip... Her last 3 calves (GV crosses) were all heifers and I kept all of them, and all look like they'll turn out well... Her last one was the biggest heifer of the herd and weaned right around 700lbs.</p><p></p><p>Looking at the Saler registry and the breed trends, One thing I noticed is that they seemed really popular (lots of stats gathered) in the early-mid 90's, and has been declining since then... We did have that 'hit and miss' with the temperament, but I'll say they're hard to beat for udders, teats, easy calving, good hooves, and from what I can see, feed efficiency too. </p><p></p><p>One of our distant neighbors had a herd of mostly Saler cows and made the move to Angus, and he's progressively been losing more and more calves to wolves as his herd has less Saler.. He said the Saler mothers would bunch up like buffalo with the calves behind them and would fiercely protect them, and the Angus would try to do it on their own, and the wolves are smarter than the cow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1114958, member: 9096"] Thought I'd dig this topic back up.. Just looked at the Canadian Saler Assn member list...LOTS in Alberta to Ontario, NOT ONE in BC, but PEI, NB and Nova Scotia all have breeders.. WTF is up with that?. I've got a Limo bull for the next 5 or so years, but I think a Saler would be good for me again when he's done, or a Saler/GV could interest me as well. Meanwhile, The cow I mentioned above didn't make it to 20.. only 17 due to a bad hip... Her last 3 calves (GV crosses) were all heifers and I kept all of them, and all look like they'll turn out well... Her last one was the biggest heifer of the herd and weaned right around 700lbs. Looking at the Saler registry and the breed trends, One thing I noticed is that they seemed really popular (lots of stats gathered) in the early-mid 90's, and has been declining since then... We did have that 'hit and miss' with the temperament, but I'll say they're hard to beat for udders, teats, easy calving, good hooves, and from what I can see, feed efficiency too. One of our distant neighbors had a herd of mostly Saler cows and made the move to Angus, and he's progressively been losing more and more calves to wolves as his herd has less Saler.. He said the Saler mothers would bunch up like buffalo with the calves behind them and would fiercely protect them, and the Angus would try to do it on their own, and the wolves are smarter than the cow. [/QUOTE]
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