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<blockquote data-quote="bcarty" data-source="post: 1130026" data-attributes="member: 17617"><p>My advice is to build that great set of momma cows before you worry about producing any type of herd bull prospect. That being said you cannot produce the "perfect" cow. You can get really close and create a set of cows that function and produce extremely well in your area and that should be your first goal. If you are already there with the set of cows you have then that's great. If your end goal is to produce seedstock you need a wider genetic base than just 6 cows to base your selection off of. You cant get an very accurate comparison among contemporaries if you only have 3 or 4 bull calves. Keeping replacement heifers obviously isn't as big of a deal to evaluate them early because they will only produce one calf a year. A bull is half the calf crop! If your going to sell bulls you really need to have your ducks in a row before you try to sell them. If you jump on that too early and have a misfire on a bull or two it could ruin any future bull business you might be aspiring to have. </p><p></p><p>I am in no way saying you would be this way, but the absolute worst type of seedstock producer is one with these traits:</p><p>1 Doesn't have a sharp enough knife - keeps too many bulls calves and sells them when they aren't worth spit claiming they are superstars.</p><p>2 Doesn't have enough cows to evaluate his calves the right way and just keeps them all and claims they are as good as his neighbors cattle who might be a big time seedstock producer.</p><p>3 One who has so many cattle he no longer has to rely on them for a living and doesn't have to deal with them and only sees the numbers on paper and says, "yup, hes a keeper."</p><p></p><p>All three of those type producers can and do produce some really good bull calves, but just like everyone else they have a few calves that need to be referred to as T-Bone or Ground chuck instead of walking around producing the next set of calves for someone who relys on them for a paycheck. </p><p></p><p>All that being said.... The person buying the bull better do his homework first and know what he is buying!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bcarty, post: 1130026, member: 17617"] My advice is to build that great set of momma cows before you worry about producing any type of herd bull prospect. That being said you cannot produce the "perfect" cow. You can get really close and create a set of cows that function and produce extremely well in your area and that should be your first goal. If you are already there with the set of cows you have then that's great. If your end goal is to produce seedstock you need a wider genetic base than just 6 cows to base your selection off of. You cant get an very accurate comparison among contemporaries if you only have 3 or 4 bull calves. Keeping replacement heifers obviously isn't as big of a deal to evaluate them early because they will only produce one calf a year. A bull is half the calf crop! If your going to sell bulls you really need to have your ducks in a row before you try to sell them. If you jump on that too early and have a misfire on a bull or two it could ruin any future bull business you might be aspiring to have. I am in no way saying you would be this way, but the absolute worst type of seedstock producer is one with these traits: 1 Doesn't have a sharp enough knife - keeps too many bulls calves and sells them when they aren't worth spit claiming they are superstars. 2 Doesn't have enough cows to evaluate his calves the right way and just keeps them all and claims they are as good as his neighbors cattle who might be a big time seedstock producer. 3 One who has so many cattle he no longer has to rely on them for a living and doesn't have to deal with them and only sees the numbers on paper and says, "yup, hes a keeper." All three of those type producers can and do produce some really good bull calves, but just like everyone else they have a few calves that need to be referred to as T-Bone or Ground chuck instead of walking around producing the next set of calves for someone who relys on them for a paycheck. All that being said.... The person buying the bull better do his homework first and know what he is buying! [/QUOTE]
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