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<blockquote data-quote="cow pollinater" data-source="post: 794146" data-attributes="member: 14661"><p>Not exactly... but in a way, yes... If average amongst the breed is zero, then all of the sires offered by the stud offer improvement in most traits beyond what a breed average bull would produce with the addition of the calves being of the desired sex. However, if you compare the bulls to the rest of the lineup (which is suposed to represent some of the best genetics of the breed) then those above average bulls tend to look sub-par when in comparison to the rest of the line-up. They are not sub-par when compared to breed average. Since we have alot of customers who demand heifer calves at a low cost, average bulls meet the sorters needs while our best bulls meet the constand demand for the best genetics. We try to offer sorted genetics that fit all levels of the market but most of the market is for desired sex rather than genetics.</p><p>On the beef end of things, I see some of the best offerings in sorted from all of the studs. Top-end bulls with mating flexibility are offered at a fair price. Since the beef breeds only have a demand twice a year, our best bulls can put out some extra product that we can sort during the off seasons while on the dairy end of things there is a constant demand for conventional product on all of the bulls. </p><p>So far I have not seen a sorted beef bull from any stud that I would call a poor choice to add in to the sort rotation. I would use any of them but I'd use it with the extreme caution that I've gained from using thousands of units of the stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cow pollinater, post: 794146, member: 14661"] Not exactly... but in a way, yes... If average amongst the breed is zero, then all of the sires offered by the stud offer improvement in most traits beyond what a breed average bull would produce with the addition of the calves being of the desired sex. However, if you compare the bulls to the rest of the lineup (which is suposed to represent some of the best genetics of the breed) then those above average bulls tend to look sub-par when in comparison to the rest of the line-up. They are not sub-par when compared to breed average. Since we have alot of customers who demand heifer calves at a low cost, average bulls meet the sorters needs while our best bulls meet the constand demand for the best genetics. We try to offer sorted genetics that fit all levels of the market but most of the market is for desired sex rather than genetics. On the beef end of things, I see some of the best offerings in sorted from all of the studs. Top-end bulls with mating flexibility are offered at a fair price. Since the beef breeds only have a demand twice a year, our best bulls can put out some extra product that we can sort during the off seasons while on the dairy end of things there is a constant demand for conventional product on all of the bulls. So far I have not seen a sorted beef bull from any stud that I would call a poor choice to add in to the sort rotation. I would use any of them but I'd use it with the extreme caution that I've gained from using thousands of units of the stuff. [/QUOTE]
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