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<blockquote data-quote="Dega Moo" data-source="post: 1077625" data-attributes="member: 19930"><p>We have used Special Focus on a good number of our heifers and cows over the past couple of years. I don't recall any calving difficulties requiring pulling. Our spring 13 crop took a big hit as nearly all of the AI calves came in a two week period of near constant freezing rain. Mom's were trying but couldn't get calves dried. We lost a lot of new born calves upwards of 25 but another 20 or so out of Focus survived. </p><p></p><p>We like the calves out of Focus. They have good length and thickness. Heads are small. Many of his calves come 7 to 10 days early which would contribute to good calving ease. </p><p></p><p>I am a bit concerned that the heavy loss last spring might imply his calves are fragile but we've used him before and since and haven't found any other evidence of that being the case. Besides we lost calves out of other sires in that weather last spring. So I'm keeping surviving heifers out of that crop and plan to continue use of the Focus line to build and maintain our Angus seed stock.</p><p></p><p>As for other sires we might recommend: Hoover Dam, Foresight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dega Moo, post: 1077625, member: 19930"] We have used Special Focus on a good number of our heifers and cows over the past couple of years. I don't recall any calving difficulties requiring pulling. Our spring 13 crop took a big hit as nearly all of the AI calves came in a two week period of near constant freezing rain. Mom's were trying but couldn't get calves dried. We lost a lot of new born calves upwards of 25 but another 20 or so out of Focus survived. We like the calves out of Focus. They have good length and thickness. Heads are small. Many of his calves come 7 to 10 days early which would contribute to good calving ease. I am a bit concerned that the heavy loss last spring might imply his calves are fragile but we've used him before and since and haven't found any other evidence of that being the case. Besides we lost calves out of other sires in that weather last spring. So I'm keeping surviving heifers out of that crop and plan to continue use of the Focus line to build and maintain our Angus seed stock. As for other sires we might recommend: Hoover Dam, Foresight. [/QUOTE]
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