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<blockquote data-quote="bandit80" data-source="post: 561103" data-attributes="member: 7956"><p>HOSS</p><p></p><p>This bull has alot to like about him. From his phenotype, a stacked pedigree, homo black and polled. Obviously has some excellent growth EPD's that put him in the top 1% of the breed for weaning and yearling weight. I have never used him, know of some people that have. They have been impressed with his calves. Grew well, but carcass quality was not there. This is the only reason I have never used him. He is in the bottom 30% for marbling, days to finish, and carcass value. He is slightly better in REA and CW, but not much. </p><p></p><p>If you are looking for a good Gelbvieh bull to breed to some british based cows, and you want something that will hit the ground growing, use this bull or a son of his. If you could find a son of his that has good carcass traits from the dam side, it could be a real whopper of a bull. </p><p></p><p>As a gelbvieh breeder, carcass quality is one of the most important things to me. As we all know, there is no one complete bull. This one brings a lot to the table, but he will not improve the carcass characteristics of your herd. However, if your cows have good traits for carcass quality, then I would think harder about using him or a son of his.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bandit80, post: 561103, member: 7956"] HOSS This bull has alot to like about him. From his phenotype, a stacked pedigree, homo black and polled. Obviously has some excellent growth EPD's that put him in the top 1% of the breed for weaning and yearling weight. I have never used him, know of some people that have. They have been impressed with his calves. Grew well, but carcass quality was not there. This is the only reason I have never used him. He is in the bottom 30% for marbling, days to finish, and carcass value. He is slightly better in REA and CW, but not much. If you are looking for a good Gelbvieh bull to breed to some british based cows, and you want something that will hit the ground growing, use this bull or a son of his. If you could find a son of his that has good carcass traits from the dam side, it could be a real whopper of a bull. As a gelbvieh breeder, carcass quality is one of the most important things to me. As we all know, there is no one complete bull. This one brings a lot to the table, but he will not improve the carcass characteristics of your herd. However, if your cows have good traits for carcass quality, then I would think harder about using him or a son of his. [/QUOTE]
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