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<blockquote data-quote="CattleMan1920" data-source="post: 1574586" data-attributes="member: 37967"><p>Would you also say to breed to a bull of unknown pedigree and little to no EPD information? I get the feeling that you pay little attention to what those DNA tests reveal and select bulls strictly on phenotype. That works if you are looking for a certain look out of a bull, but what if you are wanting a certain performance trait? </p><p></p><p>This bull has a few things I value highly, namely MILK, and heifer pregnancy, not to mention efficiency He's not destined for AI stud, never was, but he will be more than adequate for cleanup on someone's commercial herd. </p><p></p><p>He's a maternal type bull. I will have 3 terminal type bulls that will be tanks to say the least when they are fully developed, but you sure wouldn't let them near a heifer or smaller cow, like you could with this bull. </p><p></p><p>He's free of recessives, their are multiple Pathfinders in his pedigree, he weaned above average , he's totally fine to use on heifers, and he has very good feet. </p><p></p><p>There has been a lot of discussion as Ron has said over a bull that is not even one of my AI sons. I'm sure we could all rip apart most non AI sons in catalogs across the country. He's a very good bull for the price and will do an excellent job, I'm sure of that. I have someone that is probably going to take him next week, and if she does, I will give everyone updates on how he performed. That is the true test of a bull, not how pretty he is in a certain pic or video.</p><p></p><p>As we all know, their looks can be deceiving, some of the "best bulls", even out of top breeders, some very close to me have fizzled out and never produced semen. That's just how it goes. </p><p></p><p>This bull however has a high semen count and it potent, and from what I can tell from all the discussions I've read on CT, having lots of calves on the ground trumps how photogenic a bull appears.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleMan1920, post: 1574586, member: 37967"] Would you also say to breed to a bull of unknown pedigree and little to no EPD information? I get the feeling that you pay little attention to what those DNA tests reveal and select bulls strictly on phenotype. That works if you are looking for a certain look out of a bull, but what if you are wanting a certain performance trait? This bull has a few things I value highly, namely MILK, and heifer pregnancy, not to mention efficiency He’s not destined for AI stud, never was, but he will be more than adequate for cleanup on someone’s commercial herd. He’s a maternal type bull. I will have 3 terminal type bulls that will be tanks to say the least when they are fully developed, but you sure wouldn’t let them near a heifer or smaller cow, like you could with this bull. He’s free of recessives, their are multiple Pathfinders in his pedigree, he weaned above average , he’s totally fine to use on heifers, and he has very good feet. There has been a lot of discussion as Ron has said over a bull that is not even one of my AI sons. I’m sure we could all rip apart most non AI sons in catalogs across the country. He’s a very good bull for the price and will do an excellent job, I’m sure of that. I have someone that is probably going to take him next week, and if she does, I will give everyone updates on how he performed. That is the true test of a bull, not how pretty he is in a certain pic or video. As we all know, their looks can be deceiving, some of the “best bulls”, even out of top breeders, some very close to me have fizzled out and never produced semen. That’s just how it goes. This bull however has a high semen count and it potent, and from what I can tell from all the discussions I’ve read on CT, having lots of calves on the ground trumps how photogenic a bull appears. [/QUOTE]
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