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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1417357" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I don't know if I'd get as much satisfaction (read, feel like a proud daddy) if I AI'd my cows rather than having picked a bull calf, using him, and seeing good results.. I find that really rewarding. I don't have EPD numbers to go by, but know the family tree for 6 generations and know the strengths and weaknesses of each animal along the line,.. I too try and pick the bull calf that will 'guide' the majority of my herd toward the phenotype I'm looking for... As an example, I have a number of large framed cows (read: too big), so I certainly am looking for a bull calf that fills in the frame, and moderates the frame score a little.</p><p></p><p>Like Flying L, I too notice the challenges of maintaining a small herd, let along improving using only one bull at a time... One thing that is helping me is that in cooperation with a friend of mine, we're starting to do bull swaps.. He has a small herd, so spending big money on a bull isn't in it for him, using a bull of mine gives me a place to "put" him for a while, see how he performs elsewhere, and the option of getting him back. For him, his cost is only feed, the bull I get back will typically be heavier than the one he gets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1417357, member: 9096"] I don't know if I'd get as much satisfaction (read, feel like a proud daddy) if I AI'd my cows rather than having picked a bull calf, using him, and seeing good results.. I find that really rewarding. I don't have EPD numbers to go by, but know the family tree for 6 generations and know the strengths and weaknesses of each animal along the line,.. I too try and pick the bull calf that will 'guide' the majority of my herd toward the phenotype I'm looking for... As an example, I have a number of large framed cows (read: too big), so I certainly am looking for a bull calf that fills in the frame, and moderates the frame score a little. Like Flying L, I too notice the challenges of maintaining a small herd, let along improving using only one bull at a time... One thing that is helping me is that in cooperation with a friend of mine, we're starting to do bull swaps.. He has a small herd, so spending big money on a bull isn't in it for him, using a bull of mine gives me a place to "put" him for a while, see how he performs elsewhere, and the option of getting him back. For him, his cost is only feed, the bull I get back will typically be heavier than the one he gets. [/QUOTE]
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