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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 281719" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>To answer the question - "Would you have considered him if you needed a bull?", one must determine the reason(s) for "needing" a bull! Some of the reasons would be:</p><p>1 - I am a Registered Angus breeder and this is a purebred Angus bull. Is he Registered? Is he Genetypically and Phenotypically qualified to <em>improve</em> my business?</p><p>2 - This bull is not quite 18 months old. Is he old enough to do the job I need to have done? How many females do I have for him to breed?</p><p>3 - What are "better than average" numbers?</p><p>4 - Am I astute enough to really understand the significance of his pedigree and genetic background? This bull has a "Striking" good pedigree. Does his Phenotype verify the expenditure of $1050 plus 'costs'?</p><p>5 - Could I utilize AI and get semen from a bull which would result in a more desirable calf crop than this particular bull can be expected to produce?</p><p>6 - This bull has a remarkably fine genetic background (pedigree). Do I "need" this genetype and phenotype in my herd - or do I just need a "cow freshener?"</p><p>7 - Are his feet and legs optimal for a breeding bull, and is he healthy in all other considerations?</p><p>8 - I am a commercial breeder. THEREFORE - - return to the third sentence of reason #1 and answer the rest of the reasons in order.</p><p></p><p>After answering these questions to my satisfaction, and, of course, realizing other factors at hand at the moment, I submit that $1050 is not too high a price for this particular bull at this time. But - - one man's meat is another man's poison! The question of "what is an animal worth" is ethereal and can only be answered by the potential buyer.</p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 281719, member: 1683"] To answer the question - "Would you have considered him if you needed a bull?", one must determine the reason(s) for "needing" a bull! Some of the reasons would be: 1 - I am a Registered Angus breeder and this is a purebred Angus bull. Is he Registered? Is he Genetypically and Phenotypically qualified to [i]improve[/i] my business? 2 - This bull is not quite 18 months old. Is he old enough to do the job I need to have done? How many females do I have for him to breed? 3 - What are "better than average" numbers? 4 - Am I astute enough to really understand the significance of his pedigree and genetic background? This bull has a "Striking" good pedigree. Does his Phenotype verify the expenditure of $1050 plus 'costs'? 5 - Could I utilize AI and get semen from a bull which would result in a more desirable calf crop than this particular bull can be expected to produce? 6 - This bull has a remarkably fine genetic background (pedigree). Do I "need" this genetype and phenotype in my herd - or do I just need a "cow freshener?" 7 - Are his feet and legs optimal for a breeding bull, and is he healthy in all other considerations? 8 - I am a commercial breeder. THEREFORE - - return to the third sentence of reason #1 and answer the rest of the reasons in order. After answering these questions to my satisfaction, and, of course, realizing other factors at hand at the moment, I submit that $1050 is not too high a price for this particular bull at this time. But - - one man's meat is another man's poison! The question of "what is an animal worth" is ethereal and can only be answered by the potential buyer. DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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