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Would you Use a bull that required assistance from a heifer
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<blockquote data-quote="lithuanian farmer" data-source="post: 1626556" data-attributes="member: 19683"><p>Would like to know the actual bw of the bull and see his dam. If the calf was of the size, which I would consider normal, but heifer needed to be assisted due to it's size, I could buy that bull for using on cows, but I would be very hesitant to keep any replacements from him. So my answer would be as a buyer, I could buy such bull to use as commercial bull if I liked all other his traits. As a seller, my decision would be based on his family history. But most likely he would be marketed as at least average calving, not easy, with his bw given and if his dam has another assisted calving next year, she most likely would be culled. Not sure how it's in other parts of the world, but here in Europe, have seen several AI bulls, which are hard calving, have seen some bulls, which are suitable only for commercial uses as their daughters probably wouldn't be able to calve a kitten. I personally have used bulls with average calving ease on heifers and higher bw bull wouldn't be too scary for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lithuanian farmer, post: 1626556, member: 19683"] Would like to know the actual bw of the bull and see his dam. If the calf was of the size, which I would consider normal, but heifer needed to be assisted due to it's size, I could buy that bull for using on cows, but I would be very hesitant to keep any replacements from him. So my answer would be as a buyer, I could buy such bull to use as commercial bull if I liked all other his traits. As a seller, my decision would be based on his family history. But most likely he would be marketed as at least average calving, not easy, with his bw given and if his dam has another assisted calving next year, she most likely would be culled. Not sure how it's in other parts of the world, but here in Europe, have seen several AI bulls, which are hard calving, have seen some bulls, which are suitable only for commercial uses as their daughters probably wouldn't be able to calve a kitten. I personally have used bulls with average calving ease on heifers and higher bw bull wouldn't be too scary for me. [/QUOTE]
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