Young Hereford Bull

[jhambley]

Thought I would share a couple of photos. This is a young polled bull (just turned two) bred by Bill Hathcock and sold to Josh and Jerry Simpson in North Carolina. He is a blend of Neil Trask and Victor Domino bloodlines.

 

[Black and Good]

Nice Bull! I've got one that just turned 2 yrs old on 9/19/12. Mine is out of Nasdaq. What does that bull weight?

 

[houstoncutter]

nice!

 

[3waycross]

I'd like to see the ultrasound numbers on his ribeye! Nice bull!

 

[bigbull338]

thats 1 nice looking bull.

 

[Limomike]

You got a fine lookin bull.

 

[mrvictordomino]

Good looking bull, the Trask / Victor cross really works.

 

[holly heifer]

:heart: awesome! :heart:

 

[SSGenetics]

Hurry, get him off all that feed.... He'll fall to pieces when turned out!!! :lol2:

Nice bull...

 

[KNERSIE]

Pretty decent phenotype, shocking eyes!

 

[3waycross]

Pretty decent phenotype, shocking eyes!

I heard that one coming a mile away!!!!

 

[Taurus]

Amazing bull!

 

[Australian]

I agree Knersie eyes are bad. This bull would not pass inspection at a society inspected sale here in Australia mainly because of his eyes.

 

[MarkM]

Be specific on the eye comments for those of us that are complete noobs and trying to learn.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

id still use him on angus cows,, if i had to strap a bonnet,, and saftey goggles on him....

 

[chippie]

His eyes will be pre-disposed to cancer eye. Too much white sclera and the iris appears to be too small for the size of the eyeball.

 

[greybeard]

Be specific on the eye comments for those of us that are complete noobs and trying to learn.

I'm guessing the eye comments are tongue in cheek from an old thread(s) somewhere..kinda like the "fallin apart' is.
Link?

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Be specific on the eye comments for those of us that are complete noobs and trying to learn.

I'm guessing the eye comments are tongue in cheek from an old thread(s) somewhere..kinda like the "fallin apart' is.
Link?

nope,, he means it :cowboy:

 

[SRBeef]

Mr Hambly that looks like my kind of bull! Sure would like to know his frame score.

As far as the eyes, from Knersie's earlier posts, he often stresses eyeset that is more recessed when viewed from the front so the eyes are not poking directly into his very difficult grazing conditions.

I think it comes back to a point my vet made to me during a herd working visit - "There is no such thing as a perfect bull". He was too polite to add "especially in [my] price range"!.

My vet stressed deciding which were the most important traits to me, in my system, climate, location, market, etc. Prioritize them most important to least important. Then look for a bull that meets the highest priority wants/needs. There will probably not be a bull that meets all wants.

Then you realize that the bull is half of the calf and use the cow to correct the lower priority wants not met by the bull... but you have most of what you need. I have seen this concept work well in my small operation.

I like the bull pictured - reminds me of my Huth U070 in many ways. Thanks for the pictures.

Jim

 

[Australian]

Pigmentation around the eyes and eye set would not make him appealing here in Australia because of the warmer climate. Eye cancer had been a major problem in Herefords and Poll Herefords but seldom is it even mentioned now because of the work of breeders paying a lot of attention to having a nice red eye and having eyes recessed so that they not bulging or "pop eyed" as we might say. Body wise he is an ok bull.