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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Sweep Ranch" data-source="post: 1019506" data-attributes="member: 18809"><p>I have never had a problem using a simmental bull on heifers (knock on wood - and that is all we use). Yes, there are calving nightmares out there, but watch your EPD's and other traits and you should be fine. I have a Pioneer reg. angus heifer bred up for a September half blood, AI'd to a calving ease bull Beef Maker (<a href="http://abs-bs.absglobal.com/beef/Simmental.asp?Codtouro=29SM0385" target="_blank">http://abs-bs.absglobal.com/beef/Simmen ... o=29SM0385</a>) and anticipate no calving problems what so ever. She will 24 months old when she calves in September and I will not be worried about calving problems with that bull. </p><p>I am not saying the bull pictured is horrible, he just looks really small in the pictures for a 17 month old bull. Small DOES NOT mean calving ease! Look at the pics of the bulls I just posted from today (for size comparison, not calving ease). They are both 7 months old, never been creep fed, just on grain in the last two weeks since I weaned. They were both small at birth (the black bull was 84 pounds out of a 3rd lactation cow and the red was 58, but a twin). They are not perfect, but look the right size for their age. That is all I was saying about the bull pictured. Mine should exceed 1000 pounds at 1 year since they are between 600 and 700 pounds right now. I do have a scale, so I know how much they actually weaned off at. People DO NOT have to lose performance to get a live calf, that is all I am trying to say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Sweep Ranch, post: 1019506, member: 18809"] I have never had a problem using a simmental bull on heifers (knock on wood - and that is all we use). Yes, there are calving nightmares out there, but watch your EPD's and other traits and you should be fine. I have a Pioneer reg. angus heifer bred up for a September half blood, AI'd to a calving ease bull Beef Maker ([url=http://abs-bs.absglobal.com/beef/Simmental.asp?Codtouro=29SM0385]http://abs-bs.absglobal.com/beef/Simmen ... o=29SM0385[/url]) and anticipate no calving problems what so ever. She will 24 months old when she calves in September and I will not be worried about calving problems with that bull. I am not saying the bull pictured is horrible, he just looks really small in the pictures for a 17 month old bull. Small DOES NOT mean calving ease! Look at the pics of the bulls I just posted from today (for size comparison, not calving ease). They are both 7 months old, never been creep fed, just on grain in the last two weeks since I weaned. They were both small at birth (the black bull was 84 pounds out of a 3rd lactation cow and the red was 58, but a twin). They are not perfect, but look the right size for their age. That is all I was saying about the bull pictured. Mine should exceed 1000 pounds at 1 year since they are between 600 and 700 pounds right now. I do have a scale, so I know how much they actually weaned off at. People DO NOT have to lose performance to get a live calf, that is all I am trying to say. [/QUOTE]
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