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I have a Luing bull. We will start eating his first calves next summer.

Who is the dam of your embryo?

Yes there were and still are some useful bulls there.

Irish blacks have a lot of Beef Friesian in them.

.I am not concerned about the F94L but I want to stay away from the E226X. I don't have knowledge about the rest.

Which myostatin variant does it carry?

Interesting animal, does not look anything like my steers.

I might experiment with Piedmont as you can sell the calves at a premium. I could keep a few to eat.

My ideal cow is frame score 4, 1250 pounds that stays fat year round and produces calves that produce tender gourmet beef on nothing but grass. I know the show ring doesn't care about tender but there might accidently be something out there that could produce tender. I also want very docile...

Forgive my ignorance, but do these club calf type cattle have value in the real world? Is there a practical application for them outside of the show ring?

Well, that is one of my points. I do not worry about marbling or age much. I want some marbling but my steers probably average mid select. I concentrate on tenderness . I have never had anyone complain about lack of marbling, but I have had many compliments on the tenderness. Why pour the...

Thanks for that.  We wean at approximately 10 months and my calves always eat grass or hay.  Since we have gone this way we don't vaccinate anymore and have not had to treat a calf since.  We don't market cattle to cattle buyers so we don't get penalized there.

That is great.  All I am saying is since I quit feeding grain, I do not have respiratory issues.

Native grass and brome alfalfa hay. It is also the genetics.  Early maturing selected for tenderness.  With just grass you get the health benefits of a different ratio of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids plus the conjugated linoleic acid, both said benefit human health.  The animal health is also...

I can get cattle to finish at 20 to 24 months on nothing but grass and hay.

Yes CAB is an effective marketing ploy.  I don't believe the beef is any better than the other British breeds and I am sure the disposition is not as good as Shorthorns.  I am using Shorthorns in my Grass Finished program and I am very happy with the results.  The USDA grading system is outdated...

I liked Goliath.  Is there any semen from him still around?

My dad bought a bull from Bert Hanson that was so tall my dad's friend made fun of him. His daughters made sons that won test station gain tests when I thought that was important.