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Quote from Cowman52: Most of the breed associations have gone to some form of whole herd reporting, Hereford, Simmental, Gelbvieh, Shorthorn, Limousin, and others. These whole herd reporting programs charge the breeders various rates but all of them charge a fee for each breeding age female...

I know what the AI companies say.  There are different methods.  If you have a method that works, right or wrong then use it. Looking back, on the last group that I bred that were sync'd, we ended up with 82% bred on a timed AI.  I have always ran above average conception rates.

I have been breeding cows myself for over 40 years.  It is not always where there is access or easy to do a water bath to thaw the semen. I know what the AI companies say, but I have always had good luck with thawing the semen under my arm.  I have not had any issues with conception rates with...

I have had to breed cows in this type of weather before.  Last time I think the wind chill was around 10 degrees or lower.  Not a pleasant experience. One thing that I do is I do not thaw the semen in the warm water bath.  Was always taught and told to keep the semen temperature going up for...

I just remembered another one, Charley Douglas.  He used to be on WWL out of New Orleans.  Always talking about him and Dammit Ray.  He had some really good stories too!

The sad thing is that they were one of a kind and can never be replaced.  They are missed.

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As has been said, in the end changing the dates on these cattle makes very little difference in the end when they are mature animals. I remember showing some ???? years ago in 4-H and FFA it seemed like all the judges placed a class from the tallest to the shortest animal.  Then when they gave...

Looking at ancestry in his pedigree shows all + on docility.  So with that being the case, this would tell me that it has to be based on his offspring. The pictured daughter sure looks nice.  Not that a bull like this won't have some nice animals that can perform and work quite well, looking at...

Like someone told me, when it comes to the boards.  Half of the board will support those in charge while the other half tries to figure out how to get rid of them. It is such situations as these that affects progress of these associations.  Sometimes it isn't about the members and what would...

Update on Genomic testing for A2, Kappa Casein, Beta Casein, Beta Lactoglobulin and Leptin. We have the dairy side of this testing covered, we know that the Basic/Crossbred dairy test is $28 and the A2 test is an add-on for $12.  There are other add-ons that are available too. With the beef...

Have you looked at the Fleckvieh?  Look at www.fleckvieh.com The Fleckvieh is a dual purpose breed, there are some that are more beef that others.  We also have a number of Fleckvieh bulls listed in the cross reference on our Composite Dairy Cattle Registry website, www.dairycattleregistry.com...

What genetic test are you wanting to do?

Yes, they have the Basic crossbred/dairy test that tests for about 15 traits, which does includes the Leptin test but you need to ask for those results.  The A2 is a separate test. On the beef side, because some of these test are associated with the dairy side, it is not as easy as saying we...

The testing is thru Igenity.  The thing I like about them is that they seem to have a broader range of additional test that are available. 

As an update, we have been able to get a dairy test that includes the Kappa Casein, Beta Casein, Beta Lactoglobulin, Leptin-L.  The A2 test will be an add-on.  We hope to have pricing information in the next couple of days. Most of these test are for dairy cattle, but from some research and...

What we have found out so far is that Igenity has most of the test, we have been trying to make sure as to what is available for sure.  I have seen where they have a Leptin-L test, our rep is checking to see if it is still available. What we are trying to get is the A2 test, Kappa Casein, Beta...

As I have posted before, you cannot tell by visual if a cow has the A2 gene or not.  From the dairy side of the issue cows that are positive for A2A2 gene don't require additional nutrition for milk production.  This same would also hold true for cows that have higher butterfat.  On the other...

If this is the quote that are are referring to, you will also note that I have posted that the ONLY way to know if the A2 gene is present is thru testing. It seems that as I have review this that from the dairy side, it is mentioned that cows with A2 may not give quite as much milk, but they...

As we look into the A2A2 situation we are seeing other things that can effect the production and quality of the milk produced by a cow.  One of those is Leptin,  the presence of Leptin shows that calves grow and wean heavier, has an impact on carcass quality, cattle that are positive for Leptin...