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What has led up to him only weighing 970 pounds at 16 months?

Oakview, your Draft Pick and Trampas bulls sent me down the bw epd rabbit hole. Did Draft Pick throw calves anywhere near what his 7.9 bw epd says he should have? Guessing the two shots of Dreamboat, who is now an 11, made the epd calculator start to smoke. On the other hand, would you...

There's a lot of good bulls from that era that are worth using. The problem is no one has told the new kids they're "good" and it's easier to sell "new & exciting" than old and proven in today's overly refreshing/updating world. From what I've seen, I'd rather use Pretender than HC but you can...

Sull uses this picture of Hot Commodity somewhat regularly.

I believe there was some form of an attempt at a promotional bull with a percentage of Highland blood in him not too long ago. With the issues many club calves are having hitting show dates, I'm not sure how you'd make the cross work.

I thought he had a really nice sale. Watched from home and was quite impressed, but I don't think you can compare his sale to any other in the breed. Who is doing what he does? Is there a single other breeder efficiency testing? If I remember right, only 2 of his bulls even went to shorthorn...

Tested free of all three. Many of the Canadian breeders should be commended for their level of testing. Their list of results dwarfs the US list.

If he's special to you, get him looked at and collected as soon as possible. You can pet the semen tank every morning long after he's gone.

That's an interesting set of numbers and adjustments. I have two flush mates that obviously lean to opposite sides of their pedigrees. The differences in phenotype would have been obvious to anyone who knew the lines even when the calves were still wet. With ET calves not allowed into...

Fb was always the equivalent of dealing with the devil. They'll get nearly every group before it's over with. Private farm pages and even personal profiles have been getting hit the last few weeks, so it's only a matter of time. Websites and forums suddenly became cool again.

After watching a couple county fairs the last few weeks, I would have to say I'm seeing the same. 1,400+ pound steers winning, some obviously aged heifers winning classes, and the big girls winning overall. Quite a few of the heifers had just returned from their respective Jr nationals and the...

It appears a couple have shown up carrying F94L and nt419, but no where near as often as e226x has shown up. Limms were one of the breeds that basically disappeared from my area years ago when the push for quality grade and CAB took over. Anything that can't produce a high choice or prime...

After waiting a few weeks, you'll get a pdf emailed to you from the ASA with a 0, 1, or 2 in the results column. Below it will be a "results translation" like this. Result Translation: 0 = animal does not have the Myostatin Mutation at the idicated mares and will have normal muscling. 1 =...

I just use blood cards and mail it to the ASA. My form shows your $75 to be right, which is too damn high but I suppose the ASA doesn't have the bargaining power the AAA has. I was under the impression they tested for all 9 variants, but the results you get from the ASA aren't exactly clear and...

DNA and modern communication have definitely changed things. With a few clicks of the mouse you can stumble into discovering both F94L & nt419 are still moving around just as E2226x has been. We'll all watch real panic set in if/when they figure out how to accurately age an animal with it.

The sire test is another interesting complication. With its ability to affect bw, ww, yw, yield, marbling, and who knows what else it's worth scrolling the pedigrees entered. Those bulls are basically the foundation of the new carcass epds moving forward as well as having an affect on the...

There are carriers that do not have Gafa Mochican in their published pedigree. I don't know if semen even exists on him to have it tested. The Lady cow happens to be in at least one of carriers that do not go back to Mochican. You'd have to ask Okotoks about Super Flag. I have a really nice and...

I went back and read the article in the Shorthorn Country. It claimed they had only tested 11 head. I know how many I've tested, which means there can't be many breeders testing for it in the states or they're not using the ASA to do the testing. I assume I have a couple carrier cows in my herd...

He was listed as clean on their sale sheet. I believe they've been testing their sale bulls for a few years now.

The ASA offers the test if you add it as an additional defect test on the far right side of their form. I believe it was $27 the last time I ran one.