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I worked on a commercial shorthorn operation in South Australia for a short while during my tour down under, they said in the middle of summer they can go 2 weeks without night time temps dropping much below 40C, though it's a very dry heat. Also, Marellan Shorthorns has moved North to breed...

I'm wondering if anyone has had experience with going in on a bull with another breeder? I was talking with a breeder near me about finally getting a herd bull of high quality, and he mentioned he's currently in the process of doing the same since he lost one of his top bulls this year. We have...

I usually start my search at cwcattlesales.com because they have a lot of sales listed that are coming up. Mostly clubby, but some purebred stuff as well. It might help if you specify which breed you're looking at getting, so the right people can make suggestions.

Doc, did you catch the Boardwalk semen prices?

Thanks WinterSprings!

A couple more Discovery calves out of a first calf heifer and her dam. They may not make anyone go Wow, but I'm happy with how the breedings matched up on their respective cows to start improving our herd.

The white heifer is a HP Manimal 1C out of a Homedale Blizzard 820 cow http://www.steerplanet.com/bb/the-big-show/possible-donor-cow/ the two red heifers are by Homedale Discovery out of 2 half sister commercial red Angus/dairy cross cows

Just thought I'd share some pictures of our calves from this year...

This is our first year using it, so I can't share any direct personal experience yet, but this is how I'd imagine it works with my somewhat limited understanding of animal physiology: It takes time for the minerals to get through their system, which is why they recommend the 30 days prior to...

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Mark, I recognize the first 3 bulls you posted picture's of, but who is the last one?

I've had several unassisted Wrangler (Genex Charolais) calves out of 2nd calvers and they grow decent. Personally I would never use an "extreme low birthweight" bull of any breed. You've got the wrong females if you need a bull under 70lb BW beyond first calvers IMO.

She may be the perfect candidate for these clubby bulls since she can throw 100+lb calves unassisted. That's just my opinion though

I've heard you need fences like Jurassic Park to keep those fullblood cattle in, best of luck and keep us posted!

I did the same 2 years ago now and didn't need any either. I don't know if the Angus breed still uses certs or not though

It really depends on what level of showing you have in mind.

I didn't know it couldn't be sold, but I bought some and used it last year... oops?

I like her a lot! My first show heifer had her first granddaughter this year, so I'm excited to have 3 generations on the farm. But 5 generations would be fantastic! Nice work!

What exactly was garbage? Inbreeding depression is well documented and impacts the same traits as hybrid vigor--low heritability traits such as survivability and reproduction. If an animal survives and is fertile, that's as far a hindrance as it will have on the breeding quality of an animal...

I know exactly what I am talking about because I just took a full semester course on the topic at my University this year.