vcsf said:
I think that it is very commendable that you are giving an adjusted birth weight for Star Power when it is significantly higher than the actual and also that you say upfront that he is not recommended for heifers.
Thank you for recognizing that however I feel that is something that should be expected not commended.
We had 5 heifers bred to SP last year. 2 calved unassisted, 2 were hard pulls and we lost one calf because of size. That to me is not acceptable. With that said I still don’t feel that you should expect to have problems with mature cows unless the cow has some big BW’s in their pedigree.
I don’t think that there should be any question that the quality of his calves justifies his continued use.