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There are many Angus that are scored at sales time as 18 month old bulls. Their genomic boost is likely created by scores of young cattle as well. Their scores are wonderful. But within a year or less the quality diminishes. I've seen it on trial AI bulls and it is commonly occurring. The folks...

I think that the current scoring is done too young and is more of a smokescreen to protect promoters. If it was working there would be less bad footed cattle being sold. I know that there is an environmental element but there are obvious genetic issues if you look at various herds and sires. Lip...

What is badly needed are research projects to identify genes that are tied to bad feet and how many generations it takes to get them out of the population. If you use a bull that sires daughters with good udders, he can fix likely 90% of the problems in one generation. Disposition is not as sure...

Like commercial tom turkeys, his weight would only allow him to be used AI, most likely. I don't need that. Some of the Pinebank bulls had that type data - similar but not exact.

Never forget that nutrition is a big part of the success if the forages are poor or limited. And have vaccinations completed at least (for me) 2 months beforehand.

And I am happy for him.

That is comical.

My experience and from others who have used them and other herds: watch feet, look at EPDs- CEM as a lot of herd sires historically are negative, watch YH as that will give you a lot of small framed calves, know DOC, not all will mature small but some will never be able to overcome small and...

Live out that dream and ignore the EPDs.

Terrible on BW and CED.

No experience on your environment and the bull so a non-aggressive question: do you see her as feminine enough to be a solid replacement?

There is some question for me that we should expect one type to do it all. Thus, WB pretty well nailed it. The carcass and growth quest has changed the breed. Then we see how few bulls get named over a period of a week as proven maternal types without some fault or concern. Oddly, average...

The silence is deafening as so few proven Angus bulls have been named as good cow makers. That is the result of one sided selection in the breed. Sure, you have to have carcass and growth but the good cow is often overlooked in that quest. Thus few solid replies. Home raised bulls out of great...

I've never noted massive cows with extreme weight linked to longevity (feet, legs and fertility).

Just curious: why not do blood tests? Just wanting to see the answers for or against.

Contact some Line 1 breeders: Debter, Cooper, Holden...

The rate of development impacts the longevity. Expectations of obese children is not goof for healthy adulthood. Extra weight on young joints is not a positive: broilers and turkeys. Press to the limits: too many modern broilers when taken up to roaster size will die from heart failure from a...

To keep something or to sell something? Don't keep up with the bulls of the month so I'm guessing that Coalition is on top of the dunghill right now?

I see a number of catalogs come though for sales that do the buyback deal. They seem to ignore some of the traits that a guy would want to use to build a cow herd and just focus on terminal traits. I hope all heifers go to the lots.

First two questions from most potential buyers, maybe three - How big are they, are they AI sired and can the price come down. When some come and look, the biggest one is always the best. When they say that they want heifer bulls, they always still want the biggest one. When they say that they...