Good points from everyone on this topic. I always question what are the top 10 bulls in any breed selected for ? If it is the fad of the year, then I am not interested. If its calving ease, maternal traits, conformation, and all the other things that make a good herd sire and provide genetics that will improve ones herd, then I will certainly try and add those genetics .
I have often bought a good female that is bred to a top notch bull, and if I was lucky enough to get a bull calf with herd sire potential then I would use it on a few head to see what kind of calves I get.
My cows are a consistent bunch, and I am a firm believer in keeping the good daughters of my reliable old cows, so that consistency continues to improve. Mind you, I have some that should be gone out of the herd,and hopefully will be sometime this year but until then they will have another calf !
I have often bought a good female that is bred to a top notch bull, and if I was lucky enough to get a bull calf with herd sire potential then I would use it on a few head to see what kind of calves I get.
My cows are a consistent bunch, and I am a firm believer in keeping the good daughters of my reliable old cows, so that consistency continues to improve. Mind you, I have some that should be gone out of the herd,and hopefully will be sometime this year but until then they will have another calf !
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