CMAC Tyson

[AStar]

Has anyone had any Tyson calves or seen any?

[knabe]

my vet has used him for a while now.  they are smallish, thick, lack lower quarter bulge, fatten decently easy, have some decent but not great style.  in my opinion, he seems to easily fatten for kids who are not total pros, as out here, most of the show cattle lack fat for some reason at smaller shows.  i went to our county fair, which yes, is small, but it was disappointing that some of the breeding heifers showed more fat than some of the steers.

[furinsilex]

Just had a few, but from what i have seen he makes calves that are thick and grow well. very good feeding type of cattle. dont expect him to clean up front ends at all..... if anything he amkes them worse.  Will add some style but not alot.... Good thick easy doing type of cattle

[Clark Club Calves]

We have a few Tyson calves if I get some pictures I will send them to you.  We used him on Wasn't Me Maine heifers and only had one calf die and I think that was partly our fault. The calves are solid over the top and very thick.  Most of our steer calves are pinched in the heart girth.  The calves have a good hip, top and front but they just don't flow together. I would like them better if they had their ears and tails the calves were born in Feb and we had some cold wearther (-40 C = -40 F) for a few weeks.  Even with the hair dryer and towels we could not keep ears I hope I don't have another calving season like that. They make great commercial calves just not smooth.  I think he would work great on fancy cattle needing some power.

[ZNT]

We have 2 fall babies out of him, and a friend of our south of Ft. Worth has several cows due to him within the next week that we A.I.ed for him.  So far, I am very happy with the ones we have.  We have one out of a full sister to Triple X that I am sure everyone will be seeing a LOT more from.

Chambero also had a very nice Tyson steer.  Out of their hundreds of calves born last year, the one and only Tyson calf they had made the showbarn.

[AStar]

Thanks for the replies. It always helps to get info from people who have actually used a certain sire.
Is there any other good calving ease Maine bulls that you guys would suggest?

[VJ]

Cores (they raised him) have some in their sale. They look pretty good. http://www.coremaineanjou.com/salecattle.html

[Joe Boy]

ZNT and Chambero:
What type of cow would you use Tyson on?

[ZNT]

ZNT and Chambero:
What type of cow would you use Tyson on?

We don't have a very big sampling, but I would say to use him on larger frame cows.  I've heard they can be a little smaller frame.  Also, as in most clubby type bulls, I would use him on your sounder made cows.

[Clark Club Calves]

Lot 604 and 605 are Tyson Calves at this post

http://www.steerplanet.com/bb/index.php?topic=14314.0