Maine folks - need help selecting a bull

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SlickTxMaine

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I have a 50% maintainer cow out of I-80.  Looking for full Maine bull that will add some size and pretty one up.  She's a little coarse made. 
 

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What does "full" mean, fullblood Maine Anjou, ie 100% with red and white color markings?
 

SlickTxMaine

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knabe said:
What does "full" mean, fullblood Maine Anjou, ie 100% with red and white color markings?


I realize I'm not being very clear - Texas majors heifer classification list a requirement for Maines to be at least 75% to show as a Maine. Anything less would go in the ORB category. So I'm trying -if possible to get to that 75%. My cow is only 50%.
 

connercattle

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Just looking at the Maine anjou page and i could be wrong but if breeding to a purbred maine and a 50% main you should be able to get that 75% mark and be ok. I could be wrong. as far a bulls i wish i could help havnt really found a pb maine that works for us.
 

KSmithShowCattle

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IDK about adding some size but all of the Comfort Zone calves I've seen have been nicely constructed and fancier made. Plus he is a PB Maine so it would bring you to 75% Maine.
 

Clubcalf321

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BK Transformer. Have a daughter from him she is a big framed cow. He is a PB they have semen on him at cattle visions.
 

BroncoFan

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PB doesn't mean 100% maine. If the cow is exactly 50% maine and the breeder is trying to get to 75% maine then most of the PB Maine bulls out there just won't cut it.  I believe a bull can be 87 or 89% Maine and still be considered PB.  89% and 50% only brings the % up to 69.5%. Just my 0.02.
 

shortybreeder

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BroncoFan said:
PB doesn't mean 100% maine. If the cow is exactly 50% maine and the breeder is trying to get to 75% maine then most of the PB Maine bulls out there just won't cut it.  I believe a bull can be 87 or 89% Maine and still be considered PB.  89% and 50% only brings the % up to 69.5%. Just my 0.02.
This is 100% true, and can bring up several concerns with breeds that allow "breeding up." However, when it comes to the show ring, it comes down to what the paper says. According to the most recent Maine Anjou upgrading chart, a "purebred/fullblood" bred to a 3/4 blood (at most yielding a 7/8, in some cases less) is considered "purebred" and a "purebred" bred to a 1/2 female yields a calf with a pedigree of "75%."
 

Steve123

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You could go old school with Cowan's Ali.  He is double clean and I think Lautner is selling original or clone semen.
 
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