Sexed heifer semen

Why does it seem that all the sexed heifer semen is from simmital bulls? I am looking to buy some sexed heifer semen from a Maine bull where can i find some?


Zak

the best heifer semen out there is dr. who but you'd have to use him on a purebred maine to get a mainetainer female. 

Actually that isn't correct, Dr. Who on a purebred will give you a high%  female.  I'm not sure about others, but I do know they have sexed semen on Gigolo Joe.

Fertility and demand.  Bulls need to be very fertile to be sexed as the semen goes through added stress when sexed.  Same reason there's not many clubby bulls sexed, not many have semen quality or vigor.

How much is sexed heifer semen from dr. Who and giglio Joe? The cowbi am looking to breed this sexed heifer semen to Is a new look 101 X meyer 734 x angus cow. I want her calf to be regestired as a mainetainer. She is a 3/4 angus 1/4 simmital. I know giglio joes calf would be a mainetainer but would dr. Who's calf be a mainetainer?



Zak

ps are there anyother sexed heifer bulls out their and should more bulls be coming out with sexed heifer semen?

How much is sexed heifer semen from dr. Who and giglio Joe? The cowbi am looking to breed this sexed heifer semen to Is a new look 101 X meyer 734 x angus cow. I want her calf to be regestired as a mainetainer. She is a 3/4 angus 1/4 simmital. I know giglio joes calf would be a mainetainer but would dr. Who's calf be a mainetainer?



Zak

ps are there anyother sexed heifer bulls out their and should more bulls be coming out with sexed heifer semen?

I bought some King Meyer sexed heifer semen last winter.

I'm not sure on the cost, Juli Nelson could answer that for you, Gigolot Joe could be, but Dr. Who could not be papered unless he was bred to a papered cow.

Dr. who was 350 from 5ml last spring

gigolo joe would be your best to get a mainetainer.  Not sure the price.

I Think Brad Hook said he would have some Power2Chage sexed semen, also SOS has sexed semen.

I would like to breed her to a simmital bull but I would have to regestier her calf as a simangus and most shows don't have a simangus division. If I breed her to dr. Who what could I regestier her calf as?


Zak

Zak, your cow would have to be registered as, at least, a 1/4 Maine cow with the AMAA for you to be able to register the calves sired  by Dr. Who.  You will need to use at least a 1/2 Maine bull to be able to register the calves.

Check out the Maine Anjou upgrade chart at http://www.maine-anjou.org/upgrade.html

zak said:

I would like to breed her to a simmital bull but I would have to regestier her calf as a simangus and most shows don't have a simangus division. If I breed her to dr. Who what could I regestier her calf as?


Zak

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im not 100% sure on this but i think dr who is a 3/8 maine which i think means you could register the heifer as a 1/4 maine. that would get you your maintainer papers i think.

i stand corrected.

Most shows may not have a Sim/Angus class,but nearly all of them have low percentage Sim classes[50%] or Foundation Sim classes.

so you only have to be 1/4 maine to show as a mainetainer? i guess i thought it was 1/2? correct me please!

For a heifer they only have to be a 1/4, for a steer the rule is they have to be out of a registered 1/2 blood Maine bull (never have really understood that policy) anyway, if you look at the chart on the Maine website Dr. Who would have to be bred to a registered cow to have registered off spring, bred to a commercial he is not paperable.

Gigilo Joe is $130 for the 2 million and Dr. Who is $350 for the 5 million. (Both prices are as of last spring)

Dr. Who's would not be registerable Maine out of your cow.  Gigilo Joe would register 1/2 Maine.

They don't have any 2 million on Dr. Who, just the ET quality 5 million stuff.

These are the only two Maine bulls that I know of.  If you here of any more Maine bulls, I would be interested as well.

Ok, tell me what I am missing here, I have included the upgrading chart right off of the AMAA website, the way I am reading this Dr. Who is a 3/8 bull so the lowest the cow side could be is 1/4 to still be registered a Maintainer, the cow he is breeding has no Maine in her and is not registered, how are you coming up with a calf that could be registered?  The only option I see for a Maintainer calf would be Gigolo Joe.

AMERICAN MAINE-ANJOU ASSOCIATION PERCENTAGE AND UPGRADING CHART
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2002
BULL  FEMALE  PROGENY
Fullblood  Fullblood  Fullblood
Purebred  Fullblood  Purebred
Fullblood or Purebred  Purebred  Purebred
Fullblood or Purebred  3/4  Purebred
Fullblood or Purebred  5/8  3/4
Fullblood or Purebred  1/2  3/4
Fullblood or Purebred  3/8  3/4
Fullblood or Purebred  1/4  5/8
Fullblood or Purebred  Commercial  1/2
3/4  Fullblood  Purebred
3/4  Purebred  Purebred
3/4  3/4  3/4
3/4  5/8  5/8
3/4  1/2  5/8
3/4  3/8  1/2
3/4  1/4  1/2
3/4  Commercial  3/8
5/8  Fullblood  3/4
5/8  Purebred  3/4 
5/8  3/4  5/8 
5/8  5/8  5/8 
5/8  1/2  1/2 
5/8  3/8  1/2 
5/8  1/4  3/8 
5/8  Commercial  1/4 
1/2  Fullblood  3/4 
1/2  Purebred  3/4 
1/2  3/4  5/8 
1/2  5/8  1/2 
1/2  1/2  1/2
1/2  3/8  3/8
1/2  1/4  3/8
1/2  Commercial  1/4
3/8  Fullblood  3/4
3/8  Purebred  3/4
3/8  3/4  1/2
3/8  5/8  1/2
3/8  1/2  3/8
3/8  3/8  3/8
3/8  1/4  1/4
1/4  Fullblood  5/8
1/4  Purebred  5/8
1/4  3/4  1/2
1/4  5/8  3/8
1/4  1/2  3/8
1/4  3/8  1/4
1/4  1/4  1/4
Commercial  Fullblood  1/2*
Commercial  Purebred  1/2*
Registered Bull of another breed  Fullblood  1/2**
Registered Bull of another breed  Purebred  1/2**
Registered Bull of another breed  3/4  3/8**
Registered Bull of another breed  5/8  1/4**
Registered Bull of another breed  1/2  1/4**
Commercial  3/4  3/8*
Commercial  5/8  1/4*
Commercial  1/2 1/4*

* Applies to females only.
** A registered bull of another breed must sire bulls in this category.
Sire needs to be on file with AMAA.
Females also apply.
Cost to add pedigree of commercial sire is $35.
Commercial dam pedigree cost is $20.
All steers must be out of a registered Maine-Anjou sire and can register as low as ¼ blood.