Thriller on Heifers

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Buck

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Looking for information on breeding Thriller to Heifers. Can this be done successfully?
 

twistedhshowstock

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I know several people that have used Thriller on cattle this year, not all of them were heifers, but many were.  Regardless of heifer or not it seems that all of his calves have come small and easy and have a lot of thickness and style to them.  I plan to use him on some heifers and dont have any concerns in doing so.
 

AL Show Cattle

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Def  not a heifer bull. The cow thriller is out of was a really good market heifer that beat a ton of steers. Would be a great choice for second calving cows. His calves are stout hairy and have great front ends.
 

crosecattle

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I used Thriller last fall and just had a Thriller calf born a couple weeks ago out of a Charolais cow (2nd calf).  I defintately wouldn't use him on heifers, she is a moderate cow and had the calf fine, but he wasnt small by any means!!
 

AStar

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I have had 10 calves out of him with no big birth weights. But I would use his 1/2 brother Mercedes on heifers. I have used him on heifers with no problems and the calves are very similar to Thriller calves. Just a guess but I think the Mercedes daughters will make better cows because of the Dr. Who influence.
 

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