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Congratulations, the heifers look great and it sounds like you have created an awesome program!

I don’t claim to know much about whites or clubbies but the Char X Monopoly cross is pretty popular here in Western Canada.

Thanks. What is the drug called that you use as a DFR? I left that out because I’m not a vet and don’t want to give you advice that might mess up your donor. These drugs and procedures are a lot more technical than most people think. Please talk to your collection centre to be safe and good...

I work at an embryo and oocyte collection centre in Alberta. We occasionally get cystic donors and can usually collect them successfully.  She’ll likely require a bit extra time to set up, at least one extra DFR (dominant follicle reduction) and/or extra drugs which would all be planned out by...

Harvie High Roller? I bet you could hit a home run if mated to something moderate that needs more bone, growth and power. They can get pretty big though and you’ll have to expect some extra birthweight. This is a High Roller son I bought and used. He’s pictured at about 14 months. He had...

BroncoFan I agree with you. In Western Canada as a rule we generally select females with a little extra natural muscle shape and power because frail cattle don’t do well in our environment. I realize that XBAR disagrees with that and that’s fine but as the environment changes so does the...

Not sure if this helps or not but the farm I was working for sold all of their show stuff in the fall. It was all three years old or newer and very well taken care of. We valued most of it at 70% of the new price. We didn’t have any trouble selling it and I was happy to buy a few things for that...

I don’t know anything about Americans but I like him a lot!

Usually rotating between revive and a kleen sheen/vinegar mix should do it. How often are you washing him with soap and what type of soap are you using? Also, are you making 100% sure you’re rinsing all of the soap out?

The world is a bit of a crazy place right now so I thought it was a good time to start a thread about random acts of stock show kindness. Below are two of my stories, be sure to share your own! This past year at the Manitoba Ag Ex we had four females in the grand drive and were waiting outside...

Old doesn’t always equal bad. I don’t know anything about the SAV bull but I think it would be a mistake to dump the Revolution semen. He’s homo polled, known for great females and good numbered. It would at least be worth listing it on the Steer Planet classifieds and applicable facebook...

This one went from Denver contender to county fair bottom ender in a hurry.

Have you made those changes? And if so, have her eating habits improved?

I’d give her all the hay she wants. I know it sounds backwards but once she figures out that she can have hay anytime but only have grain twice a day she should start eating her grain again. We have a round bale out for our show cattle at all times. Keep us posted.

If I understand correctly she doesn’t have hay during the day- is that right? She needs to have access to hay at all times, not just during the night. She’s getting hungry during the day and gorging herself overnight. Feed her 6 pounds in the morning but only give her 20 minutes to eat. After...