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    Outsider vs. Firewater vs. Turton

    Pretry sure most of those bulls you mentioned Mark are not exportable  (the Rawe bulls for sure). Rome you may get a hold of but from experience they aren't very showy. Lots of performance - bulls better then females. Double Vision is a Zeal. Haven't used any Zeal (thought he didn't have enough...
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    Outsider vs. Firewater vs. Turton

    Nice heifer. She is bred to a heifer bull so you can go for some performance on the 2nd calf. If you want show females I think u can't go wrong with Turton on her. I do like those Outsider females that were in Denver. Just concerned the bulls might not have enough to them. But an IVF cycle to...
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    Red Factor Charolais bull

    Thanks Mark. I was hoping it meant he would not break coat. I just wasnt sure what this test proved. He is off an old red cow by Contender and the Fired Up bull. He will be in a purebred operation I'm sure.
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    Red Factor Charolais bull

    So this year I have a pretty good red purebred charolais bull calf. I was asked to test him for the dilutor gene. He tested non-dilutor which Im told is good. Im not too familiar with the red gene in Charolais so I was wondering what this actually means in simple terms? Does it mean he will not...
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    Calving ease Char bull

    Yup he is owned solely by Horseshoe E in Sask. Cederlea Farms also of Sask had quite a few Legend sons in their sale. Sparrow bred all their heifers this year. Springside had a high seller who was a Legend. Circle Cee does not have a bull sale but I know their high seller privately was a Legend...
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    Calving ease Char bull

    Zeal has some bigger Birthweight bulls in his pedigree (Survivor) but everyone who has used them have said he calves without issue on heifers and the calves are quite good. Xplorer calves are not big but they can be a bit blocky. Friend did have to pull several out of his heifers. Others say no...
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    Bull bloated

    Sometimes after an animal bloats, it takes awhile to get their system back on track. I have had a few over the years and I give them one of rumensin boluses. https://www.elanco.co.nz/pdfs/Rumensin-Capsules/Rumensin_Capsule_label.pdf It is awful big and requires a special gun, but it slowly...
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    Charolais heifer- is she worth hauling around?

    There is one word to describe that pair of Mcleod's. Awesome. That is all.
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    Grass fed beef

    I dont think its a "breed" question but rather a question of finding genetics within a breed that will work. Im sure there are Simmentals who will do great and some not as great. Id be looking more at some of the genetic markers to attempt to isolate the animals which will work better in the...
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    EMBRYO CLASSIFICATION AND GRADING

    Thanks for the information. What is done is done. The tech did not wash the 5 eggs for export so I guess the ones he excluded will stay in the US. Just seems odd. At least we got 9 and hopefully we can get some good unique calves in the near future up here. Thanks again
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    HC Bluebook 22B ET

    First nice looking Shorthorns. no matter what color they are, they are good cattle and I appreciate that. Just one thing you guys keep mentioning that is a little off to me. You keep referring to his birthweight and his recept mother. You should never consider the birthweight on an et calf as...
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    EMBRYO CLASSIFICATION AND GRADING

    Interesting information Dr. Elsden. I flushed a cow recently in the US and she produced 9 #1 - code stage 4 and 5 embryos for export to Canada. Yet on the recovery form there were 14 #1 embryos listed. When I enquired I was told that the 5 embryos were #1 code 4 but had extruded blastomeres and...
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    Wrangler heifer beside firewater steerplanet veteran

    Nice udder on your cow Show Stopper. Curious to see how your calf turns out. Its alive and healthy - that is what is important right now. I like your idea to try the Bohannan calf. Looks pretty cool. I like that Bronco bull too that Lindskov-Thiel and Wild Indian Acres bought. Unique pedigree...
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    Obese gene

    You cannot tell the difference between a CC bull and a TT bull or cow by looking at a picture. Like I said before you can feed CC cattle to be fat. It just takes longer
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    Obese gene

    Here is a link to a simple paper by the University of Saskatchewan. http://homepage.usask.ca/~schmutz/leptin.html Unlike the others posting and bashing the test, I can attest that I do believe in the marker and I have seen increased profitability when I use TT bulls on my herd of simmi/angus...
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    Charolais heifer- is she worth hauling around?

    Mark I have never seen the bull so I wouldn't be the guy to ask. Sure does have a nice EPD spread. Low bw and still has some performance
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    Charolais heifer- is she worth hauling around?

    Hi Mark. Long time no chat. We didn't get Benelli semen up here until July so there won't be any calves here until next year. Steve has some embryos ready for me to implant in a month. Wright told him the Benelli calves were really good. He said he could calve heifers. Lots of top. We will see -...
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    Charolais heifer- is she worth hauling around?

    TC1- is this Hoodoo cow yours? If you wouldn't mind, please put her registration number. I'm from Canada and my partner and I are always looking for an outcross pedigree. She looks polled and she is the right kind. Too much of the same pedigree everywhere (Wind, FW, Cigar) Don't know much about...
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    Charolais heifer- is she worth hauling around?

    Nice heifer ShowStopper. Here is an option you might want to mull over. This is a slicked off photo. Bull has lots of hair. I have calves on ground. I know a few club calf guys tried him last year. Born easy and stout as hell. Don't think Sanchez or Diablo will work on your heifer. 
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    Recip cows

    Sold a package of 30 - 905lbs Simmental x char steers last week here in AB. Sold for $167.50. After deductions, I took home $1492 per calf. Market strong - lots of 400 weight calves coming to town early due to strong market and cold winter so far. Guys with grain havent moved alot of crop and...
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