Warrior10
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Anybody used any of these 3 bulls on Angus heifers? How were the results?
What type of heifers did you use No Worries on or what did he add? I really like his pedigree, you get the I-80 plus the great Irish Whiskey.Sheep said:Not on Angus but I have used No Worries and I-80.
Prefer the No Worries
Thanks for the info, figured he'd cross great with the clubby females. Have an opportunity to breed some Angus heifers and trying to figure out which bull I like in that cross.Sheep said:No Worries has been used on clubby crossbred cows around here for first calf heifers. The calves come small, easy, and grow like a weed. They have good hair and bone and have had the most growth out of any other calves here. Hope this helps.
We will be breeding enough of them that a variety of terminal calves and replacements could be done.Sheep said:I80 would give you a great, maternal calf, but I feel like the calf would be lacking power and possibly depth. The calves should be very, very angular though. Jesse James would be your most terminal cross... What are you looking to achieve?
Thanks for the thoughts but I disagree. Numerous show cattle herds across the nation, mine included, have used and continue to use these calving ease bulls with success. Never have ruined a heifer breeding to a clubby calving ease bull, proper feed management and culling of potential replacement heifers (pelvic measuring, bloodline knowledge, family BW history) goes a long way.Second Shift Cattle said:I would not choose any of these bulls on an Angus heifer unless you only want one calf from the cow. Breed your heifer to a calving ease bull and enjoy her later calves. The heifer has enough to learn without also having to recover from dystocia.
BroncoFan said:IMO if an angus heifer can't calve calf out of any of these bulls then she isnt worth having in my book. I know I will get blasted for this next comment but I think that because the angus breed has focused so much on calving ease that their pelvis's have also shrunk. Remember pelvis is considered a long bone and when we select for calving ease generation after generation based on EPDs we also shorten the long bones. (clapping) (clapping) (clapping) <party> <party> WELL PUT (clapping)