frostback said:
Solid dark red, polled, moderate framed, sound structured.... why are the Americans not looking and bringing semen over on more of these bulls? Too scared to use something unproven and new and not what everyone is? Looks like lots of options out there just not looking hard enough, and doing something to increase the gene pool. Look like some Canadians are a step ahead in the commercial market and the sales up there are proving it.
I've actually been looking at Australian bulls quite a bit-- I've even looked pretty extensively into what it will take to import a live bull. There are many bulls there that would suit me well, but then there are also many tight hided, tight heart/gutted bulls w/ terrible top lines that the Aussies seem to praise as 'forage converters' over there so until I get a chance to go seem them for myself, the verdict w/ me is still out.
So far, this bull here tops my list as the best Australian shorthorn bull I've come across:
http://youtu.be/ilU3ydW0pjY// Im going to agree with xbar all the way on this one-In the early 90s alot of australian bulls were sampled but they just didnt knick with American cows-at leat for me and people I knew : OTHER THAN SPRYS ATARS AND STRIPES- I thought SPRYS CYCLONE was VERY IMPRESSIVE and his dam- Sprys Prophets Enia (a DCC Prophet-like Stars and Stripes) had to be one of the most impressive cows (in picture) I had seen,and remains so to this day. I bred Granada Destiny-The dam of Questing Destiny- and the CCS Deastinys Best national champion female for Wankels-and whose descendents are still very high end today- TO; Cyclone- ABSOLUTE BUST- I bred the dam of Byland Explosian-who at the time-seemed to sire a few good ones down under-to Cyclone- Even Worse- Ive seen some other examples as well Sprys Zambeasi being the absolute WORST-I see the pictures of these great looking cattle down there- but only in a few intances-and certainely in no numbers-have I seen them up here- I dont know why-WISH it were different-but so far that has been my experience: I would love to use them,if one of our Aussie friends could give me a little guidance O0