Recent content by Duncraggan

Are you talking about recipient cows with their ET calves here, or are you talking about your donors with their own, natural calves?

I've used JSF Gauge 137W in the past. Bred beautifully for me, progeny was mainly bull calves, of which we used two. Both bred well, the one so well that we swapped him back with the purchaser for another breeding stint. Unfortunately he succumbed to a tick-borne disease after his first breeding...

What an interesting sire line-up. All four look to be top-drawer stuff, but "Fillet" has that extra bit of interest for me. I don't think you could possibly go wrong!

Best money I have spent! I have a fully DNA tested herd as of 2021 and had two anomalies in getting there: 1) A bull, yearling, must have jumped the fence once, as we had a calf by him when he wasn't with the breeding group. 2) We mixed up two red heifer calves by the same bull at tagging...

Why not just DNA her? Dirt cheap for the information you will receive!

My opinion, although it sounds harsh, is to destroy the calf. In nature, had you not been there to intervene, the calf would have died. Highly unlikely this calf will recover. At least the mother will breed back for a 2024 calf. JMO

It would be very interesting to see these winners on the hook, then, even more interesting would be to do a steak evaluation test with them prepared by a competent steak chef. What the consumer experiences is the ultimate goal after all! Tenderness evaluation and IMF/Fat/EMA values would also...

Now that I have had time to really analyse the picture: This is the antithesis of the 'goose-necked' type the show judges like! Like: Depth of body, especially the flank area Brisket area folds and and shape indicate she should be 'easy fleshing' Concerns: Seems to have a short neck, which I...

What a heifer!

Guys, time to take it to the car park! (argue)

Love this breed second to Shorthorns!

I acquired the services of a consultant a number of years ago precisely because of this! i believed that I needed some 'outside eyes' to evaluate what I was doing. I had objectives, but they weren't objective enough by his accounts. What I learned, in a sentence, is that the most important thing...

Interesting concept/observation/fact.

Great looking cattle, all. We need more of these!