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    Calving Ease Simmental Bull

    Grandmaster. Jumpstart. Two I have used with success.
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    Suggestions for 2nd calvers?

    Are you going by experience, or what others have said? Have you had calves by this bull?
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    Heifer Fertility

    Did the vet palpate them and if so what did he think? That is a head scratcher. Are the relatives having any issues with their remaining herd? You said they were mostly clubby bred but then said Simmi/Maine.  How many sires are in the mix?
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    Heifer Fertility

    Did you check the bull?
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    Thoughts on Diamond Regal Legend 4R

    http://www.diamondshorthorns.com/regallegendh.html Call them they are as honest as they come. They will tell you anything you want to know.
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    Removing scurs

    So when someone askes for a list of homozygous polled bulls you think you would help instead of stating that would be the lest of criteria to build from.
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    Slick Shearing Cattle

    I was afraid you were going to say that. Got a photo of the cow?
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    Slick Shearing Cattle

    Whats this heifers pedigree?
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    American Pride

    How long has that EPD even been tracked?
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    American Pride

    Which American Pride, there was 48 when I put it in the search?
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    $10,000

    If this is a purebred operation then a bull may be a good investment. Find one out of a proven known cow and go from there. If it is a clubby operation walking bulls are not worth much. Try to sell a calf out of a herd bull. I see a few calves in sales being out of a so and so son but they...
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    Names!!

    I am way too superstitious to name anything before they are born. Seems like anything I name dies early.  The old don't count your chickens until they hatch is what I live by. Good luck.
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    Fish Antibiotics?

    Expiration dates. That's about the only thing I can think of that hinders the collection of some things. You may want to learn how to make Penicillin.
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    Beet pulp/pump?

    Agree with cowman. Wont do any good to pump at home. Now if you want to mix the electrolytes at home so she gets used to them and then use the same at the show, it might help mask the chlorine if its town water. She may drink better at the show. Some use other things like Kool-Aid. Of bring...
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    HC Vanguard 22Z

    I have 5 units make me a offer.
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    Needle Size

    1.5 for intramuscular shots for cows. 1 for sub Q. The gauge depends on the thickness of the shot.
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    Calf leg problem

    Yes she will grow out of it. As long as she can get up and move and nurse it will straighten out.
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    Flush and Donor Questions

    We go off the second natural heat after calving. After that you can flush one about every 60 days. You can AI or try breeding her the first heat after flushing. No matter how many times you flush. The temperature  may or may not affect flushing. There are so many factors that can go wrong that...
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    Shorthorn Sires

    http://www.charolais.co.za/files/inportfactorinbullselection.pdf Scrotal/Testicle Shape: A common cause of low fertility in bull is abnormal testicle and scrotal sac development. The testicles should be symmetrical, nearly the same size, and freely movable in the scrotum. Small size or...
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