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Anyone have any pictures of this bull? New to Semex South American cattle could have a place here where I am!

Does anyone have the sale price of the Profitwise bull at hand? What a magnificent animal, with GEPD figures! Probably the best sale catalogue I have ever seen regarding figures and breeding predictability. Hopefully he went to Select Sires or Semex that distribute internationally!

Results? Good, bad, excellent?

Here are some pictures of my first ever Phase C Central Test bulls, a few days after the completion of the test. First two pictures, D. Warwick 319 (Silver Merit) Third and fourth pictures, D. Willy Wonker 337 (Silver Merit) Last picture, sire of both, D. Smashing Stuff 103, a Spry's All Gold...

I will be starting to prepare the following three bulls for sale in September: i)  D. Tarantino 159, 3yr old Shadybrook Scotty 83K son ii)  D. Threadneedle 187, 3yr old D. President 049 son iii) D. Ultimate 200, 2.5yr old D. Ronin 073 son, out of a Sprys All Gold D052 daughter Pictures of the...

What is the general consensus regarding when you can put cows AI'd on a CIDR programme with a bull? I have always waited two weeks after AI before putting the bull in but would like to bring it down, without the expense of DNA parentage verification. I find it irritating keeping the few cows...

Got my first Saskvalley Yesterday 116Y calf on Wednesday, bull, out of a first calf Spry's All Gold D052 daughter. BW 38kg (84lbs), came breach but was an easy assist.

I have 32 cows and 12 heifers to inseminate end October. I have available 25 doses of Crawfdown Fighter Pilot 1W, 23 doses of Shadybrook Powerplay 802U as well as >200 doses Spry's All Gold D052. I have used D052 on heifers without any calving trouble for the last two years but six of the...

I have more white saleable bulls for my sale this year than I had white calves in total in 2012! Six weeks to go, Open Day on 31 August, and they are, in my opinion, looking good. Up to number 112 are Spry's All Gold D052 progeny, 125 as a Duncraggan Oshkosh 0813 son and the others are...

First son of Shadybrook Powerplay 802U, D. 202, was born on 16 Feb 2013, pictures taken yesterday. First, D. 202, 50kg (110lbs) assisted from a mature cow so will cull for breeding purposes. Second, D. 202 and Spry's All Gold D052 heifer, D. Secret 199, born 13 Feb 2013 48kg (106lbs).

Saw this WHR Collins FR53 (Rasor) son at NAMPO last week.  Gold merit in Phase C growth and feed conversion testing. The interbreed judges felt that he was a bit straight in the hind legs although I feel he is fine and that they were splitting hairs! Unfortunately I am not the breeder and he...

Two young Shorthorn cows of mine have overgrown back hooves.  Ages 40 months and 33 months.  Only third case ever for me in ten years of pedigree cattle breeding, the first was a cow of approximately 8 years at the beginning of the year.  None are related in any way to each other, in fact, the...

For interests sake, some AI calves from Scotty.  I imported some semen in 2004 and have had it in the tank for an number of years since I last used it.  Decided it was time to finish it! First picture, heifer calf, one week old. Second picture, same cow and calf on the right, Scotty...