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Thinking about getting a shorthorn bull to clean up after ai.  Are there any sales where you can find non showy type bulls.  Looking for good functional type that will put the pounds on calves.

It's been several years since I flushed any cows.  If I remember right the donor is given shots for about five or so days. some days are given twice a day. The last cow I did got knots everywhere from all the shots. Is it common for all donors to get this many shots. Is there anyway to not have...

I have real nice frisky heifer this year I was thinking about keeping.  He really fixed a lot of problems in the dam. Her dam is not greatest milker out there. So my question is are there any frisky calves that milk well or are they poor Milkers  like a lot of clubbies.

What are birth weights running on primo when bred to clubby type cattle.  Have a believe in me x shorthorn Second calf hfr I'm gonna be consigning to a sale later on.  His numbers aren't best best for CE but they aren't always reliable either.  Thanks.

Does these do well on simmy to make half bloods or better to keep him on angus.  What type and kind does he click with.  Don't have a lot of straws so want to make them count.  Thanks

Some of our heifers we kept back have I-80 either as either sire or grand sire on either side of pedigree.  A lot the popular calving ease clubby bulls also have I-80 bloodlines.  What is everybody using on their hfrs that wont be to close related.  A couple heifers i plan to sell as breds so...

I bought a bunch of angus semen that came with the tank i bought.  I have codes but not the official bull name on some of them.  Can any of the angus guys figure out who these semen codes belong to.  Ill give the code and what was written along with it when i bought it.  Thanks in advance...

When I was growing up showing we were taught to brush the hair up  now I see a lot of people are going from back to front with hair. I do both methods now just depends on the day.  What is everyone's opinion on this.  Does one way look better. Thanks.

I am considering putting up a small cooler room for couple calves.  After talking to some friends that have used one i'd like to get some other opinions as well.  They say its not completly about keeping them cool to get hair growth.  He said that keeping them in the dark makes their body thinks...

I have a MAB x I-80 x paddy o malley hfr im thinking of breeding this spring (trying to think ahead).  I have a couple options in back of my head but want to pick everyone else's brain.  Would like to get a bull that is extra sound, will make one more femine fronted and Purebred (she is papered...

my feed rep at the local mill recommemded using soybean oil to more cover on calves and help with hair coat.  but after doing some research on here found people usinf vegetable oil as well.  anybody have some pros vs con on both.  also can it be used vegetable oil ( i trust the store  were i can...

Can u mix the dry with water to make a wetter substance to help controller dust and still keep palitability. If so Wat is a good mixture.  Thanks

Gonna use cottonseed hugs in my new feed ration.  Is there any difference feeding the loose hulls versus the pellet that our co op carries.  Or should I go find the loose to make it better

Used board walk  on a money shot cow this year just for heck of it.  How are his calves sructure .  Also do they have any growth in them.  Her frisky whisky calf this year is a tank but is starting to get little more straight on rear legs the older he gets.  Thanks

I was wondering how u can tell if your semen has been thawed by accident then refrozen. Can u tell without putting it under microscope.  Also the top to my tank was off all night. It was just filled up with nitrogen.  Would the temp be cold enough all night to keep it from thawing out.  I know...

was breeding a jersey angus cross cow tonight and noticed something strange that i have never felt before. just past the cervix i felt a hard object.  probalby at least size of a basketball.  it was still inside the hip bones but felt like it extended past there.  could this be one of the...

am considering using mississippi stud on a who cow that is a little skiddish.  her last calf by believe in me was kinda crazy.  how are his calves tempermant

I bought a tank of semen that contains some of these two bulls.  I dont see many calves out of these bulls much any more.  What kind of cows they both work on.  Thanks

Was looking at results of matt lautner online semen sale tonight.  Noticed the origional bring 200 plus/straw i believe.  But what shocked me was the difference between the clone #2 at $150/straw. and the clone#4 at 42.50/straw.  and the clone 5 at $20/straw.  I can understand the difference...

Every straw of semen when I thaw it gas been the same color.  That greenish tent to it. I pulled out some no worries the other day And it was white when frozen and thawed. Does that mean anything.