justintime
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I took a few minutes to snap a few pictures while checking pastures yesterday morning. As usual, I thought I had some great shots but only a few turned out as good as I was thinking they were. These three pics are of donors that have been flushed for the last several months. We had 16 donors in Alberta being flushed, some of them for more than a year. All but two are home now and only two did not settle on their first AI service. The two that missed are now bred, on their second heat... at least I think they are!
The first cow is New Beginnings Elsie's Jade, a cow who has a waiting list for embryos. It is hard for me to believe that she is now 10 years old, and it is 9 years since I saw her at a small British Columbia fair. She was entered in a sale the next day, and I was amazed that no one else seemed to see anything special in her. I went to the sale, wondering what she would bring, and thinking I would probably never afford her. When the bidding started, I bid once and owned her. Possibly one of the better days I have had in this business. She has offspring in 6 countries and we now have two full sisters and three daughters in the herd, all of which will be flushed.
The second cow is B Good Red Sue 1P, a daughter of CF Roan Sue 644 TP X( Roan Sue is also pictured).Roan Sue has been considered a model female for the breed, and Red Sue is really starting to resemble her. She was the top selling female in Cagwin's sale last September. She has developed into a great donor female and has averaged 15 grade 1 embryos per flush. So far, we have implanted 6 embryos from Pheasant Creek Leader 4th, and all 6 are now past 30 days... so I am holding my breath as well as crossing my fingers and toes. I bought this cow with this mating in mind. This is the last mating there will ever be with Leader 4th semen as there is no more left.I think he was the best of the Leader line. He was solid red, homozygous polled , tremendously thick and smooth as an apple. He was moderate framed, structurally sound and would have been an extremely popular bull if he was alive today. he was the last Shorthorn herd bull at Remitall in Alberta, and sold for $7300 in 1970, at the Regina Bull Sale. We also have implanted embryos from Saskvalley Pioneer and Red Sue.
The fourth picture is Winalot Beth Juliette 9K X. I went to a dispersal sale last fall to look for this female, as she had been a pretty good donor female. She was pulled from the sale offering as she had dumped her calf. She was standing in a cull pen, to be shipped to slaughter the next day. I purchased her for market price, and thought I would try to flush her again. She worked very well, with several excellent flushes since last fall. She settled to an AI breeding to Saskvalley Pioneer 126P on her first service. She has been a very popular donor in international markets, with most of her embryos selling to Scotland, Ireland and South America.
I usually carry a camera with me, so I will keep trying to snap a few more, and hopefully will get some calf pictures.
The first cow is New Beginnings Elsie's Jade, a cow who has a waiting list for embryos. It is hard for me to believe that she is now 10 years old, and it is 9 years since I saw her at a small British Columbia fair. She was entered in a sale the next day, and I was amazed that no one else seemed to see anything special in her. I went to the sale, wondering what she would bring, and thinking I would probably never afford her. When the bidding started, I bid once and owned her. Possibly one of the better days I have had in this business. She has offspring in 6 countries and we now have two full sisters and three daughters in the herd, all of which will be flushed.
The second cow is B Good Red Sue 1P, a daughter of CF Roan Sue 644 TP X( Roan Sue is also pictured).Roan Sue has been considered a model female for the breed, and Red Sue is really starting to resemble her. She was the top selling female in Cagwin's sale last September. She has developed into a great donor female and has averaged 15 grade 1 embryos per flush. So far, we have implanted 6 embryos from Pheasant Creek Leader 4th, and all 6 are now past 30 days... so I am holding my breath as well as crossing my fingers and toes. I bought this cow with this mating in mind. This is the last mating there will ever be with Leader 4th semen as there is no more left.I think he was the best of the Leader line. He was solid red, homozygous polled , tremendously thick and smooth as an apple. He was moderate framed, structurally sound and would have been an extremely popular bull if he was alive today. he was the last Shorthorn herd bull at Remitall in Alberta, and sold for $7300 in 1970, at the Regina Bull Sale. We also have implanted embryos from Saskvalley Pioneer and Red Sue.
The fourth picture is Winalot Beth Juliette 9K X. I went to a dispersal sale last fall to look for this female, as she had been a pretty good donor female. She was pulled from the sale offering as she had dumped her calf. She was standing in a cull pen, to be shipped to slaughter the next day. I purchased her for market price, and thought I would try to flush her again. She worked very well, with several excellent flushes since last fall. She settled to an AI breeding to Saskvalley Pioneer 126P on her first service. She has been a very popular donor in international markets, with most of her embryos selling to Scotland, Ireland and South America.
I usually carry a camera with me, so I will keep trying to snap a few more, and hopefully will get some calf pictures.