FJLranch said:
TJ said:
The adjusted weaning weights are no joke. I've never used Nova, but my Lowline bulls have sired calves with both adjusted weights & actual weaning weights over 600 lbs. And that's without creep & on mostly fescue. My Percentage Grand Champ Lowline Angus Bull at the American Royal had a 205 adjusted over 650 lbs. Their performance will surprise you, especially the Doc Holliday's.
Cool news on Nova... I just looked at his pedigree... I've got 5 Doc Holliday embryos out of a donor that is a full sister to Nova's sire... Interesting.
TJ
I really like the Sherman lines. I am using a bull right now on some Santa Gertrudis cattle that's a Durbin son which is a brother to Sherman. His registration number is FM3993 he is a very impressive bull. 49 inches at the hip and longer than Nova.
Since you have 2 sons, it sounds like you really like Brambletye Arunta. I've always liked him myself & wondered why more of his genetics weren't running around.
I had a Mugga Piaf (Arunta daughter) daugher that was sired by Kintyre Dundee (Doc's sire) that was really nice. Her 1/2 sister was Res. Grand Champ at the NILE. I retained flush rights on her when I sold her, but she's changed hands again & I doubt that the new owner is going to let me flush her without a lot of headache. But, I'm excited to see what happens out of these Doc Holliday X Fidelity eggs. Crossing Doc Holliday with an Aurnta daughter could get interesting, as Doc seems to be working well on Roulette daughters (Arunta grandson) & Dundee is proven to work well on Arunta daughters.
Also, not sure if you are aware, but I'm selling imported semen on Murrumbong Roulette, who I already mentioned is an Arunta grandson, for $15 per straw. I think he's a highly underrated bull, that is also 48 inches tall. I know the Chapman's have some nice Roulette daughters in their herd & I've had some nice Roulette offspring here myself. Roulette kinda got lost in the shuffle, with the large mass of imported genetics coming over in the last few years, but his daughters are super nice & they are excellent producers, so I look for him to make a comeback. He will sure put a sweet front end on his offspring too. Anyway, I wanted to mention him in case you might want to add more Arunta genetics to your herd.