Strictly Business Cows

[Chap]

Don't mean to start trouble, but how are others getting along with Strictly Business daughters as cows?  I have had a couple and they didn't last past their 3rd birthday.  Beautiful to look at, but terrble milking critters.  I have talked to others with similar results.  Seems like he could take the milk away in one generation.  Anybody else have the same issue, or are mine just an fluke?

 

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Hey Chap! I've never had any SB cows. I've seen them as show heifers but never much afterwards. He has a  Milk EPD of 12.3 with an acc of  .78  Moderate in my opinion.

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RSC or Tony is flushing a SB cow. He'd probalby have some good ffedback.

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[shortyjock89]

I don't have any personally, but my good friend Cody Leemon does.  She is a really good cow...easy fleshing, takes care of the calves really well...and she even has a respectable udder...but she is half Shorthorn so I'm not sure if that's where the milking ability comes from. 

 

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I guess I'll be finding out soon. I forgot we had bought some embryos from a Strictly Business cow that was flushed to Habanero. They put in the embroys this week. Hopefully it's a good combination!

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[CJB]

We've got 3 SB cows.  One is 6 years old and probably has our best steer prospect this year.  She was a high dollar heifer and we've kept her around hoping that she would prove her worth, maybe she finally has.  Never has had a whole lot of milk but seems to have more this year than ever before.

The other 2 are now 4 years old and I highly doubt that they make it to their fifth birthday on our farm.  No milk at all on them and they are a lot easier to send down the road, making me doubt they will keep getting reprieves from the cull pen.

On a side note, what has everyone been breeding SB's to in order to get good calves???

 

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(welcome) CJB!!!

I haven't had any calves yet but they will be out of Habanero. Just couldn't pass that match up!

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